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| anniversaries = '''Regimental Day'''<br />[[D-Day]] 6 June<br />'''Battalion Days'''<br />[[Waterloo Day]] 18 June<br />Imphal Day 22 June<br />[[Yorkshire Day]] 1 August<br />Quebec Day 13 September<br />Alma Day 20 September
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The '''Royal Yorkshire Regiment (14th/15th, 19th and 33rd/76th Foot)''' (abbreviated <small>R YORKS</small>) is an [[infantry]] [[regiment]] of the [[British Army]], created by the amalgamation of three historic regiments in 2006. It lost one battalion as part of the [[Future of the British Army (Army 2020)|Army 2020]] defence review.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.sky.com/story/956309/army-loses-17-major-units-in-defence-cuts|title=Army Loses 17 Major Units In Defence Cuts|date=5 July 2012|publisher=Sky News|access-date=26 April 2014}}</ref> The regiment's [[Infantry of the British Army#Recruitment|recruitment area]] covers the [[ceremonial counties]] of the [[East Riding of Yorkshire]], [[North Yorkshire]], [[South Yorkshire]] and [[West Yorkshire]]; areas near [[Barnsley]] are recruitment area for [[the Rifles]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.army.mod.uk/infantry/regiments/24560.aspx |title=Yorkshire Regiment – Recruiting|publisher=Ministry of Defence|access-date=30 April 2016}}</ref>
==Formation==
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