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− | + | Also known as '''The Oxfordshire Light Infantry'' | |
+ | == Chronology== | ||
+ | *'''1755''' raised as 54th Regiment of Foot | ||
+ | *'''1757''' renumbered as the 52nd Regiment of Foot | ||
+ | *'''1781''' became the 52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Foot | ||
+ | *'''1803''' became the 52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Light Infantry | ||
+ | *'''1881''' amalgamated with the 43rd (Monmouthshire) Regiment of Foot to become the regiment later known as the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry | ||
+ | *'''1908''' became the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry | ||
+ | *'''1958''' re-titled as the 1st Green Jackets (43rd and 52nd) | ||
+ | *'''1966''' amalgamated with the two other regiments of the Green Jackets Brigade to become the 1st Battalion Royal Green Jackets | ||
+ | *'''1992''' 1st Battalion disbanded | ||
+ | |||
+ | == External Links == | ||
+ | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/52nd_(Oxfordshire)_Regiment_of_Foot 52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Foot] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxfordshire_and_Buckinghamshire_Light_Infantry Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Green_Jackets Royal Green Jackets] Wikipedia | ||
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+ | [[Category: British Army Infantry Regiments]] |
Revision as of 17:40, 12 May 2009
Also known as 'The Oxfordshire Light Infantry
Chronology
- 1755 raised as 54th Regiment of Foot
- 1757 renumbered as the 52nd Regiment of Foot
- 1781 became the 52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Foot
- 1803 became the 52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Light Infantry
- 1881 amalgamated with the 43rd (Monmouthshire) Regiment of Foot to become the regiment later known as the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
- 1908 became the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
- 1958 re-titled as the 1st Green Jackets (43rd and 52nd)
- 1966 amalgamated with the two other regiments of the Green Jackets Brigade to become the 1st Battalion Royal Green Jackets
- 1992 1st Battalion disbanded
External Links
52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Foot Wikipedia
Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry Wikipedia
Royal Green Jackets Wikipedia