King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster)

2nd Tangier Regiment
The Duchess of York and Albany's Regiment of Foot
The Queen's Regiment of Foot
The Earl of Plymouth's Regiment of Foot
The 4th (King's Own) Regiment of Foot
The King's Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment
The King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster)
Cap badge of the King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster).
Active1680–1959
Country Kingdom of England (1680–1707)
 Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800)
 United Kingdom (1801–1959)
Branch British Army
TypeInfantry
RoleLine infantry
Garrison/HQBowerham Barracks, Lancaster
Nickname(s)Barrell's Blues, The Lions
ColoursBlue Facings, Gold Braided Lace
MarchQuick: Corn Riggs are Bonnie
Slow: And Shall Trelawny Die?
EngagementsNine Years' War
War of the Spanish Succession
Jacobite rising of 1745
Seven Years' War
French Revolutionary Wars
Peninsular War
War of 1812
Napoleonic Wars
Crimean War
Indian Rebellion of 1857
British Expedition to Abyssinia
Anglo-Zulu War
Second Boer War
First World War
Second World War

The King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army. It served under various titles and fought in many wars and conflicts, including both the First and the Second World Wars, from 1680 to 1959. In 1959, the regiment was amalgamated with the Border Regiment to form the King's Own Royal Border Regiment.

Previous names include the 2nd Tangier Regiment, Her Royal Highness the Duchess of York and Albany's Regiment of Foot, The Queen's Regiment of Foot, and The King's Own Regiment.


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