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	Cheshire Regiment - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The 22nd (Cheshire) Regiment is an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Prince of Wales' Division.
		The regiment continued to serve as a garrison in Ireland from this point until 1695, when it was sent to the Low Countries for a short time before returning to its duties in Ireland.
		In 2004, as part of the restructuring of the infantry, it was announced that the Cheshire Regiment would be amalgamated with the Staffordshire Regiment and the Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters to form the new Mercian Regiment.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cheshire_Regiment (439 words)

	Mercian Regiment - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Mercian Regiment is one of the new large infantry regiments of the British Army.
		It is called the Mercian Regiment as it is generally located within the ancient English kingdom of Mercia.
		It was expected that the regiment's cap badge would have be a double headed Mercian Eagle with Saxon crown, but this has been rejected by the Army Board due to it's strong Territorial Army connection.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mercian_Regiment (305 words)

	Regiment
		HRH The Prince of Wales to be Colonel in Chief The Mercian Regiment.
		The decision to name the new Regiment The Mercian Regiment was taken because the three componet regiments (historically four) had all served in the Mercian Brigade and of the strong geographical links to the old Saxon Kingdom of Mercia.
		The 3rd Bn The Mercian Regiment (Staffords) from the Staffordshire Regiment.
	www.army.mod.uk /mercian/regiment/index.htm (587 words)

	Worcs_History
		The Worcestershire Regiment was the county Regiment of Worcestershire and Herefordshire.
		In 1751 (by which time the Regiment had changed its name eight times under successive Colonels) the system changed and all Regiments were given numbers based upon the date of their formation and the Regiment assumed the the title 29th Foot.
		For its share in the engagement, the Regiment was awarded the Naval Crown to be borne with its Battle Honours.
	www.wfrmuseum.org.uk /worcs_history.htm (5224 words)

	Telegraph \| News \| The 19 regiments marching to a new future
		The Royal Welch Fusiliers and The Royal Regiment of Wales combine to form The Royal Welsh Regiment but keep names after title to be known respectively as 1st Battalion The Royal Welsh (The Royal Welch Fusiliers) and 2nd Battalion The Royal Welsh (The Royal Regiment of Wales).
		The Cheshire Regiment; The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment; and The Staffordshire Regiment combine to form the three-battalion Mercian Regiment each keeping their names after battalion title as 1st battalion the Mercian Regiment (Cheshires), 2nd Battalion the Mercian Regiment (Worcesters and Foresters) and 3rd Battalion the Mercian Regiment (Staffords).
		The Parachute Regiment allocates one of its three battalions as the core of a new special forces support regiment.
	www.buzztracker.org /2004/12/19/cache/413971.html (421 words)

	SF_History
		It was one of the regiments that won undying fame in storming and capturing from the French the Naval Arsenal of Louisburg, a stronghold that had been heavily and extensively fortifed.
		The Regiment was despatched to South america in 1807 where it took part in the attack on Buenos Aires, when every man of the small British Force had to fight for his life in the street-fighting that followed the capture of the town.
		It is not easy for a Regiment to distinguish itself in peacetime but apart from their general military efficiency, both Battalions played their part in gaining for the Regiment a reputation as the leading soccer Regiment in the Army.
	www.wfrmuseum.org.uk /sf_history.htm (5524 words)

	Mercian Regiment: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Mercian Regiment is one of the new large infantry regiments of the British Army British Army quick summary:
		The regiment's formation was announced on 16th December 2004 by Geoff Hoon[For more facts and a topic of this subject, click this link] and General Sir Mike Jackson[For more facts and a topic of this subject, click this link] as part of the restructuring of the infantry British Army Infantry quick summary:
		The british army infantry corps comprises 55 battalions of infantry, from 32 regiments....
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/m/me/mercian_regiment.htm (214 words)

