The 44th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment in the British Army. After 1782 the regiment became known as the 44th (East Essex) Regiment of Foot. The lineage of the 44th transferred to the Essex Regiment in 1881. Through the process of amalgamation and restructuring of the Army, the lineage now rests with the 1st Battalion of the Royal Anglian Regiment.
Read more about 44th (East Essex) Regiment Of Foot: Origins: Long's Regiment, Service in North America, First Anglo-Burmese War (1824–1826), First Anglo-Afghan War (1839–1842), Crimean War (1853–1855), The Essex Regiment (1881)
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