3rd Regiment of Foot

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The 3rd Regiment of Foot is one of the oldest infantry regiments in the British Army with a history dating back to 1572. It subsequently became The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) and The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment) in 1935.

[edit] History

Until 1751 it was known by other names:

• 1665-1689 The Holland Regiment
• 1689-1708 Prince George of Denmark's Regiment
• 1751-1782 3rd Regiment of Foot - or The Buffs
• 1782-1881 3rd (East Kent) Regiment of Foot (The Buffs)

With the Childers reforms, numerical regiment names were abolished in favour of

• 1881-1935 The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)
• 1935-1961 The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)

In 1961 it was amalgamated with The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment to form

The Queen's Own Buffs, The Royal Kent Regiment

[edit] External links

• Regimental Association
• The 3rd Buffs Napoleonic re-enactment group