South Wales Borderers

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The South Wales Borderers was a line infantry regiment of the English and British armies. It was raised in 1689 as Sir Edward Dering's Regiment of Foot and was renamed the 24th Regiment of Foot in 1751. In 1782, the regiment was renamed the 24th (The 2nd Warwickshire) Regiment of Foot. Based at Brecon from 1873, the regiment recruited from the border counties of Brecknockshire, Monmouthshire and Herefordshire. It was renamed to the South Wales Borderers in 1881 as a result the Childers Reforms. The regiment served in several major conflicts, including the American War of Independence, various conflicts in India, the Zulu War, Second Boer War, World War I and World War II. In 1969 the regiment was amalgamated with the Welch Regiment to form the Royal Regiment of Wales.

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