The Queen's Lancashire Regiment (QLR) is an infantry regiment of the British Army. Infantry in the First World War Infantry (or Infantrymen) are soldiers who fight primarily on foot, using personal weapons. ... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British military. ...

It was formed in 1970 through the amalgamation of the two remaining Lancashire infantry regiments, the Lancashire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Volunteers) and the Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire). 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Lancashire (archaically, the County of Lancaster) is a county palatine of England, lying on the Irish Sea. ...

Since then, the QLR has served several times in Northern Ireland (with eight of its number killed). The regiment was also the last British battalion to serve in Berlin prior to the final withdrawal in 1994. Northern Ireland is an administrative region and one of four constituent parts of the United Kingdom. ... In military terminology, a battalion consists of two to six companies typically commanded by a lieutenant colonel. ... Berlin (pronounced: , German ) is the capital of Germany and its largest city, with 3,387,404 inhabitants (as of September 2004); down from 4. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...

The regiment saw seen extensive service in Iraq as part of Operation Telic, and was at the centre of the first serious accusations of abuse against Iraqi prisoners levelled at British soldiers. These accusations, which were heavily publicised by the Daily Mirror later turned out to be fabricated. The QLR is now based in Cyprus. Operation Telic is the codename under which all British operations of the 2003 Invasion of Iraq and after are being conducted. ... Abuse is a general term for the misuse of a person or thing, causing harm to the person or thing, to the abuser, or to someone else. ... Alternate newspaper: The Daily Mirror (Australia) The Daily Mirror is a popular British tabloid daily newspaper. ...

On 16th December 2004, it was announced that the Queen's Lancashire Regiment would be merged with the King's Regiment and the King's Own Royal Border Regiment into the two battalion King's Lancashire and Border Regiment. 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Kings Regiment is a regiment of the British Army. ... The Kings Lancashire and Border Regiment is one of the new large infantry regiments of the British Army. ...

See also

Lancashire Queens Regiment Museum