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Also known as '''61st Rifles'''
'''Known as 61st Rifles'''
 
 
== Chronology ==
 
== Chronology ==
 
*'''1758''' 2nd Battalion 3rd Regiment of Foot redesignation as the 61st Regiment of Foot
 
*'''1758''' 2nd Battalion 3rd Regiment of Foot redesignation as the 61st Regiment of Foot
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== External Links ==
 
== External Links ==
[http://members.tripod.com/~Glosters/index-4.html Steve Lewis' excellent website]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloucestershire_Regiment Gloucestershire Reiment] Wikipedia
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[http://members.tripod.com/~Glosters/index-4.html Steve Lewis' excellent website]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloucestershire_Regiment Gloucestershire Regiment] Wikipedia
  
 
[[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]]
 
[[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]]

Revision as of 13:50, 7 May 2009

Also known as 61st Rifles

Chronology

  • 1758 2nd Battalion 3rd Regiment of Foot redesignation as the 61st Regiment of Foot
  • 1782 renamed 61st (South Gloucestershire) Regiment of Foot
  • 1881 amalgamated with the 28th (North Gloucestershire) Regiment of Foot to form the two-battalion Gloucestershire Regiment
  • 2005 amalgamated with the Light Infantry, The Royal Green Jackets and the Devonshire and Dorset Regiment to form the 1st Battalion The Rifles

External Links

Steve Lewis' excellent website
Gloucestershire Regiment Wikipedia