List of Regiments of Foot
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This is a list of numbered Regiments of Foot of the British Army
from the mid-18th century until 1881, when numbering was abandoned.
to command a Board of General Officers meeting on 10 June 1694 to establish the order of precedence of the various units. Further boards were convened by Queen Anne and George I in 1713 and 1715 to decide the rank of regiments raised after 1694.
The rank or precedence of regiments was fixed by the following criteria:
This led to anomalies, such as the Royal Irish Regiment, raised in 1684, being ranked as the 18th of the line, junior to eleven regiments raised between 1685 and 1688.
The substitution of numbers for names was completed by a clothing regulation of 1747 and a royal warrant
of 1751. The 1747 document, which used numbers for the regiments throughout, decreed that no colonel was "to put his Arms, Crest, Device or Livery on any part of the Appointments of the Regiment under his command." Furthermore, in the centre of the regiment's colours was to be "painted or embroidered in gold Roman characters the number of the Rank of the Regiment". The warrant, dated 1 July 1751, repeated the instructions of the 1747 regulation and provided that regiments should in future be known by their numbers only.
As the size of the army expanded and contracted during the various conflicts of the 18th and 19th centuries, junior regiments were raised and disbanded. Accordingly, there were often a number of different regiments that bore the same number of different periods. Additionally, there were occasional partial renumberings. For instance, in 1816 the 95th (Rifle) Regiment of Foot was renamed the Rifle Brigade, without a number. The existing 96th–103rd regiments were redesignated as the 95th–102nd.
introduced "territorialisation". From 1 July 1881 the United Kingdom was divided into regimental districts, each allocated a two-battalion regiment, usually bearing a "county" title. Regimental numbers were abandoned: the 1st to 25th Foot, which already had two battalions adopted new titles. The remaining regiments were paired to become the 1st or 2nd battalions of the new regiments. Two rifle regiments: the King's Royal Rifle Corps
(ex 60th Foot) and the Rifle Brigade, who had four battalions each, recruited nationally.
Although the numbers were officially abolished in 1881, in some cases they continued to be used informally within the regiments. The regimental system introduced in 1881 was to last for more than seventy years. When new regiments were formed by amalgamation from 1958 onwards
, the old regimental numbers were sometimes reintroduced into their titles. Examples are the 3rd East Anglian Regiment (16th/44th Foot), Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment (29th/45th Foot).
. Only one regiment, the 33rd Foot, was allowed to bear the name of a person other than Royalty when it became the "Duke of Wellington's" in 1853, the year after the death of the First Duke
, who had served as a subaltern in the regiment.
, Henry Seymour Conway
, issued a regulation giving an English county designation to each regiment of foot other than those with a royal title or highland
regiments. The intention was to improve recruitment during the unpopular American War of Independence, and the Home Secretary
, Thomas Townshend
issued a circular letter to the lieutenants of each county in England
in the following terms:
The names of the counties were added to the regimental titles in parentheses, ranging from the 3rd (Buffs – East Kent) Regiment of Foot to the 70th (Surrey) Regiment of Foot
. In some cases more than one regiment was allocated to a county, for example, the 38th (1st Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot and 64th (2nd Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot
. The attempt to link regimental areas to specific counties was found to be impractical, with regiments preferring to recruit from major centres of population. By June 1783 each regiment was again recruiting throughout the country, although the county names were to remain. In a few cases, affiliations were altered: for example the 14th and 16th Foot "exchanged" counties in 1809.
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...
from the mid-18th century until 1881, when numbering was abandoned.
Establishment of precedence
The rank of regiments of the British Army was first fixed during the Nine Years' War. Doubts as to the respective rank of regiments fighting in the Spanish Netherlands led William IIIWilliam III of England
William III & II was a sovereign Prince of Orange of the House of Orange-Nassau by birth. From 1672 he governed as Stadtholder William III of Orange over Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel of the Dutch Republic. From 1689 he reigned as William III over England and Ireland...
to command a Board of General Officers meeting on 10 June 1694 to establish the order of precedence of the various units. Further boards were convened by Queen Anne and George I in 1713 and 1715 to decide the rank of regiments raised after 1694.
The rank or precedence of regiments was fixed by the following criteria:
- English regiments, raised in England, should rank from their date of raising.
- English, Scots and Irish regiments, raised for service of a foreign power, should rank from the date that they came onto the English establishment.
This led to anomalies, such as the Royal Irish Regiment, raised in 1684, being ranked as the 18th of the line, junior to eleven regiments raised between 1685 and 1688.
Numbering
While regiments were known by the name of their colonel, or by their royal title, the number of their rank was increasingly used. Thus, in the Cloathing Book of 1742, which illustrated the patterns of uniforms worn by the King's forces, the regiments of foot are designated simply by numbers.The substitution of numbers for names was completed by a clothing regulation of 1747 and a royal warrant
Royal Warrant
Royal warrants of appointment have been issued for centuries to those who supply goods or services to a royal court or certain royal personages. The warrant enables the supplier to advertise the fact that they supply to the royal family, so lending prestige to the supplier...
of 1751. The 1747 document, which used numbers for the regiments throughout, decreed that no colonel was "to put his Arms, Crest, Device or Livery on any part of the Appointments of the Regiment under his command." Furthermore, in the centre of the regiment's colours was to be "painted or embroidered in gold Roman characters the number of the Rank of the Regiment". The warrant, dated 1 July 1751, repeated the instructions of the 1747 regulation and provided that regiments should in future be known by their numbers only.
As the size of the army expanded and contracted during the various conflicts of the 18th and 19th centuries, junior regiments were raised and disbanded. Accordingly, there were often a number of different regiments that bore the same number of different periods. Additionally, there were occasional partial renumberings. For instance, in 1816 the 95th (Rifle) Regiment of Foot was renamed the Rifle Brigade, without a number. The existing 96th–103rd regiments were redesignated as the 95th–102nd.
Childers reforms
With modifications the numbers existed until 1881, when the Childers ReformsChilders Reforms
The Childers Reforms restructured the infantry regiments of the British army. The reforms were undertaken by Secretary of State for War Hugh Childers in 1881, and were a continuation of the earlier Cardwell reforms....
introduced "territorialisation". From 1 July 1881 the United Kingdom was divided into regimental districts, each allocated a two-battalion regiment, usually bearing a "county" title. Regimental numbers were abandoned: the 1st to 25th Foot, which already had two battalions adopted new titles. The remaining regiments were paired to become the 1st or 2nd battalions of the new regiments. Two rifle regiments: the King's Royal Rifle Corps
King's Royal Rifle Corps
The King's Royal Rifle Corps was a British Army infantry regiment, originally raised in colonial North America as the Royal Americans, and recruited from American colonists. Later ranked as the 60th Regiment of Foot, the regiment served for more than 200 years throughout the British Empire...
(ex 60th Foot) and the Rifle Brigade, who had four battalions each, recruited nationally.
Although the numbers were officially abolished in 1881, in some cases they continued to be used informally within the regiments. The regimental system introduced in 1881 was to last for more than seventy years. When new regiments were formed by amalgamation from 1958 onwards
1957 Defence White Paper
The 1957 White Paper on Defence was a British white paper setting forth the perceived future of the British military. It had profound effects on all aspects of the defence industry but probably the most affected was the British aircraft industry...
, the old regimental numbers were sometimes reintroduced into their titles. Examples are the 3rd East Anglian Regiment (16th/44th Foot), Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment (29th/45th Foot).
Royal and subsidiary titles
The 1751 warrant confirmed the royal titles or other special designations of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 7th, 8th, 18th, 21st, 23rd, 27th and 41st Regiments. In later years, other regiments were allowed to bear the names of the monarch or other members of the Royal familyBritish Royal Family
The British Royal Family is the group of close relatives of the monarch of the United Kingdom. The term is also commonly applied to the same group of people as the relations of the monarch in her or his role as sovereign of any of the other Commonwealth realms, thus sometimes at variance with...
. Only one regiment, the 33rd Foot, was allowed to bear the name of a person other than Royalty when it became the "Duke of Wellington's" in 1853, the year after the death of the First Duke
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS , was an Irish-born British soldier and statesman, and one of the leading military and political figures of the 19th century...
, who had served as a subaltern in the regiment.
County affiliations
On 21 August 1782, the Commander-in-Chief of the ForcesCommander-in-Chief of the Forces
The Commander-in-Chief of the Forces, or just the Commander-in-Chief , was the professional head of the British Army from 1660 until 1904, when the office was replaced by the Chief of the General Staff, soon to become Chief of the Imperial General Staff . From 1870, the C-in-C was subordinate to...
, Henry Seymour Conway
Henry Seymour Conway
Field Marshal Henry Seymour Conway was a British general and statesman. A brother of the 1st Marquess of Hertford, and cousin of Horace Walpole, he began his military career in the War of the Austrian Succession and eventually rose to the rank of Field Marshal .-Family and education:Conway was...
, issued a regulation giving an English county designation to each regiment of foot other than those with a royal title or highland
Scottish Highlands
The Highlands is an historic region of Scotland. The area is sometimes referred to as the "Scottish Highlands". It was culturally distinguishable from the Lowlands from the later Middle Ages into the modern period, when Lowland Scots replaced Scottish Gaelic throughout most of the Lowlands...
regiments. The intention was to improve recruitment during the unpopular American War of Independence, and the Home Secretary
Home Secretary
The Secretary of State for the Home Department, commonly known as the Home Secretary, is the minister in charge of the Home Office of the United Kingdom, and one of the country's four Great Offices of State...
, Thomas Townshend
Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney
Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney PC , was a British politician who held several important Cabinet posts in the second half of the 18th century...
issued a circular letter to the lieutenants of each county in England
Historic counties of England
The historic counties of England are subdivisions of England established for administration by the Normans and in most cases based on earlier Anglo-Saxon kingdoms and shires...
in the following terms:
My Lord,
The very great deficiency of men in the regiments of infantry being so very detrimental to the public service, the king has thought proper to give the names of the different counties to the old corps, in hopes that, by the zeal and activity of the principal nobility and gentry in the several counties, some considerable assistance may be given towards recruiting these regiments".
