Tuesday, 25 August 2015

25th August 1756 ON THIS DAY IN RWF HISTORY


2nd Battalion formed for the first time at Leicester, 1756

This was the first time that the Regiment had a 2nd Battalion. It lasted only for two years, but was reactivated many times during the Regiment’s history, the longest period being the ninety years from 1858  to 1948.


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