The 69th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1756. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 41st Regiment of Foot to form the Welch Regiment in 1881.
The Battle of the Saintes, in which the regiment fought as marines
Cornelius Cuyler, the regiment's colonel from 1794 to 1819
The siege of Bergen op Zoom, which the regiment fought in
c. 1880 cigarette card of a regimental private
Welch Regiment
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The Welch Regiment was an infantry regiment of the line of the British Army in existence from 1881 until 1969. The regiment was created in 1881 under the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 41
69th (South Lincolnshire) Regiment of Foot
…an infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1756. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 41st (Welch) Regiment of Foot to form the Welch Regiment in 1881. The formation of the regiment was prompted by the expansion of the army as a result of the commencement of the Seven Years' War. On 25 August…
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Regimental badge with "Welch" spelling
13th Battalion The Welsh Regiment at Houplines in France on 13 March 1918
The Welch Regiment War Memorial at Maindy Barracks, Cardiff