The names of the counties were added to the regimental titles in parentheses, ranging from the 3rd (Buffs – East Kent) Regiment of Foot to the 70th (Surrey) Regiment of Foot
70th (Surrey) Regiment of Foot
The 70th Regiment of Foot was a regiment of the British Army formed in 1758 and united with the 31st Regiment of Foot in 1881 to form The East Surrey Regiment .- History :...
. In some cases more than one regiment was allocated to a county, for example, the 38th (1st Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot and 64th (2nd Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot
64th (2nd Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot
The 64th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army. The regiment was created as the 2nd Battalion, 11th Regiment of Foot in 1756, redesignated as the 64th Regiment of Foot in 1758, and took a county title as the 64th Regiment of Foot in 1782...
. The attempt to link regimental areas to specific counties was found to be impractical, with regiments preferring to recruit from major centres of population. By June 1783 each regiment was again recruiting throughout the country, although the county names were to remain. In a few cases, affiliations were altered: for example the 14th and 16th Foot "exchanged" counties in 1809.
Fusiliers, light infantry and rifles
- Fusiliers: The 7th, 21st and 23rd Foot had borne the title of fusilierFusilierFusilier was originally the name of a soldier armed with a light flintlock musket called the fusil. The word was first used around 1680, and has later developed into a regimental designation.-History:...
s for some time prior to 1751. These regiments had originally been armed with flintlockFlintlockFlintlock is the general term for any firearm based on the flintlock mechanism. The term may also apply to the mechanism itself. Introduced at the beginning of the 17th century, the flintlock rapidly replaced earlier firearm-ignition technologies, such as the doglock, matchlock and wheellock...
s (or fusils, from the French), rather than matchlockMatchlockThe matchlock was the first mechanism, or "lock" invented to facilitate the firing of a hand-held firearm. This design removed the need to lower by hand a lit match into the weapon's flash pan and made it possible to have both hands free to keep a firm grip on the weapon at the moment of firing,...
s. Later, the "fusilier" title was granted as a purely honorary distinction to the 87th Foot in 1827 and to the 5th Foot in 1836. The 101st to 104th Fusiliers joined the British Army from the Honourable East India Company (HEIC) in 1861.
- Light Infantry: During the Napoleonic WarsNapoleonic WarsThe Napoleonic Wars were a series of wars declared against Napoleon's French Empire by opposing coalitions that ran from 1803 to 1815. As a continuation of the wars sparked by the French Revolution of 1789, they revolutionised European armies and played out on an unprecedented scale, mainly due to...
it was decided to convert a number of line regiments to light infantryLight infantryTraditionally light infantry were soldiers whose job was to provide a skirmishing screen ahead of the main body of infantry, harassing and delaying the enemy advance. Light infantry was distinct from medium, heavy or line infantry. Heavy infantry were dedicated primarily to fighting in tight...
, and in 1803 the 43rd and 52nd Foot were accordingly redesignated as the 43rd (Monmouthshire Light Infantry) Regiment of Foot43rd (Monmouthshire) Regiment of FootThe 43rd Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army. It was raised as Thomas Fowke's Regiment of Foot in 1741 with its headquarters at Winchester. The regiment was numbered 54th Foot until 1748 when it became the 43rd Foot...
and 52nd (Oxfordshire Light Infantry) Regiment of Foot52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of FootThe 52nd Regiment of Foot was a light infantry regiment of the British Army throughout much of the 18th and 19th centuries. The regiment first saw active service during the American War of Independence, and were posted to India during the Anglo-Mysore Wars...
. In the next few years the 13th, 51st, 68th, 85th and 90th Foot were converted to Light Infantry. By the middle of the 19th century the title of "light infantry" was largely an honorary title, reflected by the "elevation" of the 32nd Foot to light infantry in 1858 to recognise their gallantry in the Siege of LucknowSiege of LucknowThe Siege of Lucknow was the prolonged defense of the Residency within the city of Lucknow during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. After two successive relief attempts had reached the city, the defenders and civilians were evacuated from the Residency, which was abandoned.Lucknow was the capital of...
. Two more light infantry regiments subsequently joined the British Army as the 105th and 106th Regiments, transferred from the HEIC in 1861.
- Rifle Regiments: An Experimental Corps of Riflemen, equipped with Baker rifleBaker rifleThe Baker rifle was a flintlock rifle used by the Rifle regiments of the British Army during the Napoleonic Wars. It was the first standard-issue, British-made rifle accepted by the British armed forces....
s and clothed in rifle green uniforms, was formed in 1800, and numbered as the 95th foot in 1802. The 60th Foot, which had some rifle battalions, was converted to rifles in 1824.
1st–10th Foot
| Number | Titles | Date of raising or coming onto establishment | Fate | Successor 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1st (Royal) Regiment of Foot 1751–1812 1st Regiment of Foot (Royal Scots) 1812–1821 1st or The Royal Regiment of Foot 1821–1871 1st or The Royal Scots Regiment 1871–1881 |
1661 Raised 28 March 1633 in Scotland for French service. Was on English Establishment in 1661 and in 1666–67; permanently from 1678. |
1881: Lothian Regiment (Royal Scots) | Royal Regiment of Scotland |
| 2 | 2nd (Queen's Royal) Regiment of Foot | 1661 Raised 1 October 1661 as the Tangier Regiment. |
1881: The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) The Queen's Royal Regiment was a regiment of the English and later British Army from 1661 to 1959. It was the senior English line infantry regiment of the British Army, behind only the Royal Scots in the British Army line infantry order of precedence... |
Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment "PWRR" redirects here. For the railroad with these reporting marks, see Portland and Western Railroad.The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment is the senior English line infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Queen's Division... |
| 3 | 3rd (or The Buffs) Regiment of Foot 1751–1782 3rd (East Kent – The Buffs) Regiment of Foot 1782–1881 |
1665 Raised 1572 for service in Holland. Came onto the English establishment in 1665 as The Holland Regiment. |
1881: The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) | Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment "PWRR" redirects here. For the railroad with these reporting marks, see Portland and Western Railroad.The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment is the senior English line infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Queen's Division... |
| 4 | 4th (The King's Own) Regiment of Foot 1751–1867 4th (The King's Own Royal) Regiment of Foot 1867–1881 |
1680 Raised 13 July 1680 as the 2nd Tangier Regiment. |
1881: The King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) The King's Own Royal Regiment was an infantry regiment of the line of the British Army, which served under various titles from 1680 to 1959. Its lineage is continued today by the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment.-History:... |
Duke of Lancaster's Regiment |
| 5 | 5th Regiment of Foot 1751–1782 5th (Northumberland) Regiment of Foot 1782–1836 5th (Northumberland) (Fusiliers) Regiment of Foot 1836–1881 |
1685 Raised 8 August 1674 as the Irish Regiment for Dutch service. Came onto the English establishment in 1685. |
1881: The Northumberland Fusiliers Royal Northumberland Fusiliers The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers was an infantry regiment of the British Army. Originally raised in 1674, the regiment was amalgamated with three other fusilier regiments in 1968 to form the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers.-Origins:... |
Royal Regiment of Fusiliers Royal Regiment of Fusiliers The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers is an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Queen's Division.The regiment was formed on April 23, 1968, as part of the reforms of the army that saw the creation of the first 'large infantry regiments', by the amalgamation of the four English fusilier... |
| 6 | 6th Regiment of Foot 1751–1782 6th (1st Warwickshire) Regiment of Foot 1782–1832 6th (Royal 1st Warwickshire) Regiment of Foot 1832–1881 |
1685 Raised 12 December 1673 in Ireland for Dutch service. Came onto the English establishment temporarily in 1685 and permanently in 1688. |
1881: The Royal Warwickshire Regiment | Royal Regiment of Fusiliers Royal Regiment of Fusiliers The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers is an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Queen's Division.The regiment was formed on April 23, 1968, as part of the reforms of the army that saw the creation of the first 'large infantry regiments', by the amalgamation of the four English fusilier... |
| 7 | 7th (Royal Fusiliers) Regiment of Foot 1751–1881 | 1685 Raised 11 June 1685 as the Ordnance Regiment, an escort to the Artillery Train. Became the Royal Regiment of Fuzileers in 1689. |
1881: The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) | Royal Regiment of Fusiliers Royal Regiment of Fusiliers The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers is an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Queen's Division.The regiment was formed on April 23, 1968, as part of the reforms of the army that saw the creation of the first 'large infantry regiments', by the amalgamation of the four English fusilier... |
| 8 | 8th (The King's) Regiment of Foot 1751–1881 | 1685 Raised 19 June 1685 as Princess Anne of Denmark's Regiment of Foot. |
1881: The King's (Liverpool Regiment) | Duke of Lancaster's Regiment |
| 9 | 9th Regiment of Foot 1751–1782 9th (East Norfolk) Regiment of Foot 1782–1881 |
1685 Raised 19 June 1685 as Henry Cornewall's Regiment of Foot. |
1881: The Norfolk Regiment Royal Norfolk Regiment The Royal Norfolk Regiment, originally formed as the Norfolk Regiment, was an infantry regiment of the British Army. The Norfolk Regiment was created on 1 July 1881 as the county regiment of Norfolk... |
Royal Anglian Regiment Royal Anglian Regiment The Royal Anglian Regiment is an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Queen's Division.The regiment was formed on 1 September 1964 as the first of the new large infantry regiments, through the amalgamation of the four regiments of the East Anglian Brigade.* 1st Battalion from the... |
| 10 | 10th Regiment of Foot 1751–1782 10th (North Lincoln) Regiment of Foot 1782–1881 |
1685 Raised 20 June 1685 as the Earl of Bath John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath PC was an English royalist statesman, whose highest position was Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.... 's Regiment of Foot. |
