68th (Durham) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry)
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The 68th (Durham) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry) was an infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1758 and amalgamated into The Durham Light Infantry in 1881.
The regiment was raised by the redesignation of the 2nd Battalion, 23rd Regiment of Foot in April 1758, ranked as the 68th Regiment of Foot; it was considered the successor to a previous 68th Foot raised in 1745 and disbanded the following year by John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford.
In 1782 they took a county title as the 68th (Durham) Regiment of Foot, and in 1808 were designated as light infantry.
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