Royal Leicestershire Regiment

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The Royal Leicestershire Regiment was a historic line infantry regiment of the British Army with origins in the 17th century, known for its long service in numerous campaigns across the British Empire and both World Wars.

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Royal Leicestershire Regiment canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army regiment
infantry regiment
line infantry regiment
alliedTo Canadian regiments NERFINISHED
amalgamatedInto Royal Anglian Regiment NERFINISHED
associatedWith Leicestershire NERFINISHED
battleHonour Afghanistan 1878–80 NERFINISHED
Burma 1942–45
Dettingen NERFINISHED
El Alamein NERFINISHED
Loos NERFINISHED
Normandy 1944 NERFINISHED
Passchendaele NERFINISHED
Somme 1916 NERFINISHED
South Africa 1899–1902
Waterloo NERFINISHED
Ypres 1917 NERFINISHED
branch British Army
capBadgeFeature tiger
category Military units and formations disestablished in 1964
Military units and formations established in 1688
Regiments of the British Army
country United Kingdom
dateDisbanded 1964
dateFormed 1688
garrison Leicester NERFINISHED
hasPredecessor 17th Regiment of Foot NERFINISHED
Leicestershire Regiment NERFINISHED
hasSuccessor 4th Battalion, Royal Anglian Regiment NERFINISHED
Royal Anglian Regiment NERFINISHED
motto Honi soit qui mal y pense NERFINISHED
nickname The Tigers NERFINISHED
originPeriod 17th century
raisedIn England NERFINISHED
receivedRoyalTitle 1946
regimentalDepot Glen Parva Barracks NERFINISHED
regimentalMuseum Newarke Houses Museum, Leicester NERFINISHED
role infantry
servedIn First World War NERFINISHED
Indian Mutiny NERFINISHED
Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED
Second Boer War NERFINISHED
Second World War NERFINISHED
Seven Years' War NERFINISHED
War of the Spanish Succession NERFINISHED
various colonial campaigns
tradition tiger emblem from service in India
type line infantry

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Royal Anglian Regiment upholdsTraditionsOf Royal Leicestershire Regiment
Royal Anglian Regiment formedByAmalgamationOf Royal Leicestershire Regiment