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1/56 Regiment of Foot
1 Battalion 56 Regiment of Foot

Unit Histories

From To Type Notes
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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