![]() ![]() ![]() The earliest predecessors, later known as the 4th, or King’s Own, Regiment of Foot, was raised by King Charles II on 13 July 1680 as The Earl of Plymouth’s Regiment of Foot for service in Tangiers, a former Portuguese possession which had come to the Merry Monarch in his wife’s dowry. Her Majesty the Queen, the Duke of Lancaster, is Colonel in Chief. The Regiment was formed on 1st July 2006, by the amalgamation of the King's Own Royal Border Regiment, the King's Regiment and the Queen's Lancashire Regiment. ![]() It consists of two Regular Army Battalions (1 LANCS and 2 LANCS) and one Territorial Army Battalion (4 LANCS). The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment is the Infantry regiment of the North-West of England. It includes Cadet Detachments, Regimental Association Branches, affiliated ships, and allied regiments. The Duke of Lancaster's Regimental Family is wide. ![]()
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