1 Mercian history
The 22nd (Cheshire) Regiment in Bosnia, 1992
The 1st Battalion the Mercian Regiment (Cheshire)
1 Mercian (Cheshire) was formed on 1 September 2007 from the 1st Battalion, The 22nd (Cheshire) Regiment.
The Cheshires had given over 300 years uninterrupted service to the Crown and was England's oldest unmerged county infantry regiment. The 22nd of Foot was raised on the Roodee in Chester (now the Race Course) in 1689 by Henry, Duke of Norfolk. It was initially known by his name, and then the names of successive Colonels until becoming the 22nd of Foot in 1751.
In the 318 years of existence the Regiment saw service all over the
world in
- Ireland
- India
- West Indies
- South Africa
- both World Wars
- Malaya
- Hong Kong
- Northern Ireland
- Bosnia
- Iraq
Read more about the history of the 22nd (Cheshire) Regiment