1/56 Regiment of Foot
1 Battalion 56 Regiment of Foot
Unit Histories
| 23-Dec-1755 |
23-Dec-1755 |
Created |
as 1 Battalion 56 Regiment of Foot at Salisbury |
| 25-Dec-1756 |
25-Dec-1756 |
Converted to |
1/54 Regiment of Foot |
| 25-Dec-1756 |
25-Dec-1756 |
Converted from |
1/58 Regiment of Foot |
| 31-Aug-1782 |
31-Aug-1782 |
Renamed |
as 1 Battalion 56 (the West Essex) Regiment of Foot |
| 01-Jul-1881 |
01-Jul-1881 |
Converted to |
2 The Essex Regiment |
| Number of Records Returned: 5 |
| Number of Pages Returned : 1 |
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