	Mercia
		The term survives today in the name of the West Mercia Constabulary, commercial radio station Mercia FM in Coventry, and also in the new British Army infantry regiments, the Mercian Regiment and the Mercia Rifles.
		Cearl, a kinsman of Creoda, followed Pybba in 606 ; in 615, Cearl gave his daughter Cwenburga in marriage to Edwin, king of Deira whom he had sheltered while he was an exiled prince.
		She gradually assumed power as her husband sickened after about 900, possibly as a result of his wounds gained at the decisive battle against the Vikings at Tettenhall where the last large Viking army to ravage England suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of the combined Mercian and Wessex army.
	www.seattleluxury.com /encyclopedia/entry/Mercia (1285 words)

	British Army Infantry at AllExperts
		The British Army's Infantry is comprised of 50 battalions of Infantry, from 18 Regiments.
		The original seven battalions of the Prince of Wales's Division have been reduced to five with the transfer of the Devonshire and Dorset Regiment and the Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment to the Light Division.
		Mercian Regiment* - this will be a three battalion regiment formed from the amalgamation of the 22nd (Cheshire) Regiment, Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment and Staffordshire Regiment.
	en.allexperts.com /e/b/br/british_army_infantry.htm (2398 words)

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		The Mercian Regimental cap badge of a Saxon crown over a double headed eagle was originally the Crest of Leofric, Earl of Mercia, better known through his wife Lady Godiva of Coventry.
		The Light Infantry and Mercian Volunteers was formed in 1971 as part of the territorial army expansion, designed to meet the growing threat posed by the then Cold war.
		In 1975, the battalion was re-designated the 2nd Battalion Mercian Volunteers, abbreviated to 2 Mercian (V), retaining all its bases and organisation.
	www.mercianregiment.org.uk /page1.html (395 words)

	YourArt.com >> Encyclopedia >> Mercia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The term survives today in the name of the West Mercia Constabulary, commercial radio station Mercia FM in Coventry, and also in that of the new British Army infantry regiment, the Mercian Regiment.
		In 886, the eastern part of the kingdom became part of the Danelaw, while Mercia was reduced to its western portion only.
		She gradually assumed power as her husband sickened after about 900, possibly as a result of his wounds gained at the decisive battle against the Vikings at Tettenhall where the last large Viking army to ravage England suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of the combined Mercian and Wessex army.
	www.yourart.com /research/encyclopedia.cgi?subject=/Mercia (1261 words)

	The Hoonatic speaks - Army changes revealed - Military Images Photos Pictures Forums
		Mercian Regiment (Worcesters and Foresters) and 3rd Battalion the
		The new Super Regiments, in particular the proposed Royal Scottish Regiment will only retain small vestiges of their former Regimental indentities such as The Black Watch hackle, on the whole they will wear a new Regimental cap badge, new tartan (yet to be decided) - effectively a new uniform.
		It is bad enough that the oldest Regiment in the British Army - The Royal Scots, The 1st of Foot - has been done away with by the stroke of Buffhoon's pen, but that 370 and more years of tradition should be abondoned.
	www.militaryimages.net /forums/showthread.php?t=2674 (1374 words)

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		The Ministry of Defence has ruled that while it is acceptable to terminate centuries of tradition by amalgamating some of the Army's oldest infantry battalions, the new regiment's badge is unacceptable because there is "no historical precedent" for its existence.
		Earlier this year, the regimental elders of the three infantry units decided to adopt the badge of the Mercian Brigade which briefly existed in the late 1960s and was composed of some units destined to be merged into the Mercian Regiment.
		It is understood that the committee ruled it was "unacceptable" for a new regiment to adopt a badge that had been used by a territorial battalion because of the lack of precedent.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /core/Content/displayPrintable.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/12/18/nreg18.xml&site=5 (370 words)