1881: The Lincolnshire Regiment | Royal Anglian Regiment Royal Anglian Regiment The Royal Anglian Regiment is an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Queen's Division.The regiment was formed on 1 September 1964 as the first of the new large infantry regiments, through the amalgamation of the four regiments of the East Anglian Brigade.* 1st Battalion from the... |
11th–20th Foot
| Number | Titles | Date of raising or coming onto establishment | Fate | Successor 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 11th Regiment of Foot 1751–1782 11th (North Devonshire) Regiment of Foot 1782–1881 |
1685 Raised 20 June 1685 as the Duke of Beaufort Henry Somerset, 1st Duke of Beaufort Henry Somerset, 1st Duke of Beaufort, KG, PC was an English peer. He was styled Lord Herbert from 1646 until 3 April 1667, when he succeeded his father as 3rd Marquess of Worcester.... 's Musketeers. |
1881: The Devonshire Regiment | The Rifles The Rifles The Rifles is the largest regiment of the British Army. Formed in 2007, it consists of five regular and two territorial battalions, plus a number of companies in other TA battalions, Each battalion of the Rifles was formerly an individual battalion of one of the two large regiments of the Light... |
| 12 | 12th Regiment of Foot 1751–1782 12th (East Suffolk) Regiment of Foot 1782–1881 |
1685 Raised 20 June 1685 as the Duke of Norfolk Henry Howard, 7th Duke of Norfolk Henry Howard, 7th Duke of Norfolk, KG, PC, Earl Marshal was a politician and soldier. He was the son of Henry Howard, 6th Duke of Norfolk and Lady Anne Somerset, daughter of Edward Somerset, 2nd Marquess of Worcester and Elizabeth Dormer.He married Mary Mordaunt, the only daughter and heiress of... 's Regiment of Foot. |
1881: The Suffolk Regiment Suffolk Regiment The Suffolk Regiment was an infantry regiment of the line in the British Army with a history dating back to 1685. It saw service for three centuries, before being amalgamated with the Royal Norfolk Regiment as the 1st East Anglian Regiment in 1959... |
Royal Anglian Regiment Royal Anglian Regiment The Royal Anglian Regiment is an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Queen's Division.The regiment was formed on 1 September 1964 as the first of the new large infantry regiments, through the amalgamation of the four regiments of the East Anglian Brigade.* 1st Battalion from the... |
| 13 | 13th Regiment of Foot 1751–1782 13th (1st Somersetshire) Regiment of Foot 1782–1822 13th (1st Somersetshire Light Infantry) Regiment of Foot 1822–1842 13th (1st Somersetshire) (Prince Albert's Light Infantry) Regiment of Foot 1842–1881 |
1685 Raised 20 June 1685 as the Earl of Huntingdon Theophilus Hastings, 7th Earl of Huntingdon Theophilus Hastings, 7th Earl of Huntingdon PC was an English politician. He was the son of Ferdinando Hastings, 6th Earl of Huntingdon, born in the 27th year of his parents' marriage, and became Earl of Huntingdon on 13 February 1656 on his father's death... 's Regiment of Foot. |
1881: Prince Albert's Light Infantry (Somersetshire Regiment) | The Rifles The Rifles The Rifles is the largest regiment of the British Army. Formed in 2007, it consists of five regular and two territorial battalions, plus a number of companies in other TA battalions, Each battalion of the Rifles was formerly an individual battalion of one of the two large regiments of the Light... |
| 14 | 14th Regiment of Foot 1751–1782 14th (Bedfordshire) Regiment of Foot 1782–1809 14th (Buckinghamshire) Regiment of Foot 1809–1876 14th (Buckinghamshire – The Prince of Wales's Own) Regiment of Foot 1876–1881 |
1685 Raised 22 June 1685 as Sir Edward Hales's Regiment of Foot. |
1881: The Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) West Yorkshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's Own) The West Yorkshire Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army. In 1958 it amalgamated with The East Yorkshire Regiment to form The Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire... |
Yorkshire Regiment Yorkshire Regiment The Yorkshire Regiment is one of the largest infantry regiments of the British Army. The regiment is currently the only line infantry or rifles unit to represent a single geographical county in the new infantry structure, serving as the county regiment of Yorkshire covering the historical areas... |
| 15 | 15th Regiment of Foot 1751–1782 15th (York, East Riding) Regiment of Foot 1782–1881 |
1685 Raised 22 June 1685 as Sir William Clifton's Regiment of Foot. |
1881: The East Yorkshire Regiment East Yorkshire Regiment The East Yorkshire Regiment was an infantry regiment of the line in the British Army, first raised in 1685 as Sir William Clifton's Regiment of Foot. It saw service for three centuries, before being amalgamated with the West Yorkshire Regiment , becoming The Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of... |
Yorkshire Regiment Yorkshire Regiment The Yorkshire Regiment is one of the largest infantry regiments of the British Army. The regiment is currently the only line infantry or rifles unit to represent a single geographical county in the new infantry structure, serving as the county regiment of Yorkshire covering the historical areas... |
| 16 | 16th Regiment of Foot 1751–1782 16th (Buckinghamshire) Regiment of Foot 1782–1809 16th (Bedfordshire) Regiment of Foot 1809–1881 |
1688 Raised 10 September 1688 as Archibald Douglas's Regiment of Foot. |
1881: The Bedfordshire Regiment Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment The Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment was the final title of an infantry regiment of the line in the British Army originally formed in 1688... |
Royal Anglian Regiment Royal Anglian Regiment The Royal Anglian Regiment is an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Queen's Division.The regiment was formed on 1 September 1964 as the first of the new large infantry regiments, through the amalgamation of the four regiments of the East Anglian Brigade.* 1st Battalion from the... |
| 17 | 17th Regiment of Foot 1751–1782 17th (Leicestershire) Regiment of Foot 1782–1881 |
1688 Raised 27 September 1688 as Solomon Richard's Regiment of Foot. |
1881: The Leicestershire Regiment Royal Leicestershire Regiment The Royal Leicestershire Regiment was an infantry regiment of the line in the British Army, with a history going back to 1688. It saw service for three centuries, before being amalgamated into The Royal Anglian Regiment in 1964.-1688 - 1881:... |
Royal Anglian Regiment Royal Anglian Regiment The Royal Anglian Regiment is an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Queen's Division.The regiment was formed on 1 September 1964 as the first of the new large infantry regiments, through the amalgamation of the four regiments of the East Anglian Brigade.* 1st Battalion from the... |
| 18 | 18th (The Royal Irish) Regiment of Foot 1751–1881 | 1688 Raised in Ireland on 1 April 1684 as the Earl of Granard Arthur Forbes, 1st Earl of Granard -Early life:He was the eldest son of Sir Arthur Forbes of Corse in Aberdeenshire; who went to Ireland in 1620 with the Master of Forbes's regiment, of which he was lieutenant-colonel, and was granted large estates in Leitrim and Longford by James I. His mother was Jane, daughter of Sir Robert... 's Regiment of Foot. Placed on the English establishment in 1688. |
1881: The Royal Irish Regiment (disbanded 1922) |
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| 19 | 19th Regiment of Foot 1751–1782 19th (1st Yorkshire, North Riding) Regiment of Foot 1782–1875 19th (1st Yorkshire, North Riding – Princess of Wales's Own) Regiment of Foot 1875–1881 |
1688 Raised 20 November 1688 as Francis Lutterell's Regiment of Foot. |
1881: The Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment) | Yorkshire Regiment Yorkshire Regiment The Yorkshire Regiment is one of the largest infantry regiments of the British Army. The regiment is currently the only line infantry or rifles unit to represent a single geographical county in the new infantry structure, serving as the county regiment of Yorkshire covering the historical areas... |
| 20 | 20th Regiment of Foot 1751–1782 20th (East Devonshire) Regiment of Foot 1782–1881 |
1688 Raised 20 November 1688 as Sir Richard Peyton's Regiment of Foot. |
1881: The Lancashire Fusiliers Lancashire Fusiliers The Lancashire Fusiliers was a British infantry regiment that was amalgamated with other Fusilier regiments in 1968 to form the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers.- Formation and early history:... |
Royal Regiment of Fusiliers Royal Regiment of Fusiliers The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers is an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Queen's Division.The regiment was formed on April 23, 1968, as part of the reforms of the army that saw the creation of the first 'large infantry regiments', by the amalgamation of the four English fusilier... |
21st–30th Foot
| Number | Titles | Date of raising or coming onto establishment | Fate | Successor 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 21st (Royal North British Fusiliers) Regiment of Foot 1751–1877 21st (Royal Scots Fusiliers) Regiment of Foot 1877–1881 |
1688 Raised 23 September 1678 as the Earl of Mar Charles Erskine, 21st Earl of Mar Charles Erskine, 21st Earl of Mar was a Scottish nobleman.On 2 April 1674 he married Mary Maule, daughter of George Maule, 2nd Earl of Panmure. Their son John Erskine became 22nd Earl of Mar.... 's Regiment. Placed on English establishment in 1688. |
1881: The Royal Scots Fusiliers Royal Scots Fusiliers -The Earl of Mar's Regiment of Foot :The regiment was raised in Scotland in 1678 by Stuart loyalist Charles Erskine, de jure 5th Earl of Mar for service against the rebel covenanting forces during the Second Whig Revolt . They were used to keep the peace and put down brigands, mercenaries, and... |
Royal Regiment of Scotland |
| 22 | 22nd Regiment of Foot 1751–1782 22nd (Cheshire) Regiment of Foot 1782–1881 |
1689 Raised 8 March 1689 as the Duke of Norfolk Henry Howard, 7th Duke of Norfolk Henry Howard, 7th Duke of Norfolk, KG, PC, Earl Marshal was a politician and soldier. He was the son of Henry Howard, 6th Duke of Norfolk and Lady Anne Somerset, daughter of Edward Somerset, 2nd Marquess of Worcester and Elizabeth Dormer.He married Mary Mordaunt, the only daughter and heiress of... 's Regiment of Foot. |
1881: The Cheshire Regiment Cheshire Regiment The Cheshire Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Prince of Wales' Division.The regiment was created in 1881 as part of the Childers reforms by the linking of the 22nd Regiment of Foot and the militia and rifle volunteers of Cheshire... |
Mercian Regiment Mercian Regiment The Mercian Regiment is an infantry regiment of the British Army, formed by the amalgamation of three existing regiments on 1 September 2007.The regiment has three regular army battalion's and one Territorial Army or reserve battalion... |
| 23 | 23rd (Royal Welch Fusiliers) Regiment of Foot 1751–1881 | 1689 Raised 16 March 1689 as Lord Herbert Henry Somerset, 2nd Duke of Beaufort Henry Somerset, 2nd Duke of Beaufort, KG PC was the only son of Charles Somerset, Marquess of Worcester, and Rebecca Child... 's Regiment of Foot. |
1881: Royal Welsh Fusiliers Royal Welch Fusiliers The Royal Welch Fusiliers was an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Prince of Wales' Division. It was founded in 1689 to oppose James II and the imminent war with France... |
