page_title: Cheshire Regiment
hierarchical_section_title: Cheshire Regiment
caption_attribution_description: English: Photo of Cheshire Regiment Cap Badge from personal collection
context_page_description: The Cheshire Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Prince of Wales' Division. The 22nd Regiment of Foot was raised by the Duke of Norfolk in 1689 and was able to boast an independent existence of over 300 years. The regiment was expanded in 1881 as part of the Childers Reforms by the linking of the 22nd Regiment of Foot and the militia and rifle volunteers of Cheshire. The title 22nd Regiment continued to be used within the regiment.
  On 1 September 2007, the Cheshire Regiment was merged with the Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment and the Staffordshire Regiment to form a new large regiment, the Mercian Regiment, becoming the 1st Battalion, Mercian Regiment.
context_section_description: The Cheshire Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Prince of Wales' Division. The 22nd Regiment of Foot was raised by the Duke of Norfolk in 1689 and was able to boast an independent existence of over 300 years. The regiment was expanded in 1881 as part of the Childers Reforms by the linking of the 22nd (Cheshire) Regiment of Foot and the militia and rifle volunteers of Cheshire. The title 22nd (Cheshire) Regiment continued to be used within the regiment.
  On 1 September 2007, the Cheshire Regiment was merged with the Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment (29th/45th Foot) and the Staffordshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's) to form a new large regiment, the Mercian Regiment, becoming the 1st Battalion, Mercian Regiment.
caption: Cap badge of the Cheshire Regiment
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