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The '''46th Foot''' were called the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry (DCLI) after amalgamating with the 32nd Foot in 1881.
== Chronology ==
*'''1959''' merged to become part of the Somerset and Cornwall Light Infantry
*'''1968''' amalgamated with the three other regiments of the Light Infantry Brigade to form The Light Infantry
==Service in India==
The 46th Regiment are mentioned in the [http://www.archive.org/stream/historicalrecord00goffuoft#page/234/mode/2up ''Historical records of the 91st Argyllshire Highlanders''] (archive.org), on a seventeen miles trek across the desert to Suez, presumably en route to India, in 1858.
== External Links ==
===Historical Books Online===
[http://www.archive.org/stream/histrecordforty00canniala#page/n3/mode/2up ''Historical record of the Forty-Sixth, or the South Devonshire, Regiment of Foot: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1741, and of its subsequent services to 1851'' ] by Richard Cannon (1851 [http://www.archive.org/stream/histrecordforty00canniala#page/n3/mode/2up ) Archive.org]. Indian service commences [http://www.archive.org/stream/histrecordforty00canniala#page/52/mode/2up page 52] in 1818 in Madras The 46th Regiment are mentioned in this [http://www.archive.org/stream/historicalrecord00goffuoft#page/234/mode/2up Archives.org] link, on a seventeen miles trek across the desert to Suez, presumably en route to India , in 1858.
===Other===
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/46th_(South_Devonshire)_Regiment_of_Foot 46th (South Devonshire) Regiment of Foot] Wikipedia<br>[http://www.lightinfantry.org.uk/regiments/dcli/duke_index.htm Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry] www.lightinfantry.org.uk<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_of_Cornwall's_Light_Infantry Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somerset_and_Cornwall_Light_Infantry Somerset & Cornwall Light Infantry] Wikipedia<br>[http://www.lightinfantry.org.uk/regiments/dcli/duke_timeline.htm Regimental Timeline] www.lightinfantry.org.uk
[[Category: British Army Infantry Regiments]]