Royal Welsh Royal Welsh The Royal Welsh was formed on St David's Day, 1 March 2006. It is one of the new large infantry regiments of the British Army, and 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.-Formation:The... |
| 24 | 24th Regiment of Foot 1751–1782 24th (2nd Warwickshire) Regiment of Foot 1782–1881 |
1689 Raised 8 March 1689 as Sir Edward Dering's Regiment of Foot. |
1881: The South Wales Borderers | Royal Welsh Royal Welsh The Royal Welsh was formed on St David's Day, 1 March 2006. It is one of the new large infantry regiments of the British Army, and 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.-Formation:The... |
| 25 | 25th Regiment of Foot 1751–1782 25th (Sussex) Regiment of Foot 1782–1805 25th (King's Own Borderers) Regiment of Foot 1805–1881 |
1689 Raised 19 March 1689 as The Earl of Leven David Melville, 3rd Earl of Leven David Leslie-Melville, 3rd Earl of Leven and 2nd Earl of Melville was a Scots aristocrat, politician, and soldier.The third son of George Melville, 1st Earl of Melville and his second wife Catherine Leslie-Melville, he shared the Whig political and the Presbyterian religious sympathies of his... 's or Edinburgh, Regiment of Foot. |
1881: The King's Own Borderers King's Own Scottish Borderers The King's Own Scottish Borderers was an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Scottish Division.-History:It was raised on 18 March 1689 by the Earl of Leven to defend Edinburgh against the Jacobite forces of James II. It is said that 800 men were recruited within the space of two hours... |
Royal Regiment of Scotland |
| 26 | 26th Regiment of Foot 1751–1786 26th (Cameronian) Regiment of Foot 1809–1881 |
1689 Raised 14 May 1689 as The Earl of Angus James Douglas, Earl of Angus James Douglas, Earl of Angus was a Scottish nobleman and soldier.He was born at Douglas Castle, Douglas, South Lanarkshire... 's Regiment of Foot. |
1881: 1st Battalion, The Cameronians (Scotch Rifles) (disbanded 1968) |
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| 27 | 27th (Inniskilling) Regiment of Foot 27th (Inniskilling) Regiment of Foot The 27th Regiment of Foot was an Irish infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1689 and amalgamated into The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers in 1881.- History :... 1751–1881 |
1689 Raised 26 June 1689 as Zacharaiah Tiffin's Regiment of Foot. |
1881: 1st Battalion, The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers was a Irish infantry regiment of the British Army formed in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 27th Regiment of Foot and the 108th Regiment of Foot... |
Royal Irish Regiment |
| 28 | 28th Regiment of Foot 1751–1782 28th (North Gloucestershire) Regiment of Foot 28th (North Gloucestershire) Regiment of Foot The 28th Regiment of Foot was a British infantry regiment from 1782 to 1881.For their conduct at the Battle of Alexandria in 1801 the 28th were given the unique honour of wearing a badge on both the front and rear of their head dress.. They served throughout the Peninsula War including the battles... 1782–1881 |
1694 Raised as Sir John Gibson's Regiment of Foot 16 February 1694, disbanded 1697. Reraised 12 February 1702 |
1881: 1st Battalion, The Gloucestershire Regiment |
The Rifles The Rifles The Rifles is the largest regiment of the British Army. Formed in 2007, it consists of five regular and two territorial battalions, plus a number of companies in other TA battalions, Each battalion of the Rifles was formerly an individual battalion of one of the two large regiments of the Light... |
| 29 | 29th Regiment of Foot 1751–1782 29th (Worcestershire) Regiment of Foot 1782–1881 |
1694 Raised as Thomas Farrington's Regiment of Foot 16 February 1694, disbanded 1698. Reraised 12 February 1702 |
1881: 1st Battalion, The Worcestershire Regiment Worcestershire Regiment The Worcestershire Regiment was an infantry regiment of the line in the British Army, formed in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 29th Regiment of Foot and the 36th Regiment of Foot.... |
Mercian Regiment Mercian Regiment The Mercian Regiment is an infantry regiment of the British Army, formed by the amalgamation of three existing regiments on 1 September 2007.The regiment has three regular army battalion's and one Territorial Army or reserve battalion... |
| 30 | 30th Regiment of Foot 1751–1782 30th (Cambridgeshire) Regiment of Foot 30th (Cambridgeshire) Regiment of Foot The 30th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1702 and amalgamated into The East Lancashire Regiment in 1881.-Predecessor regiment:... 1782–1881 |
1689 Raised 8 March 1689 as Viscount Castleton George Saunderson, 5th Viscount Castleton George Saunderson, 5th Viscount Castleton was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1660 to 1698.... 's Regiment of Foot, later (1694) Thomas Saunderson's Regiment of Foot. Disbanded 1698. Reraised 12 February 1702 as Thomas Saunderson's Regiment of Marines |
1881: 1st Battalion, The East Lancashire Regiment East Lancashire Regiment The East Lancashire Regiment was, from 1881 to 1958, an infantry regiment of the British Army. The regiment was formed under the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of two 30th and 59th Regiments of Foot with the militia and rifle volunteer units of eastern Lancashire... |
Duke of Lancaster's Regiment |
31st–40th Foot
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| 31 | 31st Regiment of Foot 1751–1782 31st (Huntingdonshire) Regiment of Foot 31st (Huntingdonshire) Regiment of Foot The 31st Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army formed in 1702 and amalgamated into The East Surrey Regiment in 1881.-Predecessor regiment:... 1782–1881 |
1696 Reraised 14 April 1702 as George Villiers's Regiment of Marines. Converted to line infantry in 1714. |
1881: 1st Battalion, The East Surrey Regiment East Surrey Regiment The East Surrey Regiment was a regiment in the British Army formed in 1881 from the amalgamation of the 31st Regiment of Foot and the 70th Regiment of Foot... |
Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment "PWRR" redirects here. For the railroad with these reporting marks, see Portland and Western Railroad.The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment is the senior English line infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Queen's Division... |
| 32 | 32nd Regiment of Foot 1751–1782 32nd (Cornwall) Regiment of Foot 1782–1858 32nd (Cornwall) Light Infantry 1858–1881 |
1702 Raised 12 February 1702 as Edward Fox's Regiment of Marines. Converted to line infantry in 1715. |
1881: 1st Battalion, The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry was an infantry regiment of the British Army from 1881 to 1959. Its lineage is continued today by The Rifles.... |
The Rifles The Rifles The Rifles is the largest regiment of the British Army. Formed in 2007, it consists of five regular and two territorial battalions, plus a number of companies in other TA battalions, Each battalion of the Rifles was formerly an individual battalion of one of the two large regiments of the Light... |
| 33 | 33rd Regiment of Foot 1751–1782 33rd (1st York, West Riding) Regiment of Foot 1782–1853 33rd (The Duke of Wellington's) Regiment of Foot 1853–1881 |
1702 Raised 12 February 1702 as The Earl of Huntingdon's of Foot. |
1881: 1st Battalion, The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) The Duke of Wellington's Regiment The Duke of Wellington's Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army, forming part of the King's Division.In 1702 Colonel George Hastings, 8th Earl of Huntingdon, was authorised to raise a new regiment, which he did in and around the city of Gloucester. As was the custom in those days... |
Yorkshire Regiment Yorkshire Regiment The Yorkshire Regiment is one of the largest infantry regiments of the British Army. The regiment is currently the only line infantry or rifles unit to represent a single geographical county in the new infantry structure, serving as the county regiment of Yorkshire covering the historical areas... |
| 34 | 34th Regiment of Foot 1751–1782 34th (Cumberland) Regiment of Foot 34th (Cumberland) Regiment of Foot The 34th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1702 and amalgamated with the 55th Regiment of Foot, into The Border Regiment in 1881.-Early 18th century :... 1782–1881 |
1702 Raised 12 February 1702 as Lord Lucas's Regiment of Foot. |
1881: 1st Battalion, The Border Regiment Border Regiment The Border Regiment was an infantry regiment of the line in the British Army, formed in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 34th Regiment of Foot and the 55th Regiment of Foot.... |
Duke of Lancaster's Regiment |
| 35 | 35th Regiment of Foot 1751–1782 35th (Dorsetshire) Regiment of Foot 1782–1805 35th (Sussex) Regiment of Foot 1805–1832 35th (Royal Sussex) Regiment of Foot 35th (Royal Sussex) Regiment of Foot The 35th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment in the British Army. The regiment became The Royal Sussex Regiment.-History:The 35th Regiment changed its name many times during its history... 1832–1881 |
1702 Raised 28 June 1701 on the Irish Establishment as The Earl of Donegall's Regiment of Foot, on English Establishment in following year. |
1881: 1st Battalion, The Royal Sussex Regiment Royal Sussex Regiment The Royal Sussex Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army from 1881 to 1966. The regiment was formed as part of the Childers reforms by the amalgamation of the 35th Regiment of Foot and the 107th Regiment of Foot... |
Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment "PWRR" redirects here. For the railroad with these reporting marks, see Portland and Western Railroad.The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment is the senior English line infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Queen's Division... |
| 36 | 36th Regiment of Foot 1751–1782 36th (Herefordshire) Regiment of Foot 36th (Herefordshire) Regiment of Foot The 36th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1701 and amalgamated into The Worcestershire Regiment in 1881... 1782–1881 |
1702 Raised 10 May 1701 on the Irish Establishment as Viscount Charlemont's Regiment of Foot, on English Establishment in following year. |
1881: 2nd Battalion, The Worcestershire Regiment Worcestershire Regiment The Worcestershire Regiment was an infantry regiment of the line in the British Army, formed in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 29th Regiment of Foot and the 36th Regiment of Foot.... |
Mercian Regiment Mercian Regiment The Mercian Regiment is an infantry regiment of the British Army, formed by the amalgamation of three existing regiments on 1 September 2007.The regiment has three regular army battalion's and one Territorial Army or reserve battalion... |
| 37 | 37th Regiment of Foot 1751–1782 37th (North Hampshire) Regiment of Foot 37th (North Hampshire) Regiment of Foot The 37th Regiment of Foot was raised in Ireland in February 1702.During the Jacobite rebellion of 1745 - 46 the regiment fought at the Battle of Falkirk where it was commanded by Sir Robert Munro, 6th Baronet and later at the Battle of Culloden where it was commanded by Col. Dejean.Initially... 1782–1881 |
1702 Raised 13 February 1702 as Thomas Meredith's Regiment of Foot. |
1881: 1st Battalion, The Hampshire Regiment Royal Hampshire Regiment The Royal Hampshire Regiment was a British Army line infantry regiment from 1881 to 1992. Its lineage is continued today by the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment.-Formation and antecedents:... |
Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment "PWRR" redirects here. For the railroad with these reporting marks, see Portland and Western Railroad.The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment is the senior English line infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Queen's Division... |
| 38 | 38th Regiment of Foot 1751–1782 38th (1st Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot 1782–1881 |
1702 Raised 13 February 1702 as Luke Lillingston's Regiment of Foot |
1881: 1st Battalion, The South Staffordshire Regiment South Staffordshire Regiment The South Staffordshire Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army formed in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 38th Regiment of Foot and the 80th Regiment of Foot. In 1959 the regiment was amlagamated with the North Staffordshire Regiment to form the Staffordshire Regiment... |
Mercian Regiment Mercian Regiment The Mercian Regiment is an infantry regiment of the British Army, formed by the amalgamation of three existing regiments on 1 September 2007.The regiment has three regular army battalion's and one Territorial Army or reserve battalion... |
| 39 | 39th Regiment of Foot 1751–1782 39th (East Middlesex) Regiment of Foot 1782–1807 39th (Dorsetshire) Regiment of Foot 39th (Dorsetshire) Regiment of Foot The 39th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1719 and amalgamated into The Dorsetshire Regiment in 1881.The regiment was raised by Colonel Richard Coote in Ireland in August 1702... 1782–1807 |
1702 Raised 29 February 1702 as Richard Coote's Regiment of Foot |
1881: 1st Battalion, The Dorsetshire Regiment Dorset Regiment The Dorset Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army from 1881 to 1958, the county regiment of Dorset. Until 1951 it was formally called The Dorsetshire Regiment, although usually known as "The Dorsets".-History:... |
The Rifles The Rifles The Rifles is the largest regiment of the British Army. Formed in 2007, it consists of five regular and two territorial battalions, plus a number of companies in other TA battalions, Each battalion of the Rifles was formerly an individual battalion of one of the two large regiments of the Light... |
| 40 | 40th Regiment of Foot 1751–1782 40th (2nd Somersetshire) Regiment of Foot 40th (2nd Somersetshire) Regiment of Foot The 40th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1717 and amalgamated into The Prince of Wales's Volunteers in 1881.-Formation:... 1782–1881 |
1717 Raised 25 August 1717 as Richard Philipps's Regiment of Foot |
1881: 1st Battalion, The Prince of Wales's Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment) |
Duke of Lancaster's Regiment |
41st–50th Foot
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| 41 | 41st Regiment of Foot or Invalids 1751–1787 41st Regiment of Foot 1787–1831 41st (The Welsh) Regiment of Foot 1831–1881 |
1719 Formed 11 March 1719 as Edmund Fielding's Regiment of Foot from companies of outpatients or "invalids" from Chelsea Hospital. Also known as the "1st Invalids" or "Regiment of Invalids". |
1881: 1st Battalion, The Welsh Regiment Welch Regiment The Welch Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army from 1881 to 1969.-History:It was formed as the Welsh Regiment during the Childers Reforms of 1881, by the amalgamation of the 41st Regiment of Foot and the 69th Regiment of Foot... |
Royal Welsh Royal Welsh The Royal Welsh was formed on St David's Day, 1 March 2006. It is one of the new large infantry regiments of the British Army, and 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.-Formation:The... |
| 42 | Oglethorpe's Regiment (42nd) | 1737 James Oglethorpe's Regiment of Foot was formed 25 August 1737 in Gibraltar Gibraltar Gibraltar is a British overseas territory located on the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula at the entrance of the Mediterranean. A peninsula with an area of , it has a northern border with Andalusia, Spain. The Rock of Gibraltar is the major landmark of the region... . Ranked as 42nd Foot in 1747, Disbanded 29 May 1749 in Georgia. |
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| 42nd Regiment of Foot 1751–1758 42nd (The Royal Highland) Regiment of Foot 1758–1861 42nd (The Royal Highland) Regiment of Foot (The Black Watch) 42nd Regiment of Foot The 42nd Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army. Originally the 43rd Highlanders they were renumbered the 42nd in 1748.- Early history :... 1861–1881 |
1739 Six Independent Highland Companies raised 24 April 1725. The Earl of Craufurd's Regiment was formed 25 October 1739 by the regimentation of the independent companies. Ranked as 43rd Foot in 1747, renumbered to 42nd in 1749 on disbanding of existing 42nd Regiment. Known as the "Highland Regiment". |
1881: 1st Battalion, The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) Black Watch The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland is an infantry battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland. The unit's traditional colours were retired in 2011 in a ceremony led by Queen Elizabeth II.... |
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| 43 | Alexander Spotswood's Regiment (43rd), later Gooch's Marines | 1739 Raised by Alexander Spotswood in North America: on Spotswood's death in April 1740 William Gooch became colonel. Disbanded 1742. |
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| 43rd Regiment of Foot 1751–1782 43rd (Monmouthshire) Regiment of Foot 1782–1803 43rd (Monmouthshire Light Infantry) Regiment of Foot 43rd (Monmouthshire) Regiment of Foot The 43rd Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army. It was raised as Thomas Fowke's Regiment of Foot in 1741 with its headquarters at Winchester. The regiment was numbered 54th Foot until 1748 when it became the 43rd Foot... |
1741 Raised 1 March 1741 as Thomas Fowke's Regiment of Foot, ranked as 54th foot in 1747. Renumbered as 43rd in 1748/49 on disbandment of a number of regiments. |
1881: 1st Battalion, The Oxfordshire Light Infantry Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry was an infantry regiment of the British Army.The regiment was formed as a consequence of Childers reforms, a continuation of the Cardwell reforms, by the amalgamation of the 43rd Regiment of Foot and the 52nd Regiment of Foot , forming the 1st... |
The Rifles The Rifles The Rifles is the largest regiment of the British Army. Formed in 2007, it consists of five regular and two territorial battalions, plus a number of companies in other TA battalions, Each battalion of the Rifles was formerly an individual battalion of one of the two large regiments of the Light... |
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| 44 | 44th Regiment of Foot (1st Marines)1739–1748 | 1739 Raised 17 November 1739 as Edward Wolfe's Regiment of Marines, ranked as 44th Foot or 1st Marines by 1741. Disbanded 11 November 1748. |
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| 44th Regiment of Foot 1751–1782 44th (East Essex) Regiment of Foot 1782–1881 |
1741 Raised 7 January 1741 as James Long's Regiment of Foot. Ranked 55th, renumbered 44th in 1748 on disbandment of ten regiments of marines. |
1881: 1st Battalion, The Essex Regiment Essex Regiment The Essex Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army that saw active service from 1881 to 1958. Members of the regiment were recruited from across Essex county. Its lineage is continued by the Royal Anglian Regiment.-Origins:... |
Royal Anglian Regiment Royal Anglian Regiment The Royal Anglian Regiment is an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Queen's Division.The regiment was formed on 1 September 1964 as the first of the new large infantry regiments, through the amalgamation of the four regiments of the East Anglian Brigade.* 1st Battalion from the... |
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| 45 | 45th Regiment of Foot (2nd Marines)1739–1748 | 1739 Raised 18 November 1739 as William Robinson's Regiment of Marines, ranked as 45th Foot or 2nd Marines by 1741. Disbanded 9 November 1748. |
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| 45th Regiment of Foot 1751–1782 45th (1st Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot 1782–1866 45th (Nottinghamshire Sherwood Foresters) Regiment of Foot 45th (Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot The 45th Regiment of Foot was a British Army line infantry regiment. During the Childers Reforms it was united with the 95th Regiment of Foot to form the The Sherwood Foresters .... 1866–1881 |
1741 Raised 11 January 1741 as Daniel Houghton's Regiment of Foot. Ranked 56th, renumbered 45th in 1748 on disbandment of ten regiments of marines. |
1881: 1st Battalion, The Sherwood Foresters (Derbyshire Regiment) Sherwood Foresters The Sherwood Foresters was formed during the Childers Reforms in 1881 from the amalgamation of the 45th Regiment of Foot and the 95th Regiment of Foot... |
Mercian Regiment Mercian Regiment The Mercian Regiment is an infantry regiment of the British Army, formed by the amalgamation of three existing regiments on 1 September 2007.The regiment has three regular army battalion's and one Territorial Army or reserve battalion... |
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| 46 | 46th Regiment of Foot (3rd Marines)1739–1748 | 1739 Raised 19 November 1739 as Anthony Lowther's Regiment of Marines, ranked as 46th Foot or 3rd Marines by 1741. Disbanded 7 November 1748. |
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| 46th Regiment of Foot 1751–1782 46th (South Devonshire) Regiment of Foot 46th (South Devonshire) Regiment of Foot The 46th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, created in 1741 and amalgamated into the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry in 1881.-History:... 1782–1881 |
1741 Raised 13 January 1741 as John Price's Regiment of Foot. Ranked 57th, renumbered 46th in 1748 on disbandment of ten regiments of marines. |
1881: 2nd Battalion, The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry was an infantry regiment of the British Army from 1881 to 1959. Its lineage is continued today by The Rifles.... |
The Rifles The Rifles The Rifles is the largest regiment of the British Army. Formed in 2007, it consists of five regular and two territorial battalions, plus a number of companies in other TA battalions, Each battalion of the Rifles was formerly an individual battalion of one of the two large regiments of the Light... |
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| 47 | 47th Regiment of Foot (4th Marines)1739–1748 | 1739 Raised 20 November 1739 as John Wynyard's Regiment of Marines, ranked as 46th Foot or 4th Marines by 1741. Disbanded 8 November 1748. |
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| 47th Regiment of Foot 1751–1782 47th (Lancashire) Regiment of Foot 1782–1881 |
1741 Raised 15 January 1741 as Sir John Mordaunt's Regiment of Foot. Ranked 58th, renumbered 47th in 1748 on disbandment of ten regiments of marines. |
1881: 1st Battalion, The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire) The Loyal Regiment was an infantry regiment of the line in the British Army from 1881 to 1970... |
