69th (South Lincolnshire) Regiment of Foot

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The 69th (South Lincolnshire) Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1758 and amalgamated into The Welsh Regiment in 1881.

The regiment was raised by the redesignation of the 2nd Battalion, 24th Regiment of Foot in April 1758, ranked as the 69th Regiment of Foot. In 1782 they took a county title as the 69th (South Lincolnshire) Regiment of Foot.

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