61st (South Gloucestershire) Regiment of Foot
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The 61st Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment
of the British Army
, created in 1758 and amalgamated into The Gloucestershire Regiment
in 1881.
The regiment was created by the redesignation of the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Regiment of Foot in 1758, ranked as the 61st Regiment of Foot, and took a county title as the 61st (South Gloucestershire) Regiment of Foot in 1782.
Some archive material of the 61st Regiment of Foot is currently held by The Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum in the Historic Docks in Gloucester.The Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum
Regiment
A regiment is a major tactical military unit, composed of variable numbers of batteries, squadrons or battalions, commanded by a colonel or lieutenant colonel...
of the British Army
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
, created in 1758 and amalgamated into The Gloucestershire Regiment
The Gloucestershire Regiment
The Gloucestershire Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army. Nicknamed "The Glorious Glosters", the regiment carried more battle honours on their regimental colours than any other British Army line regiment.-Origins and early history:...
in 1881.
The regiment was created by the redesignation of the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Regiment of Foot in 1758, ranked as the 61st Regiment of Foot, and took a county title as the 61st (South Gloucestershire) Regiment of Foot in 1782.
Some archive material of the 61st Regiment of Foot is currently held by The Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum in the Historic Docks in Gloucester.The Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum