. The Great war. 1661. It was first stationed in Ireland and next served inTangier. From 1661 to 1662 dates the establishment ofanother regiment of household troops, lately the ScotsFusilier Guards, now the Scots Guards, but called then theThird Guards, which for many years previously had servedin Scotland. The Third Foot Regiment, now called theBuffs (East Kent Regiment), originated in a volunteer forceof 1572 from the London Trained Bands for service inHolland. The survivors of the Holland Regiment, as itwas called, returned to England in 1665 and were estab-lished as a regiment of the Briti
. The Great war. 1661. It was first stationed in Ireland and next served inTangier. From 1661 to 1662 dates the establishment ofanother regiment of household troops, lately the ScotsFusilier Guards, now the Scots Guards, but called then theThird Guards, which for many years previously had servedin Scotland. The Third Foot Regiment, now called theBuffs (East Kent Regiment), originated in a volunteer forceof 1572 from the London Trained Bands for service inHolland. The survivors of the Holland Regiment, as itwas called, returned to England in 1665 and were estab-lished as a regiment of the British army. The foot regi-ment called the Second Tangerines was established in 1680,and on its return to England in 1684 was incorporated withthe first as the Queens Regiment; in 1705 it acquired thetitle of The Kings Own. Its old regiment number wasthe Fourth and its present territorial designation is theRoyal Lancaster Regiment. The Northumberland Fusi-liers originated in 1674 as a British auxiliary force to serve. British Territorials: the London Scottish at bayonet charge practi
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