Cheshire Regiment

22nd Regiment of Foot
22nd (Cheshire) Regiment of Foot
Cheshire Regiment
Cap badge of the Cheshire Regiment
Active1689–2007
Allegiance Kingdom of England (to 1707)

 Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800)

 United Kingdom (1801–2007)
Branch British Army
TypeInfantry
RoleLine infantry
SizeOne battalion
Part ofPrince of Wales' Division
Garrison/HQChester Castle (1873–1939)
Dale Barracks, Upton-by-Chester (1939–2007)
Nickname(s)The Old Two-twos
The Young Buffs
The Peep of Day Boys
The Lightning Conductors
The Red Knights
The Specimens
Twos
ColorsCerise and Buff
MarchQuick – Wha Wadna Fecht for Charlie
Slow – The 22nd Regiment 1772
EngagementsSee honours list
Commanders
Last Colonel-in-ChiefThe Prince of Wales
Colonel of
the Regiment
Brigadier A.R.D. Sharpe
Insignia
Tactical Recognition Flash

The Cheshire Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Prince of Wales' Division. The 22nd Regiment of Foot was raised by the Henry Howard, 7th Duke of Norfolk in 1689 and was able to boast an independent existence of over 300 years. The regiment was expanded in 1881 as part of the Childers Reforms by the linking of the 22nd (Cheshire) Regiment of Foot and the militia and rifle volunteers of Cheshire. The title 22nd (Cheshire) Regiment continued to be used within the regiment.

On 1 September 2007, the Cheshire Regiment was merged with the Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment (29th/45th Foot) and the Staffordshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's) to form a new large regiment, the Mercian Regiment, becoming the 1st Battalion, Mercian Regiment.