Early history The regiment was raised at
Norwich by Colonel
James Cholmondeley as '''James Cholmondeley's Regiment of Foot
in 1741 during the War of Austrian Succession. It was sent to Scotland in 1745 and fought against the Jacobites the Battle of Falkirk Muir in January 1746 and the Battle of Culloden in April 1746 during the Jacobite rising. The regiment was deployed to Flanders in spring 1747 for service in the War of the Austrian Succession and saw action at the Battle of Lauffeld in July 1747. It was ranked as the 59th Regiment of Foot in 1747 but re-ranked as the 48th Regiment of Foot
in 1751. saw action at the disastrous Battle of the Monongahela, the Siege of Louisburg in June 1758 and the Battle of the Plains of Abraham in September 1759. The regiment was given a county designation in 1782 becoming the 48th (the Northamptonshire) Regiment of Foot.''' Both battalions also fought at the
Battle of Albuera in May 1811 but the commanding officer, Lieutenant Colonel George Henry Duckworth (a son of Admiral
Sir John Duckworth) was killed in action and the losses of the 2nd battalion were such that its remnants were either absorbed into the 1st battalion or sent home later that year. The 1st battalion went on to fight at the
Siege of Badajoz in March 1812, the
Battle of Salamanca in July 1812 and the
Battle of Vitoria in June 1813. On 1 July 1881 the
Childers Reforms came into effect and the regiment amalgamated with the 58th (Rutlandshire) Regiment of Foot to form the
Northamptonshire Regiment. ==Battle Honours==