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The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's, Lancashire and Border) (LANCS) is an infantry regiment of the line within the British Army. It recruits throughout the North West of England. ==History== The regiment's formation was announced on 16 December 2004 by Geoff Hoon and General Sir Mike Jackson as part of the restructuring of the infantry, when it was initially to be known as the King's, Lancashire and Border Regiment. The regiment was given its new name in November 2005. Initially formed of three regular army battalions, it was eventually reduced to two regular battalions, plus a Territorial Army battalion. The regiment was formed through the merger of three single battalion regiments:〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Duke of Lancaster's Regiment )〕 *The King's Own Royal Border Regiment *The King's Regiment *The Queen's Lancashire Regiment The regiment was formed on 1 July 2006. Initially, on formation, the regiment contained three regular battalions, with each battalion simply being renamed: *1st Battalion, Queen's Lancashire Regiment - 1st Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment *1st Battalion, King's Regiment - 2nd Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment *1st Battalion, King's Own Royal Border Regiment - 3rd Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment was formed to serve as the county regiment for the following counties: *Cumbria *Lancashire (South, East, North and North Central) *Merseyside *Greater Manchester In March 2007, the 3rd Battalion was disbanded, with its personnel dispersed to the other two, leaving the final roll of two regular battalions and one TA battalion.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Actions, movements and quarters )〕 The regiment's history is on display at the Lancashire Infantry Museum in Preston, Lancashire. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Duke of Lancaster's Regiment」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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