Great Britain

The King’s Own Light Infantry

Kingdom of Great Britain
 
1755: 53st Regiment of Foot
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1757: 51st Regiment of Foot
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51st-Foot
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│ Presidency of Madras
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1766: │
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2nd Madras Europeans
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1774: │
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2nd Madras European Regiment
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1782: 51st (2nd Yorkshire
West Riding)
Regiment of Foot

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1799: │
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disbanded
 
1801: United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland
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1804: 2nd Battalion raised
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1809: 51st (2nd Yorkshire
West Riding)
Regiment of Foot
(Light Infantry)

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1814: 2nd Battalion disbanded
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1821: 51st (2nd Yorkshire
West Riding)
or The King’s Own
Light Infantry

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1839: │
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2nd Madras (European)
Light Infantry

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1859: │
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United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland
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1859: │
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2nd Madras Light Infantry
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1862: │
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transferred to the British Army
105th Regiment of Foot
(Madras Light Infantry)

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51th Foot
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105th Foot
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51th Foot
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layout
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The creation of the territorial regiments by the Childers reforms
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layout layout
1881: 1st Battalion, 2nd Battalion,
The South Yorkshire Regiment
(King’s Own Light Infantry)
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The King’s Own Light Infantry
(South Yorkshire Regiment)
see also the Militia Battalion
and the Volunteer Battalion
South-Yorkshire
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1887: The King’s Own
(Yorkshire Light Infantry)
The-Yorkshire-Light-Infantry
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KOYLI
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1920: The King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
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1922: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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1948: 2nd Battalion disbanded
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1948:
part of
The Light Infantry Brigade
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1950: KOYLI
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1958: Light-Infantry
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1968: 2nd Battalion,
The Light Infantry
part of
The Light Division
Light-Infantry
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1993: 1st Battalion,
The Light Infantry
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2007: 5th Battalion,
The Rifles
RIFLES
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2023: RIFLES
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