69th (South Lincolnshire) Regiment of Foot

69th (South Lincolnshire) Regiment of Foot
Active10 December 1756–1 July 1881
Country Kingdom of Great Britain (1756–1800)
 United Kingdom (1801–1881)
Branch British Army
TypeInfantry
SizeOne battalion (two battalions 1795–1796 and 1803–1816)
Garrison/HQMaindy Barracks, Cardiff
Nickname(s)The Ups and Downs
The Old Agamemnons[1]
EngagementsSeven Years' War
Napoleonic Wars
Fenian raids

The 69th (South Lincolnshire) Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1756. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 41st (Welch) Regiment of Foot to form the Welch Regiment in 1881.

  1. ^ Burnham, Robert; McGuigan, Ron (2010). The British Army against Napoleon. Barnsley, South Yorkshire: Frontline Books. p. 127. ISBN 978-1-84832-562-3.