Difference between revisions of "96th Regiment of Foot"

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Known as The Manchester Regiment from 1881.

1824 formed as 96th Regiment of Foot at Manchester
1874 deemed to be successor of earlier 96th Regiment
1881 united with 63rd Regiment of Foot to become 2nd Battalion The Manchester Regiment
1958 amalgamated with the King's Regiment (Liverpool) to form the King's Regiment.
2006 amalgamated with the King's Own Royal Border Regiment and the Queen's Lancashire Regiment to form the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's Lancashire and Border)

96th Regiment of Foot Wikipedia
The Manchester Regiment Wikipedia
The King's Regiment Wikipedia
Duke of Lancaster's Regiment Wikipedia
96th regiment of Foot including deployments Regiments.org, an archived site.
Details of History of the Manchester Regiment (63rd and 96th Regiments): Volume 1 (1758-1883) Volume 2 1883-1922 by Col. H. C. Wylly, C.B. Reprint, originally published 1923-1925. Available through Amazon.co.uk from the FIBIS Shop

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 *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_King%27s_Regiment The King's Regiment] Wikipedia
 *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_of_Lancaster%27s_Regiment_(King%27s_Lancashire_and_Border) Duke of Lancaster's Regiment] Wikipedia
+*[http://web.archive.org/web/20080113060536/www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/096-824.htm 96th regiment of Foot] including  [http://web.archive.org/web/20071213223136/www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/096-824.htm deployments] Regiments.org, an archived site.
+*Details of [http://www.naval-military-press.com/history-of-the-manchester-regiment-63rd-and-96th-regiments-volumes-i-1758-1883-and-ii-1883-1922.html   ''History of the Manchester Regiment (63rd and 96th Regiments)'']: Volume 1 (1758-1883) Volume 2 1883-1922 by Col. H. C. Wylly, C.B. Reprint, originally published 1923-1925.  Available through Amazon.co.uk from the  [http://astore.amazon.co.uk/faminbriindso-21/detail/1845741439 FIBIS Shop]
 ===Historical books online===