page_title: Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment / History
caption_attribution_description: English: A portrait from the Welsh Portrait Collection at the National Library of Wales. Depicted person&#58; &#32;James Stanley, 10th Earl of Derby&#32;– English politician
context_page_description: The Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment was the final title of a line infantry regiment of the British Army that was originally formed in 1688. After centuries of service in many small conflicts and wars, including both the First and Second World Wars, the regiment was amalgamated with the Essex Regiment in 1958 to form the 3rd East Anglian Regiment. However, this was short-lived and again was amalgamated, in 1964, with the 1st East Anglian Regiment and 2nd East Anglian Regiment, and the Royal Leicestershire Regiment to form the present Royal Anglian Regiment.
caption: James Stanley, later Earl of Derby; Colonel 1692-1702
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