87th Regiment of Foot (Keith's Highlanders)
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The 87th Regiment of Foot (Keith's Highlanders) was an infantry regiment
of the British Army
, formed in 1759 and disbanded in 1763.
The regiment was raised at Perth in August 1759 by regimenting three companies detached from the 42nd Foot, the Black Watch. The regiment was initially titled as Keith's Highlanders after its commander, Robert Murray Keith
, and was numbered as the 87th Foot in 1760.
The regiment was immediately dispatched to Germany, where it fought at Warburg
and Villinghausen
. A further five companies were raised at Perth in mid-1760, bringing the regiment up to a more conventional strength.
The regiment returned to Scotland from the continent in late 1762, and was disbanded at Perth in July 1763.
Regiment
A regiment is a major tactical military unit, composed of variable numbers of batteries, squadrons or battalions, commanded by a colonel or lieutenant colonel...
of the British Army
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
, formed in 1759 and disbanded in 1763.
The regiment was raised at Perth in August 1759 by regimenting three companies detached from the 42nd Foot, the Black Watch. The regiment was initially titled as Keith's Highlanders after its commander, Robert Murray Keith
Robert Murray Keith
Robert Murray Keith was a British diplomat. He was descended from a younger son of the 2nd Earl Marischal.Keith was minister in Vienna in 1748 and from 1753 Minster-plenipotentary. In 1757, he transferred to St. Petersburg and remained there until October 1762, when the imperial government...
, and was numbered as the 87th Foot in 1760.
The regiment was immediately dispatched to Germany, where it fought at Warburg
Battle of Warburg
The Battle of Warburg was a battle fought on 31 July 1760 during the Seven Years' War. The Battle was a victory for the Hanoverians and the British against the French. British general John Manners, Marquess of Granby achieved some fame for charging at the head of the British cavalry and losing his...
and Villinghausen
Battle of Villinghausen
The Battle of Villinghausen was a battle in the Seven Years' War fought on 15 and 16 July 1761 between a large French army and a combined Prussian-Hanoverian-British force led by Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick.-Background:...
. A further five companies were raised at Perth in mid-1760, bringing the regiment up to a more conventional strength.
The regiment returned to Scotland from the continent in late 1762, and was disbanded at Perth in July 1763.