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| 48 | 48th Regiment of Foot (5th Marines)1739–1748 | 1739 Raised 20 November 1739 as Charles Douglass's Regiment of Marines, from 1740 Jame's Cochrane's Regiment: ranked as 48th Foot or 5th Marines by 1741. Disbanded 4 November 1748. |
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| 48th Regiment of Foot 1751–1782 48th (Northamptonshire) Regiment of Foot 48th (Northamptonshire) Regiment of Foot -History:The regiment was first raised in 1741 as James Cholmondeley's Regiment of Foot in Norwich, England during the War of Austrian Succession. The regiment first saw action at the Battles of Falkirk and Culloden in 1745-1746, campaigning against the Young Pretender. In 1748, it was renumbered... 1782–1881 |
1741 Raised 31 January 1741 as James Cholmondeley's Regiment of Foot. Ranked 59th, renumbered 48th in 1748 on disbandment of ten regiments of marines. |
1881: 1st Battalion, The Northamptonshire Regiment Northamptonshire Regiment The Northamptonshire Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army from 1881 to 1960. Its lineage is now continued by The Royal Anglian Regiment.-Formation:The regiment was formed as part of the reorganisation of the infantry by the Childers reforms... |
Royal Anglian Regiment Royal Anglian Regiment The Royal Anglian Regiment is an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Queen's Division.The regiment was formed on 1 September 1964 as the first of the new large infantry regiments, through the amalgamation of the four regiments of the East Anglian Brigade.* 1st Battalion from the... |
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| 49 | 49th Regiment of Foot (6th Marines)1739–1748 | 1739 Raised 20 November 1739 as Lewis Moreton's Regiment of Marines, later known as Cotterell's Regiment: ranked as 49th Foot or 6th Marines by 1741. Disbanded 4 November 1748. |
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| 49th Regiment of Foot 1751–1782 49th (Hertfordshire) Regiment of Foot 1782–1816 49th (Hertfordshire - Princess Charlotte of Wales's) Regiment of Foot 49th (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) (Hertfordshire) Regiment of Foot The 49th Regiment of Foot was a British Army line infantry regiment. During the Childers Reforms it was united with the 66th Regiment of Foot to form Princess Charlotte of Wales's Berkshire Regiment.-Service history:The 49th Regiment was formed in 1744, during the War of the Austrian Succession... 1816–1881 |
1743 Raised 1743 as Edward Trelawney's Regiment of Foot. Ranked 63rd, renumbered 49th in 1748 on disbandment of ten regiments of marines. |
1881: 1st Battalion, The Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Berkshire Regiment) Royal Berkshire Regiment The Royal Berkshire Regiment was an infantry regiment of the line in the British Army, formed in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 49th Regiment of Foot and the 66th Regiment of Foot.The regiment was originally formed as The Princess Charlotte of Wales's , taking the... |
The Rifles The Rifles The Rifles is the largest regiment of the British Army. Formed in 2007, it consists of five regular and two territorial battalions, plus a number of companies in other TA battalions, Each battalion of the Rifles was formerly an individual battalion of one of the two large regiments of the Light... |
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| 50 | 50th Regiment of Foot (7th Marines)1739–1748 | 1740 Raised 1740 as Henry Cornewall's Regiment of Marines Regiment: ranked as 50th Foot or 7th Marines by 1741. Disbanded 3 November 1748. |
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| 50th Regiment of Foot (American Provincials)1754–1756 | 1754 Raised 1754 in New England, as a reforming of William Shirley's Regiment of 1745–1749. Disbanded 1756. |
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| 50th Regiment of Foot 1757–1782 50th (West Kent) Regiment of Foot 1782–1827 50th (The Duke of Clarence's) Regiment of Foot 1827–1831 50th (The Queen's Own) Regiment of Foot 50th (Queen's Own) Regiment of Foot thumb|right|250px|soldier of 50th Regiment about 1740The 50th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army from 1755 to 1881.... |
1755 Raised 1755 as the 52nd Regiment of Foot. Renumbered as 50th Foot in 1757 following disbandment of existing 50th and 51st Foot. |
1881: 1st Battalion, The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) |
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51st–60th Foot
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| 51 | 51st Regiment of Foot (8th Marines)1739–1748 | 1740 Raised 1740 as William Hanmer's Regiment of Marines, ranked as 51st Foot or 8th Marines by 1741. Disbanded 8 November 1748. |
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| 51st Regiment of Foot (Cape Breton Regiment)1754–1756 | 1754 Raised 1754 in New England as a reforming of William Pepperell's Regiment of 1745–1749. Disbanded 1756. |
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| 51st Regiment of Foot 1757–1782 51st (2nd York, West Riding) Regiment of Foot 1782–1809 51st (2nd York, West Riding, Light Infantry) Regiment of Foot 1809–1821 51st (2nd York, West Riding, The King's Own Light Infantry) Regiment of Foot 51st (2nd Yorkshire West Riding) Regiment of Foot The 51st Regiment of Foot was a British Army line infantry regiment. During the Childers Reforms it was united with the 105th Regiment of Foot to form the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.... 1821–1881 |
1755 Raised as 53rd Regiment of Foot 1755, renumbered 51st in 1757 on disbandment of existing 50th and 51st Foot. |
1881: 1st Battalion, The King's Own Light Infantry (South Yorkshire Regiment) King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry was a regiment of the British Army. It officially existed from 1881 to 1968, but its predecessors go back to 1755. The regiment's traditions and history are now maintained by The Rifles.-The 51st Foot:... |
The Rifles The Rifles The Rifles is the largest regiment of the British Army. Formed in 2007, it consists of five regular and two territorial battalions, plus a number of companies in other TA battalions, Each battalion of the Rifles was formerly an individual battalion of one of the two large regiments of the Light... |
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| 52 | 52nd Regiment of Foot (9th Marines)1740–1748 | 1740 Raised 1740 as Sir Charles Powlett's Regiment of Marines, ranked as 52nd Foot or 9th Marines by 1741. Disbanded 7 November 1748. |
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| 52nd Regiment of Foot 1757–1782 52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Foot 1782–1803 52nd (Oxfordshire Light Infantry) Regiment of Foot 52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Foot The 52nd Regiment of Foot was a light infantry regiment of the British Army throughout much of the 18th and 19th centuries. The regiment first saw active service during the American War of Independence, and were posted to India during the Anglo-Mysore Wars... 1803–1821 |
1755 Raised as 54th Regiment of Foot 1755, renumbered 52nd in 1757 on disbandment of existing 50th and 51st Foot. |
1881: 2nd Battalion, The Oxfordshire Light Infantry Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry was an infantry regiment of the British Army.The regiment was formed as a consequence of Childers reforms, a continuation of the Cardwell reforms, by the amalgamation of the 43rd Regiment of Foot and the 52nd Regiment of Foot , forming the 1st... |
The Rifles The Rifles The Rifles is the largest regiment of the British Army. Formed in 2007, it consists of five regular and two territorial battalions, plus a number of companies in other TA battalions, Each battalion of the Rifles was formerly an individual battalion of one of the two large regiments of the Light... |
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| 53 | 53nd Regiment of Foot (10th Marines)1740–1748 | 1740 Raised 31 November 1740 as Jefferie's Regiment of Marines, ranked as 53rd Foot or 10th Marines by 1741. Disbanded 11 November 1748. |
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| 53rd Regiment of Foot1755–1757 | 1755 Raised 1755, Renumbered as 51st Foot (see above) 1757. |
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| 53rd Regiment of Foot 1757–1782 53rd (Shropshire) Regiment of Foot 1782–1881 |
1755 Raised as 55th Regiment of Foot 1755, renumbered 53rd in 1757 on disbandment of existing 50th and 51st Foot. |
1881: 1st Battalion, The King's Light Infantry (Shropshire Regiment) |
The Rifles The Rifles The Rifles is the largest regiment of the British Army. Formed in 2007, it consists of five regular and two territorial battalions, plus a number of companies in other TA battalions, Each battalion of the Rifles was formerly an individual battalion of one of the two large regiments of the Light... |
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| 54 | 54th Regiment of Foot1741–1748 | 1741 Raised 1 March 1741 as Thomas Fowke's Regiment of Foot, ranked as 54th foot in 1747. Renumbered as 43rd in 1748/49 (see above) on disbandment of a number of regiments. |
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| 54th Regiment of Foot1755–1757 | 1755 Raised 1755, renumbered 52nd in 1757 (see above) on disbandment of existing 50th and 51st Foot. |
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| 54th Regiment of Foot 1757–1782 54th (West Norfolk) Regiment of Foot 54th (West Norfolk) Regiment of Foot The 54th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army.Originally formed in 1755 as the 56th Regiment of Foot it was renumbered as the54th when the 50th Regiment and 51st Regiment were disbanded.... 1782–1881 |
1755 Raised 1755 as 56th Regiment of Foot, renumbered as 54th in 1757 on disbandment of existing 50th and 51st Foot. |
1881: 2nd Battalion, The Dorsetshire Regiment Dorset Regiment The Dorset Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army from 1881 to 1958, the county regiment of Dorset. Until 1951 it was formally called The Dorsetshire Regiment, although usually known as "The Dorsets".-History:... |
The Rifles The Rifles The Rifles is the largest regiment of the British Army. Formed in 2007, it consists of five regular and two territorial battalions, plus a number of companies in other TA battalions, Each battalion of the Rifles was formerly an individual battalion of one of the two large regiments of the Light... |
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| 55 | 55th Regiment of Foot 1741–1748 | 1741 Raised 7 January 1741 as James Long's Regiment of Foot, Renumbered as 44th in 1748 (see above) on disbandment of a number of regiments. |
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| 55th Regiment of Foot 1755–1757 | 1755 Raised as 55th Regiment of Foot 1755, renumbered 53rd (see above) in 1757 on disbandment of existing 50th and 51st Foot. |
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| 55th Regiment of Foot 1757–1782 55th (Westmorland) Regiment of Foot 1782–1881 |
1755 Raised 1755 as 57th Regiment of Foot, renumbered as 55th in 1757 on disbandment of existing 50th and 51st Foot. |
1881: 2nd Battalion, The Border Regiment Border Regiment The Border Regiment was an infantry regiment of the line in the British Army, formed in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 34th Regiment of Foot and the 55th Regiment of Foot.... |
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| 56 | 56th Regiment of Foot1741–1748 | 1741 Raised 11 January 1741 as Daniel Houghton's Regiment of Foot. Ranked 56th, renumbered 45th (see above)in 1748 on disbandment of ten regiments of marines. |
