The Mercian Regiment (MERCIAN) is an infantry regiment of the British Army, formed by the amalgamation of four existing regiments in 2007. The regiment's formation was announced on 16 December 2004 by Geoff Hoon and General Sir Mike Jackson as part of the restructuring of the infantry - it consists of three regular battalions, plus a TA battalion, and was created through the merger of three single battalion regiments:

·         Cheshire Regiment - 1st Battalion

·         Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment - 2nd Battalion

·         Staffordshire Regiment - 3rd Battalion

·         West Midlands Regiment, elements of The King's and Cheshire Regiment and East of England Regiment - 4th (V) Battalion

The regiment formed on September 1, 2007. The new structure sees the regiment having a single battalion of armoured infantry and three battalions of light role infantry:

·         1st Battalion, Mercian Regiment (Cheshire) - Light role Infantry based at Catterick.

·         2nd Battalion, Mercian Regiment (Worcesters and Foresters) - Light role Infantry based at Holywood, Northern Ireland

·         3rd Battalion, Mercian Regiment (Staffords) - Armoured Infantry role based at Fallingbostel, Germany.

·         4th Battalion (V), Mercian Regiment - A Territorial Army Light Role Infantry battalion.

The Regimental Headquarters is at Whittington Barracks near Lichfield, which is also home to the Museum of the Staffordshire Regiment.