Great Britain

The Duke of Wellington’s

Kingdom of England

1702:

Earl of Huntingdon’s
Regiment of Foot
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1703:

Henry Leigh’s
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1705:

Robert Duncanson’s
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1705:

George Wade’s
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1707:

Kingdom of Great Britain

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1717:

Henry Hawley’s
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1730:

Robert Dalzell’s
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1730:

John Hohnston’s
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1742:

ranked as 33^rd Foot
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1751:

33^rd Regiment of Foot
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1756:

2^nd Battalion raised
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1758:

2^nd Battalion → 72^nd Regiment of Foot
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1782:

33^rd (1^st Yorkshire West Riding)
Regiment of Foot
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1787:

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76^th Regiment of Foot
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1801:

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

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1806:

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76^th (Hindoostan)
Regiment of Foot
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1812:

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76^th Regiment of Foot
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1846:

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Reserve Battalion raised
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1848:

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Reserve Battalion disbanded
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1853:

33^rd (The Duke of Wellington’s)
Regiment of Foot
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The creation of the territorial regiments by the Childers reforms

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1881:

1^st Battalion,

2^nd Battalion,

The Halifax Regiment
(Duke of Wellington’s)
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The Duke of Wellington’s
(West Riding Regiment)

see also the Militia Battalion
and the Volunteer Battalions

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1921:

The Duke of Wellington’s Regiment
(West Riding)
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1922:

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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1948:

2^nd Battalion disbanded
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1948:

part of
The Yorkshire and Northumberland Brigade

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1958:

brigade renamed in
The Yorkshire Brigade

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1968:

part of
The King’s Division

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2006:

3^rd Battalion,
The Yorkshire Regiment
(14^th/15^th, 19^th and 33^rd/76^th Foot)
(Duke of Wellington’s)

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2013:

1^st Battalion,
The Yorkshire Regiment
(14^th/15^th, 19^th and 33^rd/76^th Foot)
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2023:

1^st Battalion,
The Royal Yorkshire Regiment
(14^th/15^th, 19^th and 33^rd/76^th Foot)
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