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Also known as '''The Dorsetshire Regiment''' from 1881.<br> In 1753 the 39th Foot was the first [[British Army ]] regiment posted to india India.
== Chronology ==
*'''1689''' Viscount Lisburne's Regiment of Foot raised
*'''1794''' regiment was captured and reformed in Ireland the following year by absorbing the 104th Regiment of Foot
*'''1805''' became the 39th (Dorsetshire) Regiment of Foot
*'''1881''' amalgamated with the [[54th Regiment of Foot ]] to form The Dorsetshire Regiment
*'''1951''' became The Dorset Regiment
*'''1958''' amalgamated with The Devonshire Regiment to form the Devonshire and Dorset Regiment
== External Links ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Coote Richard Coote] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/39th_Regiment_of_Foot 39th Regiment of Foot] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorset_Regiment The Dorset Regiment] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devonshire_and_Dorset_Regiment The Devonshire and Dorset Regiment] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rifles The Rifles] Wikipedia
[[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]]
