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| + | '''Known as The West Essex Regiment''' | ||
| + | == Chronology == | ||
| + | *'''1755''' raised at Newcastle and Gateshead as the 58th Regiment of Foot under the colonelcy of Lord Charles Manners | ||
| + | *'''1756''' became the 58th Regiment of Foot | ||
| + | *'''1782''' became the 56th Regiment of Foot | ||
| + | *'''1804''' 2nd Battalion raised | ||
| + | *'''1813''' 3rd Battalion raised | ||
| + | *'''1881''' amalgamated with the [[44th Regiment of Foot|44th (East Essex) Regiment of Foot]] to become 2nd Battalion '''Essex Regiment''' | ||
| + | *'''1958''' merged with the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment to form the 3rd East Anglian Regiment (16th/44th Foot) | ||
| + | *'''1964''' became 3rd Battalion of the new Royal Anglian Regiment | ||
| + | *'''1992''' 3rd Battalion disbanded | ||
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| + | == Service in British India== | ||
| + | *'''1804''' [[Bombay]] | ||
| + | *'''1857''' [[Bombay]] | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | ===Historical Books Online=== | + | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/56th_(West_Essex)_Regiment_of_Foot 56th (West Essex) Regiment of Foot] Wikipedia<br /> |
| + | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essex_Regiment Essex Regiment] Wikipedia<br> | ||
| + | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Anglian_Regiment Royal Anglian Regiment] Wikipedia<br> | ||
| + | [http://www.royalanglianmuseum.org.uk/essex.html Royal Anglian Regiment Museum] www.royalanglianmuseum.org.uk<br /> | ||
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| + | ====Historical Books Online==== | ||
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=y-ytBG_1lDoC ''Historical Record of the Fifty - Sixth, or the West Essex Regiment of Foot: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1755, and of its subsequent services to 1844''] 1844. Google Books. Indian Service commences [http://books.google.com/books?id=y-ytBG_1lDoC&pg=PA29 page 29] in 1805 in Bombay | *[http://books.google.com/books?id=y-ytBG_1lDoC ''Historical Record of the Fifty - Sixth, or the West Essex Regiment of Foot: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1755, and of its subsequent services to 1844''] 1844. Google Books. Indian Service commences [http://books.google.com/books?id=y-ytBG_1lDoC&pg=PA29 page 29] in 1805 in Bombay | ||
[[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]] | [[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]] | ||
Revision as of 18:20, 21 April 2011
Known as The West Essex Regiment
Chronology
- 1755 raised at Newcastle and Gateshead as the 58th Regiment of Foot under the colonelcy of Lord Charles Manners
- 1756 became the 58th Regiment of Foot
- 1782 became the 56th Regiment of Foot
- 1804 2nd Battalion raised
- 1813 3rd Battalion raised
- 1881 amalgamated with the 44th (East Essex) Regiment of Foot to become 2nd Battalion Essex Regiment
- 1958 merged with the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment to form the 3rd East Anglian Regiment (16th/44th Foot)
- 1964 became 3rd Battalion of the new Royal Anglian Regiment
- 1992 3rd Battalion disbanded
Service in British India
External Links
56th (West Essex) Regiment of Foot Wikipedia
Essex Regiment Wikipedia
Royal Anglian Regiment Wikipedia
Royal Anglian Regiment Museum www.royalanglianmuseum.org.uk
Historical Books Online
- Historical Record of the Fifty - Sixth, or the West Essex Regiment of Foot: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1755, and of its subsequent services to 1844 1844. Google Books. Indian Service commences page 29 in 1805 in Bombay
