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The regiment was raised at Norwich by Colonel James Cholmondeley as James Cholmondeley's Regiment of Foot in 1741 during the War of Austrian Succession. [1] It was sent to Scotland in 1745 and fought against the Jacobites the Battle of Falkirk Muir in January 1746 and the Battle of Culloden in April 1746 during the Jacobite rising . [ 2 ]
The Northamptonshire Regiment was formed as part of the reorganisation of the infantry by the Childers Reforms when the 48th (Northamptonshire) Regiment of Foot (raised in 1741) and the 58th (Rutlandshire) Regiment of Foot (raised in 1755) were redesignated as the 1st and 2nd battalions of the Northamptonshire Regiment, with the regimental depot at Northampton. [1]
Includes commissioned officers of the 48th Regiment of Foot of the British Army, which was formed in 1741 and amalgamated into the Northamptonshire Regiment in 1881.
77th Regiment of Foot 1758–1763 (Montgomery's Highlanders) [120] 1756 Raised late 1756 as 62nd Foot, renumbered as 77th Foot in 1758 when second battalions of several regiments raised in 1756 were constituted as 61st to 75th Regiments of Foot. [120] 77th Regiment of Foot 1777–1783 (Atholl Highlanders) [120] 1777 Raised 1777, disbanded 1783 ...
The barracks were renamed Gibraltar Barracks at that time in recognition of the participation of the 58th regiment in the Great Siege of Gibraltar. [2] Following the Childers Reforms , the 48th and 58th Regiments amalgamated to form the Northamptonshire Regiment with its depot at the barracks in 1881.
Includes soldiers and non-commissioned officers of the Northamptonshire Regiment of the British Army, which was formed in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 48th Regiment of Foot and the 58th Regiment of Foot. The unit was merged into the 2nd East Anglian Regiment (later the Royal Anglian Regiment) in 1959.
42nd Regiment of Foot; 43rd (Monmouthshire) Regiment of Foot; 45th (Nottinghamshire) (Sherwood Foresters) Regiment of Foot; 48th (Northamptonshire) Regiment of Foot; 50th (Queen's Own) Regiment of Foot; 52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Foot; 57th (West Middlesex) Regiment of Foot; 67th (South Hampshire) Regiment of Foot; 74th (Highland) Regiment ...
9th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment; 48th (Northamptonshire) Regiment of Foot; 50th (The Northamptonshire Regiment) Anti-Aircraft Battalion, Royal Engineers; 50th (The Northamptonshire Regiment) Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery; 62nd Provisional Battalion (Territorial Force) 585th (The Northamptonshire Regiment) Light Anti-Aircraft ...