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1755 Raised 1755 as 56th Regiment of Foot, renumbered as 54th (see above) in 1757 on disbandment of existing 50th and 51st Foot. |
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| 56th Regiment of Foot 1757–1782 56th (West Essex) Regiment of Foot 1782–1881 |
1755 Raised 1755 as 58th Regiment of Foot, renumbered as 56th in 1757 on disbandment of existing 50th and 51st Foot. |
1881: 2nd Battalion, The Essex Regiment Essex Regiment The Essex Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army that saw active service from 1881 to 1958. Members of the regiment were recruited from across Essex county. Its lineage is continued by the Royal Anglian Regiment.-Origins:... |
Royal Anglian Regiment Royal Anglian Regiment The Royal Anglian Regiment is an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Queen's Division.The regiment was formed on 1 September 1964 as the first of the new large infantry regiments, through the amalgamation of the four regiments of the East Anglian Brigade.* 1st Battalion from the... |
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| 57 | 57th Regiment of Foot1741–1748 | 1741 Raised 13 January 1741 as John Price's Regiment of Foot, ranked as 57th, renumbered 46th (see above)in 1748 on disbandment of ten regiments of marines. |
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1755 Raised 1755 as 57th Regiment of Foot, renumbered as 55th in 1757 on disbandment of existing 50th and 51st Foot. |
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| 57th Regiment of Foot 1757–1782 57th (West Middlesex) Regiment of Foot 57th (West Middlesex) Regiment of Foot The 57th Regiment of Foot was a regiment of line infantry in the British Army.-History:The regiment started out as the 59th Regiment of Foot raised in Gloucester in 1755.... 1782–1881 |
1755 Raised 1755 as 59th Regiment of Foot, renumbered as 57th in 1757 on disbandment of existing 50th and 51st Foot. |
1881: 1st Battalion, The Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) Middlesex Regiment The Middlesex Regiment was a regiment of the British Army. It was formed in 1881 as part of the Childers Reforms when the 57th and 77th Regiments of Foot were amalgamated with the county's militia and rifle volunteer units.On 31 December 1966 The Middlesex Regiment was amalgamated with three... |
Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment "PWRR" redirects here. For the railroad with these reporting marks, see Portland and Western Railroad.The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment is the senior English line infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Queen's Division... |
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| 58 | 58th Regiment of Foot1741–1748 | 1741 Raised 15 January 1741 as Sir John Mordaunt's Regiment of Foot, ranked as 58th, renumbered 47th (see above)in 1748 on disbandment of ten regiments of marines. |
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1755 Raised 1755 as 58th Regiment of Foot, renumbered as 56th in 1757 on disbandment of existing 50th and 51st Foot. |
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| 58th Regiment of Foot 1757–1782 58th (Rutlandshire) Regiment of Foot 58th (Rutlandshire) Regiment of Foot The 58th Regiment of Foot was a British Army line infantry regiment. During the Childers Reforms it was united with the 48th Regiment of Foot to form the Northamptonshire Regiment.-Service history:... 1782–1881 |
1755 Raised 1755 as 60th Regiment of Foot, renumbered as 58th in 1757 on disbandment of existing 50th and 51st Foot. |
1881: 2nd Battalion, The Northamptonshire Regiment Northamptonshire Regiment The Northamptonshire Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army from 1881 to 1960. Its lineage is now continued by The Royal Anglian Regiment.-Formation:The regiment was formed as part of the reorganisation of the infantry by the Childers reforms... |
Royal Anglian Regiment Royal Anglian Regiment The Royal Anglian Regiment is an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Queen's Division.The regiment was formed on 1 September 1964 as the first of the new large infantry regiments, through the amalgamation of the four regiments of the East Anglian Brigade.* 1st Battalion from the... |
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| 59 | 59th Regiment of Foot1741–1748 | 1741 Raised 31 January 1741 as James Cholmondeley's Regiment of Foot, ranked as 59th, renumbered 48th (see above)in 1748 on disbandment of ten regiments of marines. |
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1755 Raised 1755 as 59th Regiment of Foot, renumbered as 57th (see above) in 1757 on disbandment of existing 50th and 51st Foot. |
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| 59th Regiment of Foot 1757–1782 59th (2nd Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot 59th (2nd Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot The 59th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1755 in response to the threat of renewed war with France. It was amalgamated with the 30th Regiment of Foot in 1881 to form The East Lancashire Regiment as part of the Childers Reforms.-Formation and numbering:In... 1782–1881 |
1755 Raised 1755 as 61st Regiment of Foot, renumbered as 59th in 1757 on disbandment of existing 50th and 51st Foot. |
1881: 2nd Battalion, The East Lancashire Regiment East Lancashire Regiment The East Lancashire Regiment was, from 1881 to 1958, an infantry regiment of the British Army. The regiment was formed under the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of two 30th and 59th Regiments of Foot with the militia and rifle volunteer units of eastern Lancashire... |
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| 60 | 60th Regiment of Foot 1741–1748 | 1741 Raised 1741, disbanded 1748. |
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| 60th Regiment of Foot 1755–1757 | 1755 Raised 1755 as the 60th Regiment of Foot. Renumbered as 58th (see above) Foot in 1757 following disbandment of existing 50th and 51st Foot. |
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| 60th (Royal American) Regiment of Foot 1757–1824 60th (The Duke of York's Own Rifle Corps) Regiment of Foot 1824–1830 60th (The King's Royal Rifle Corps) Regiment of Foot 1830–1881 |
Raised as 62nd (Royal American) Regiment of Foot in 1755, renumbered as 60th in 1757 on disbandment of existing 50th and 51st Foot. | 1881: The King's Royal Rifle Corps King's Royal Rifle Corps The King's Royal Rifle Corps was a British Army infantry regiment, originally raised in colonial North America as the Royal Americans, and recruited from American colonists. Later ranked as the 60th Regiment of Foot, the regiment served for more than 200 years throughout the British Empire... |
The Rifles The Rifles The Rifles is the largest regiment of the British Army. Formed in 2007, it consists of five regular and two territorial battalions, plus a number of companies in other TA battalions, Each battalion of the Rifles was formerly an individual battalion of one of the two large regiments of the Light... |
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61st–70th Foot
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| 61 | 61st Regiment of Foot1742–1748 | 1742 Formed from disbanded Gooch's Marines (see 43rd foot above), disbanded 1748. |
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| 61st Regiment of Foot1755–1757 | 1755 Raised 1755, Renumbered as 59th Foot (see above) 1757. |
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| 61st Regiment of Foot1757–1758 | 1756 Raised late 1756, Renumbered as 76th Foot in 1758 when second battalions of several regiments raised in 1756 were constituted as 61st to 75th Regiments of Foot. The second battalion of the 61st Foot was redesignated as the 86th Regiment of Foot at the same time. |
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| 61st Regiment of Foot 1758–1782 61st (South Gloucestershire) Regiment of Foot 61st (South Gloucestershire) Regiment of Foot The 61st Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, created in 1758 and amalgamated into The Gloucestershire Regiment in 1881.... 1782–1881 |
1758 Raised as 2nd Battalion, 3rd Regiment of Foot 1756, reconstituted as 61st Regiment of Foot 1758. |
1881: 2nd Battalion, The Gloucestershire Regiment |
The Rifles The Rifles The Rifles is the largest regiment of the British Army. Formed in 2007, it consists of five regular and two territorial battalions, plus a number of companies in other TA battalions, Each battalion of the Rifles was formerly an individual battalion of one of the two large regiments of the Light... |
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| 62 | 62nd Regiment of Foot1742–1748 | 1742 Raised 1742 as John Batereau's Regiment of Marines, ranked as 62nd Foot. Disbanded 1748. |
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| 62nd (Royal American) Regiment of Foot1755–1757 | 1755 Raised 1755, Renumbered as 60th Foot (see above) 1757. |
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| 62nd Regiment of Foot (1st Highland Battalion)1757–1758 (Montgomerie's Highlanders) | 1756 Raised late 1756, Renumbered as 77th Foot in 1758 when second battalions of several regiments raised in 1756 were constituted as 61st to 75th Regiments of Foot. |
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| 62nd Regiment of Foot 1758–1782 62nd (Wiltshire) Regiment of Foot 62nd (Wiltshire) Regiment of Foot The 62nd Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, which was raised as a line regiment in 1756 and saw service through the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries... 1782–1881 |
1756 Raised as 2nd Battalion, 4th Regiment of Foot 1756, reconstituted as 62nd Regiment of Foot 1758. |
1881: 1st Battalion, The Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment) Wiltshire Regiment The Wiltshire Regiment was an infantry regiment of the line in the British Army, formed in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 62nd Regiment of Foot and the 99th Duke of Edinburgh's Regiment of Foot.... |
The Rifles The Rifles The Rifles is the largest regiment of the British Army. Formed in 2007, it consists of five regular and two territorial battalions, plus a number of companies in other TA battalions, Each battalion of the Rifles was formerly an individual battalion of one of the two large regiments of the Light... |
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| 63 | 63rd (American) Regiment of Foot1744–1748 | 1743 Raised 1743 as Edward Trelawney's Regiment of Foot. Ranked 63rd, renumbered 49th in 1748 on disbandment of ten regiments of marines. |
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| 63rd Regiment of Foot (2nd Highland Battalion)1757–1758 (Fraser's Highlanders) | 1756 Raised late 1756, Renumbered as 78th Foot in 1758 when second battalions of several regiments raised in 1756 were constituted as 61st to 75th Regiments of Foot. |
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| 63rd Regiment of Foot 1758–1782 63rd (West Suffolk) Regiment of Foot 1782–1881 |
1757 Raised as 2nd Battalion, 8th Regiment of Foot 1756, reconstituted as 63rd Regiment of Foot 1758. |
1881: 1st Battalion, The Manchester Regiment |
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| 64 | 64th Regiment of Foot1745–1748 | 1745 Raised 28 August 1745 as Earl of Loudon's Regiment, ranked as 64th, disbanded 1748. |
