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393: The Kings Own Lancaster & The Royal Border Regiment

Posted by on Friday, 22 August, 2014

  King’s Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster)   The King’s Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) was an infantry regiment of the line of the British Army, which served under various titles from 1680 to 1959. Its lineage is continued today by the Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment.   History   The regiment was raised on July 13, 1680, as the 2nd Tangier, or Earl of Plymouth’s Regiment […]