Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment
The Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment was the final title of a line infantry regiment of the British Army that was originally formed in 1688. After centuries of service in many conflicts and wars, including both the First and Second World Wars, the regiment was amalgamated with the Essex Regiment in 1958 to form the 3rd East Anglian Regiment (16th/44th Foot). However, this was short-lived and again was amalgamated, in 1964, with the 1st East Anglian Regiment (Royal Norfolk and Suffolk) and 2nd East Anglian Regiment (Duchess of Gloucester's Own Royal Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire), and the Royal Leicestershire Regiment to form the present Royal Anglian Regiment.
| 16th (Bedfordshire) Regiment of Foot The Bedfordshire Regiment The Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment | |
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Badge of the Bedfordshire Regiment (c. 1914–1918) | |
| Active | 1688–1958 |
| Country | Kingdom of England (1688–1707) Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800) United Kingdom (1801–1958) |
| Branch | British Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Role | Line infantry |
| Garrison/HQ | Kempston Barracks, Kempston |
| Nickname(s) | The Old Bucks The Peacemakers The Featherbeds |
| Colours | Deep yellow facings until 1881, white thereafter |
| March | The Mountain Rose until 1882, La Mandolinata from 1882 |
| Anniversaries | Blenheim Day, August (The Battle of Blenheim, 1704) |
| Engagements | Nine Years War, War of the Spanish Succession, American War of Independence, Second Boer War, Irish War of Independence, First World War, Second World War |
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