Devonshire Regiment

The Devonshire Regiment

Timeline

• 1685 The Duke of Beaufort's Regiment of Foot (also known until 1751 by the names of ten other colonels)
• 1751 became the 11th Regiment of Foot
• 1782 11th (the North Devonshire) Regiment of Foot
• 1881 The Devonshire Regiment reorganised as the county regiment of Devonshire, encompassing also its Militia and Volunteer infantry
• 1958 amalgamated with The Dorset Regiment, to form The Devonshire and Dorset Regiment