The Tangier Regiment served as part of the British Army in the Tangier Garrison from 1662 until its evacution in 1684. The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. Tangier Garrison was a military installation in Tangier held by the English from 1661 to 6 February 1684 when it returned to being part of
It was raised in 1661 by Henry Mordaunt, 2nd Earl of Peterborough on Putney Heath (then in Surrey) for the specific task of garrisoning Tangier. Henry Mordaunt 2nd Earl of Peterborough, KG, PC, FRS ( 15 November 1621 &ndash 19 June 1697) was an English Putney is a district of south-west London in the London Borough of Wandsworth. Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. Tangier or Tangiers ]] ( Tanja طنجة in Berber and Arabic, Tánger in Spanish From 1684 to 1751 it changed its name several times, becoming the 2nd (The Queen's Royal) Regiment of Foot in 1751 when regimental numbers were introduced; the only older regiment being the Royal Scots, it was the senior regiment from England. The 2nd (The Queen's Royal Regiment of Foot was the title given to The Tangier Regiment, when regimental numbering was introduced in Britain in 1751 The Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment, once known as the Royal Regiment of Foot, was the oldest and therefore most senior Infantry Regiment of the line England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
In 1909, some time after the event, its successor regiment The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) was granted the "Battle Honour of Tangier 1662-80", which is the oldest in the British Army. The 2nd (The Queen's Royal Regiment of Foot was the title given to The Tangier Regiment, when regimental numbering was introduced in Britain in 1751 The battle honour is still held by the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment, the successor of the The Queen's Regiment. "PWRR" redirects here For the railroad with these reporting marks see Portland and Western Railroad.
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