The Light Infantry
The Somerset Light Infantry (Prince Albert’s) was a light infantry regiment of the British Army, which served under various titles from ( 1685 to 1959 ).
32nd (Cornwall) Regiment of Foot (1702-1881 ).
The 46th (South Devonshire) Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, created in 1741 and amalgamated into the Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry in (1881 ).
The Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry (DCLI) was a light infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from ( 1881 to 1959 ).
The Somerset and Cornwall Light Infantry (SCLI) was a light infantry regiment of the British Army. (1959 – 1968 ).
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The 105th Regiment of Foot (Madras Light Infantry) was an infantry regiment of the British Army from ( 1862 to 1881 ).
The 51st (2nd Yorkshire West Riding) Regiment of Foot, The 51st was formed in 1755 for service during the Seven Years’ War. Originally numbered the 53rd, Napiers, Regiment of Foot, and bearing the name of its colonel, Robert Napier, it was re-numbered in 1757, with the name of its new colonel, as 51st Brudenells Regiment. In 1759 they saw action at the battle of Minden, which later became their first battle honour. Following the war, the 51st had garrison duty in Ireland and Minorca, acquiring their county association in 1783 as the 51st (2nd Yorkshire West Riding) Regiment.
The King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (KOYLI) was a light infantry regiment of the British Army. It officially existed from 1881 to 1968, but its predecessors go back to 1755. In 1968 the regiment was amalgamated with the Somerset and Cornwall Light Infantry, the King’s Shropshire Light Infantry and the Durham Light Infantry.
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The 53rd (Shropshire) Regiment of Foot was a British Army regiment founded in 1755. In 1881, as part of the Childers Reforms, it became The King’s Shropshire Light Infantry Regiment.
The 85th (Bucks Volunteers) Regiment of Foot was a British Army line infantry regiment. During the Childers Reforms it was united with the 53rd (Shropshire) Regiment of Foot to form the King’s Shropshire Light Infantry.
The King’s Shropshire Light Infantry (KSLI) was a light infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1881, but with antecedents dating back to 1755. In 1968 the KSLI was merged with the Somerset and Cornwall Light Infantry, the King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry and the Durham Light Infantry.
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The 68th (Durham) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry) was an infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1758 and amalgamated into The Durham Light Infantry in 1881.
The 106th Regiment of Foot (Bombay Light Infantry) was an infantry regiment of the British Army from 1862 to 1881, the third to bear the number after the Black Musqueteers (1761–1763) and a regiment raised briefly in 1794.
It was formed by renaming the 2nd Bombay European Regiment, formed by the Honourable East India Company in 1839. In 1881 the 106th Regiment was joined with the 68th (Durham) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry) to form the Durham Light Infantry, as its second regular battalion.
The Durham Light Infantry (D.L.I.) was a light infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 to 1968. It was formed in 1881 under the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 68th (Durham) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry) and the 106th Regiment of Foot (Bombay Light Infantry) along with the Militia and Volunteers of County Durham.
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The Light Infantry
The regiment was formed on 10th July 1968 as a large regiment by the amalgamation of the four remaining light infantry regiments of the Light Infantry Brigade:
Somerset and Cornwall Light Infantry
King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
King’s Shropshire Light Infantry
Durham Light Infantry
Amalgamation
On 24th November 2005 it was announced by the Ministry of Defence that, after discussions between the Light Infantry, the Devonshire and Dorset Regiment, the Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment and the Royal Green Jackets, the four regiments would amalgamate to form a single, large regiment to be named The Rifles.
The new regiment was formed on 1st February 2007 with The 1st Battalion, The Light Infantry becoming 5th Battalion, The Rifles and The 2nd Battalion, The Light Infantry becoming 3rd Battalion, The Rifles.
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