	End Of The Line For The Cheshires (from Wirral Globe)
		The Mercian Regiment will be made up of three battalions, based on the three existing regiments, and a territorial battalion which will draw together all affiliated Territorial Army companies.
		It is claimed that the Mercian Regiment will continue to maintain the strong ties of loyalty to pride in Cheshire and Merseyside and will continue the 300-year record of unbroken service to the crown.
		The 22nd (Cheshire) Regiment of Foot, is already under strength by about 100 (http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2007000617,00.html), my motivation for serving with the 22nd was because it was my County Regiment and my ancestors had been Cheshire's.
	www.thisiswirral.co.uk /redir.php?from=ec&to=1157493&l=end_of_the_line_for_the_cheshires (529 words)

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		These regiments all have close ties to the Royal Family with the queen been Colonel-in-chief of all 5 regiments and Prince Charles a Colonel in the Welsh guards.
		The Mercian Brigade (Cheshire, Worcesters & Foresters, Staffords) all of one batallion - to become the 3 batallion "Mercian Regiment (22nd/29th/38th of Foot)".
		These militia could be attached to a "hibernating" regiment, and reminded of the "great deads of the past" etc. This system shouldn't hurt the effecteveness of the troops abroad, and would provide a ready supply of troops either to be called for emergency, or transfered to the regulars when required.
	www.strategypage.com /militaryforums/30-26708.aspx (3356 words)

	The Royal Family > HRH The Duke of York > Service appointments
		He is Colonel in Chief of the Staffordshire Regiment (until August 2007, when the regiment is merged into the Mercian Regiment).
		He is Colonel in Chief of the Royal Irish Regiment, the result of the merger between two former Irish regiments, the Royal Irish Rangers and the Ulster Defence Regiment.
		In Commonwealth regiments, The Duke of York is Colonel in Chief of the Royal New Zealand Army Logistic Regiment (1997), and Colonel in Chief of the Queen's York Rangers (1997), a Canadian militia cavalry regiment in Toronto, Ontario.
	www.royal.gov.uk /output/Page5584.asp (246 words)

	Reorganisation of British Army
		The Staffordshire Regiment, Cheshire Regiment and Worcester and Sherwood Foresters will combine as the Mercian Regiment, and be known as 1st battalion the Mercian Regiment (Cheshires), 2nd Battalion the Mercian Regiment (Worcesters and Foresters) and 3rd Battalion the Mercian Regiment (Staffords) respectively.
		The Duke of Wellington's Regiment, The Prince of Wales' Own Regiment and The Green Howards will come together to form The Yorkshire Regiment and be known as 1st battalion The Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own), 2nd Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment (Green Howards) and Third Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment (Duke of Wellington's).
		The move to larger, multi-battalion regiments that these changes bring about is the only sustainable way in which to structure the infantry for the long term.
	www.sourceuk.net /article/5/5303/reorganisation_of_british_army.html (1677 words)

	Mercia: Encyclopedia topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		[follow hyperlink for more...]) infantry regiment, the Mercian Regiment (Mercian Regiment: the mercian regiment is one of the new large infantry regiments of the british army....
		Mercia's exact evolution from the Anglo-Saxon (Anglo-Saxon: A native or inhabitant of England prior to the Norman conquest) invasions is more obscure than that of Northumbria, Kent (Kent: A county in southeastern England on the English Channel; the first to be colonized by the Romans), or even Wessex.
		The Danes appointed a Mercian thegn, Ceolwulf II (Ceolwulf II: ceolwulf ii was the twenty-sixth king of mercia, during 873 to 879....
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/mercia (1607 words)

	GNN - Government News Network (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Guards Regiment and Royal Irish will continue to be organised on their current basis.
		Bands will continue to be identified primarily with regiments and corps and, given the importance of military music to the maintenance of esprit de corps and regimental spirit, will continue to be organised on the basis of their primary role - the provision of Army music.
		Multi-battalion regiments will allow individuals to move between battalions while at the same time maintaining the sense of regimental identity that is so critical to the Army's ethos and fighting effectiveness.
	www.gnn.gov.uk /content/detail.asp?NewsAreaID=2&ReleaseID=139706&print=true (2038 words)

