The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire)
| Loyal North Lancashire Regiment Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire) |
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Cap badge of the Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire).
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| Active | 1 July 1881 – 1 September 1970 |
| Country |
 United Kingdom
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| Branch |
 British Army
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| Type | Infantry |
| Role | Line infantry |
| Size |
1–2 Regular battalions Up to 16 Hostilities-only battalions |
| Garrison/HQ | Fulwood Barracks, Preston, Lancashire |
| Nickname(s) | Cauliflowers, the Lancashire Lads, and Wolfe's Own |
| Motto(s) |
Loyauté M'Oblige (Loyalty Binds Me) |
| Colors | Scarlet with White Facings |
| Anniversaries | 15 February (Kimberley) 4 July (Maida) 31 December (Tarifa) |
| Engagements |
Second Boer War World War I World War II |
1–2 Regular battalions
1 Militia and Special Reserve battalion
The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire) (until 1921 known as the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army that was in existence from 1881 to 1970. In 1970, the regiment was amalgamated with the Lancashire Regiment to form the Queen's Lancashire Regiment which was, in 2006, amalgamated with the King's Own Royal Border Regiment and the King's Regiment (Liverpool and Manchester) to form the Duke of Lancaster Regiment (King's, Lancashire and Border).
The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment was formed as part of the Childers Reforms of 1881 by the amalgamation of the 47th (Lancashire) Regiment of Foot, 81st Regiment of Foot (Loyal Lincoln Volunteers), 3rd Duke of Lancaster's Own Royal Lancashire Militia and the 11th and 14th Lancashire Rifle Volunteer Corps. The Loyals were one of seven county regiments recruiting in Lancashire. The depot was at Preston, and the regimental district also included the towns of Bolton, Chorley, Farnworth, Hindley, and the Isle of Man. As part of the Cardwell Reforms, the 47th and 81st regiments were linked. The depot for the linked regiment was Fulwood Barracks at Preston. Beginning in 1873, the regiments which would eventually be re-designated as the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment were brigaded together and began moving their depots to Fulwood. However, it would not be until 1877 that the moves were completed when the required facilities were completed.
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