The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire) (until 1921 known as The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment) was an infantry regiment of the line in the British Army from 1881 to 1970. The regiment's lineage is continued by The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment. Infantry of the Royal Irish Rifles during the Battle of the Somme in World War I. Infantry are soldiers who fight primarily on foot with small arms in organized military units, though they may be transported to the battlefield by horses, ships, automobiles, skis, bicycles, or other means. ... British regiment A regiment is a military unit, consisting of a variable number of battalions - commanded by a colonel. ... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... The Duke of Lancasters Regiment (Kings, Lancashire and Border) is one of the new large infantry regiments of the British Army. ...

The regiment was formed as part of the Childers reforms by the amalgamation of the 47th (Lancashire) Regiment of Foot, 81st (Loyal Lincoln Volunteers) Regiment of Foot, 3rd Duke of Lancaster's Own Royal Lancashire Militia and the 11th and 14th Lanacashire Rifle Volunteer Corps. The Childers Reforms were undertaken by Secretary of State for War Hugh Childers in 1881. ...

The Loyals were one of seven county regiments recruiting in Lancashire. The depot was at Preston, and the regimental district also included the towns of Bolton, Chorley, Farnworth and Hindley. Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ... Preston, a city and local government district in Lancashire, England, is located on the River Ribble. ... Bolton is a large town in the north-west of England. ... , Chorley Library Chorley is a market town in Lancashire, England, south of Preston and at the foot of the West Pennine Moors and home to the Chorley cake. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... , Hindley is a town and district of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester, England. ...

After service in the First and Second World Wars, it was amalgamated with The Lancashire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Volunteers) to form The Queen's Lancashire Regiment in 1970. The Lancashire Regiment (Prince of Waless Volunteers) was an infantry regiment of the British Army. ... The Queens Lancashire Regiment (QLR) is an infantry regiment of the British Army. ...

References

• Mills, T.F.. The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. regiments.org. Retrieved on April 15, 2007. Includes chronological index of titles.