	Armed Forces - a1a1 - British Army - Major Unit Summary - The Cavalry - The Infantry - Royal Artillery - Royal ...
		Apart from the Royal Tank Regiment, which was formed in the First World War with the specific task of fighting in armoured vehicles, armoured forces (main battle tank and force reconnaissance) in the British Army are provided by the regiments which formed the cavalry element of the pre mechanised era.
		One of these regiments forms The Household Cavalry and the remaining regiments are known collectively as The Royal Armoured Corps (RAC).
		When a Regiment is stationed in London on public duties it is given an extra company to ensure the additional manpower required for ceremonial events is available.
	www.armedforces.co.uk /army/listings/l0001.html (684 words)

	Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters -
		The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment (29th/45th Foot) is an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Prince of Wales' Division.
		In 2004, as part of the restructuring of the infantry, it was announced that the Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters would be amalgamated with the 22nd (Cheshire) Regiment and the Staffordshire Regiment to form the new Mercian Regiment.
		In August 2007, the regiment will be renamed as the 2nd Battalion, Mercian Regiment (Worcesters and Foresters), before moving to Northern Ireland in the light infantry role in 2008
	psychcentral.com /psypsych/Worcestershire_and_Sherwood_Foresters (208 words)

	Express & Star: The Chronicle, news for Stafford & Stone (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Three hundred years of history came to an end with the announcement that the Staffordshire Regiment is to be merged to form a new Midlands unit.
		Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon, announced that the regiment would be merged with the Cheshires, Worcesters and Sherwood Foresters to form the Mercian Regiment.
		The Staffordshire Regiment was formed in 1705 in Lichfield and has fought in campaigns all over the world including Ypres and the Somme, The American War of Independence, The Crimean War, The Zulu War and The Boer War.
	www.expressandstar.com /cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi?archive=28&num=68997 (314 words)

	ArthurSlade.com
		In October of 1915 grandfather's Lincolnshire regiment was told they were being sent to Salonika, where they would then ride across the Balkan plains to attack the enemy's flank.
		On the 17th of that month they boarded the Mercian, a fruit ship that had been fitted so that it could carry men and horses.
		The Mercian couldn't fire back, so the men, with lifebelts on, had to stand on the deck and wait by their lifeboats.
	www.arthurslade.com /book_megiddo/ahs3.html (430 words)

	Courier News Story
		The Royal Welch Fusiliers and the Royal Regiment of Wales will combine to become the Welsh Regiment, in which they will be known as the 1st Battalion The Royal Welsh (The Royal Welch Fusiliers) and the 2nd Battalion The Royal Welsh (The Royal Regiment of Wales).
		The Staffordshire Regiment, Cheshire Regiment and Worcester and Sherwood Foresters will combine as the Mercian Regiment, and will be known as 1st Battalion the Mercian Regiment (Cheshires), 2nd Battalion the Mercian Regiment (Worcesters and Foresters) and 3rd Battalion the Mercian Regiment (Staffords).
		The Duke of Wellington’s Regiment, The Prince of Wales’ Own Regiment and The Green Howards will come together to form The Yorkshire Regiment and be known as 1st Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales’ Own), 2nd Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment (Green Howards) and the 3rd Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment (Duke of Wellington’s).
	www.thecourier.co.uk /output/2004/12/17/newsstory6639095t0.asp (532 words)

	News Article
		The Devon and Dorset Regiment and The Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment will be split up, with the Devon and Dorsets and the Glorious Glosters element of the RGBW forming a third battalion of The Light Infantry; the Berkshire and Wiltshire elements will form a third battalion of the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment.
		The Cheshire Regiment, The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment and The Staffordshire Regiment will merge to form the Mercian Regiment and will also retain their old names after their battalion titles.
		Disbanding the second battalion of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, as advocated by supporters of the Green Howards, would have forced the remaining battalion to amalgamate with another.
	www.new-frontiers.org /newsarchives/display.aspx?n=927 (732 words)

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