61st Regiment of Foot

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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

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