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== History ==
*'''1688''' raised as Douglas' Regiment of Foot by Col Archibald Douglas<br>
*'''1751''' became 16th Regiment of Foot
*'''1782''' became 16th (Buckinghamshire) Regiment of Foot
*'''1809''' became 16th (Bedfordshire) Regiment of Foot
*'''1881''' became The Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment (known as The Bedfordshire Regiment until 1919)
*'''1958''' merged with The Essex Regiment to form the 1st Battalion 3rd East Anglian Regiment
*'''1964''' amalgamated with the four regiments of the East Anglian Brigade to become 3rd Battalion (16th/44th Foot) Royal Anglian Regiment
== External Links ==
[http://www.bedfordregiment.org.uk/16thfoothistory.html 16th Foot History] bedfordregiment.org.uk<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bedfordshire_Regiment Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3rd_East_Anglian_Regiment3rd East Anglian regiment] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Anglian_Regiment Royal Anglian Regiment] Wikipedia
[[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]]
*'''1688''' raised as Douglas' Regiment of Foot by Col Archibald Douglas<br>
*'''1751''' became 16th Regiment of Foot
*'''1782''' became 16th (Buckinghamshire) Regiment of Foot
*'''1809''' became 16th (Bedfordshire) Regiment of Foot
*'''1881''' became The Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment (known as The Bedfordshire Regiment until 1919)
*'''1958''' merged with The Essex Regiment to form the 1st Battalion 3rd East Anglian Regiment
*'''1964''' amalgamated with the four regiments of the East Anglian Brigade to become 3rd Battalion (16th/44th Foot) Royal Anglian Regiment
== External Links ==
[http://www.bedfordregiment.org.uk/16thfoothistory.html 16th Foot History] bedfordregiment.org.uk<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bedfordshire_Regiment Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3rd_East_Anglian_Regiment3rd East Anglian regiment] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Anglian_Regiment Royal Anglian Regiment] Wikipedia
[[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]]