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| 64th Regiment of Foot1757–1758 | 1757 Raised 1757, Renumbered as 79th Foot in 1758 when second battalions of several regiments raised in 1756 were constituted as 61st to 75th Regiments of Foot. |
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| 64th Regiment of Foot 1758–1782 64th (2nd Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot 64th (2nd Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot The 64th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army. The regiment was created as the 2nd Battalion, 11th Regiment of Foot in 1756, redesignated as the 64th Regiment of Foot in 1758, and took a county title as the 64th Regiment of Foot in 1782... 1782–1881 |
1756 Raised as 2nd Battalion, 11th Regiment of Foot 1756, reconstituted as 64th Regiment of Foot 1758. |
1881: 1st Battalion, The Prince of Wales's (North Staffordshire Regiment) North Staffordshire Regiment The North Staffordshire Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army, which was in existence between 1881 and 1959. It can date its lineage back to 1756 with the formation of a second battalion by the 11th Regiment of Foot, which shortly after became the 64th Regiment of Foot... |
Mercian Regiment Mercian Regiment The Mercian Regiment is an infantry regiment of the British Army, formed by the amalgamation of three existing regiments on 1 September 2007.The regiment has three regular army battalion's and one Territorial Army or reserve battalion... |
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| 65 | 65th Regiment of Foot (Shirley's) 1745–1749 | 1741 Raised September 1745 in New England. Disbanded 1749. |
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| 65th Regiment of Foot 1758–1782 65th (2nd Yorkshire, North Riding) Regiment of Foot 65th (2nd Yorkshire, North Riding) Regiment of Foot The 65th Regiment of Foot was a British Army infantry regiment formed in 1758 from the redesignation of the 2nd Battalion, 12th Regiment of Foot... 1782–1881 |
1758 Raised as 2nd Battalion, 12th Regiment of Foot 1756, reconstituted as 65th Regiment of Foot 1758. |
1881: 1st Battalion, The York and Lancaster Regiment York and Lancaster Regiment -History:It was formed in 1881 through the amalgamation of two other regiments:*65th Regiment*84th RegimentThe title of the regiment was derived not from the cities of York and Lancaster, or from the counties... |
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| 66 | 66th Regiment of Foot (Pepperell's) 1745–1749 | 1741 Raised September 1745 in New England. Disbanded 1749. |
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| 66th Regiment of Foot 1758–1782 66th (Berkshire) Regiment of Foot 66th (Berkshire) Regiment of Foot The 66th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1758 and amalgamated into The Princess Charlotte of Wales's in 1881.... 1782–1881 |
1758 Raised as 2nd Battalion, 19th Regiment of Foot 1756, reconstituted as 66th Regiment of Foot 1758. |
1881: 2nd Battalion, The Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Berkshire Regiment) Royal Berkshire Regiment The Royal Berkshire Regiment was an infantry regiment of the line in the British Army, formed in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 49th Regiment of Foot and the 66th Regiment of Foot.The regiment was originally formed as The Princess Charlotte of Wales's , taking the... |
The Rifles The Rifles The Rifles is the largest regiment of the British Army. Formed in 2007, it consists of five regular and two territorial battalions, plus a number of companies in other TA battalions, Each battalion of the Rifles was formerly an individual battalion of one of the two large regiments of the Light... |
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| 67 | 67th Regiment of Foot 1745–1746 | 1745 Raised 1745 as the Duke of Bolton Charles Powlett, 3rd Duke of Bolton Lieutenant-General Charles Powlett , 3rd Duke of Bolton KG PC was a British nobleman and politician.... 's Regiment, ranked as 67th Foot. Disbanded 1746. |
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| 67th Regiment of Foot 1758–1782 67th (South Hampshire) Regiment of Foot 67th (South Hampshire) Regiment of Foot The 67th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1758 and amalgamated into The Hampshire Regiment in 1881.... 1782–1881 |
1758 Raised as 2nd Battalion, 20th Regiment of Foot 1756, reconstituted as 67th Regiment of Foot 1758. |
1881: 2nd Battalion, The Hampshire Regiment Royal Hampshire Regiment The Royal Hampshire Regiment was a British Army line infantry regiment from 1881 to 1992. Its lineage is continued today by the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment.-Formation and antecedents:... |
Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment "PWRR" redirects here. For the railroad with these reporting marks, see Portland and Western Railroad.The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment is the senior English line infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Queen's Division... |
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| 68 | 68th Regiment of Foot 1745–1746 | 1745 Raised 1745 as the Duke of Bedford John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford KG, PC, FRS was an 18th century British statesman. He was the fourth son of Wriothesley Russell, 2nd Duke of Bedford, by his wife, Elizabeth, daughter and heiress of John Howland of Streatham, Surrey... 's Regiment, ranked as 68th Foot. Disbanded 1746. |
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| 68th Regiment of Foot 1758–1782 68th (Durham) Regiment of Foot 1782–1812 68th (Durham - Light Infantry) Regiment of Foot 68th (Durham) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry) The 68th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1758 and amalgamated into The Durham Light Infantry in 1881. It saw action during the Seven Years War before being converted to Light Infantry in 1808. Fighting with distinction in the Peninsular Army under Arthur... 1812–1881 |
1758 Raised as 2nd Battalion, 23rd Regiment of Foot 1756, reconstituted as 68th Regiment of Foot 1758. |
1881: 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry Durham Light Infantry The Durham Light Infantry was an infantry regiment of the British Army from 1881 to 1968. It was formed by the amalgamation of the 68th Regiment of Foot and the 106th Regiment of Foot along with the militia and rifle volunteers of County Durham... |
The Rifles The Rifles The Rifles is the largest regiment of the British Army. Formed in 2007, it consists of five regular and two territorial battalions, plus a number of companies in other TA battalions, Each battalion of the Rifles was formerly an individual battalion of one of the two large regiments of the Light... |
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| 69 | 69th Regiment of Foot 1758–1782 69th (South Lincolnshire) Regiment of Foot 69th (South Lincolnshire) Regiment of Foot The 69th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1758 and amalgamated into The Welsh Regiment in 1881.... 1782–1881 |
1756 Raised as 2nd Battalion, 24th Regiment of Foot 1756, reconstituted as 69th Regiment of Foot 1758. |
1881: 2nd Battalion, The Welsh Regiment Welch Regiment The Welch Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army from 1881 to 1969.-History:It was formed as the Welsh Regiment during the Childers Reforms of 1881, by the amalgamation of the 41st Regiment of Foot and the 69th Regiment of Foot... |
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| 70 | 70th Regiment of Foot 1758–1782 70th (Surrey) Regiment of Foot 1782–1812 70th (Glasgow Lowland) Regiment of Foot 1812–1825 70th (Surrey) Regiment of Foot 70th (Surrey) Regiment of Foot The 70th Regiment of Foot was a regiment of the British Army formed in 1758 and united with the 31st Regiment of Foot in 1881 to form The East Surrey Regiment .- History :... 1825–1881 |
1756 Raised as 2nd Battalion, 31st Regiment of Foot 1756, reconstituted as 70th Regiment of Foot 1758. |
1881: 2nd Battalion, The East Surrey Regiment East Surrey Regiment The East Surrey Regiment was a regiment in the British Army formed in 1881 from the amalgamation of the 31st Regiment of Foot and the 70th Regiment of Foot... |
The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment |
71st–80th Foot
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| 71 | 71st Regiment of Foot1758–1763 | 1758 Raised as 2nd Battalion, 32nd Regiment of Foot 1756, reconstituted as 71st Regiment of Foot 1758. Disbanded 1763. |
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| 71st (Invalids) Regiment of Foot1764–1769 | 1757 Raised 1757 as 81st (Invalids) Regiment of Foot, renumbered 71st in 1764 following disbandment of a number of senior regiments. Dispersed to independent garrison companies in 1768/69. |
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| 71st (Highland) Regiment of Foot1775–1786 (Fraser's Highlanders) | 1775 Raised October 1775 in Scottish Highlands for service in North America. Disbanded 1786. |
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| 71st (Highland) Regiment of Foot 1786–1808 71st (Glasgow Highland) Regiment of Foot 1808–1809 71st (Glasgow Highland Light Infantry) Regiment of Foot 1809–1810 71st (Highland Light Infantry) Regiment of Foot 71st (Highland) Regiment of Foot The 71st Regiment of Foot was a Highland regiment in the British Army, which in 1881 became the 1st Battalion, Highland Light Infantry .- First formation :... 1810–1881 |
1777 Formed as 73rd (Highland) Regiment of Foot 1777 by regimentation of independent companies raised in 1771, renumbered as 71st in 1786 on disbandment of existing 71st and 72nd Foot. |
1881: 1st Battalion, The Highland Light Infantry Highland Light Infantry The Highland Light Infantry was a regiment of the British Army from 1881 to 1959. In 1923 the regimental title was expanded to the Highland Light Infantry ... |
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| 72 | 72nd Regiment of Foot1758–1763 | 1758 Raised as 2nd Battalion, 33rd Regiment of Foot 1756, reconstituted as 72nd Regiment of Foot 1758. Disbanded 1763. |
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| 72nd (Invalids) Regiment of Foot1764–1769 | 1757 Raised 1757 as 82nd (Invalids) Regiment of Foot, renumbered 72nd in 1764 following disbandment of a number of senior regiments. Dispersed to independent garrison companies in 1768/69. |
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| 72nd (Royal Manchester Volunteers) Regiment of Foot1777–1784 | 1777 Raised December 1777. Disbanded 1784. |
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| 72nd (Highland) Regiment of Foot 1786–1809 72nd Regiment of Foot 1809–1823 72nd (Duke of Albany's Own Highlanders) Regiment of Foot 1823–1881 |
1778 Formed as 78th (Highland) Regiment of Foot 1778 (or Seaforth's Highlanders), renumbered as 72nd 12 September 1786 on disbandment of a number of senior regiments. |
1881: 1st Battalion, The Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, The Duke of Albany's) Seaforth Highlanders The Seaforth Highlanders was a historic regiment of the British Army associated with large areas of the northern Highlands of Scotland. The Seaforth Highlanders have varied in size from two battalions to seventeen battalions during the Great War... |
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| 73 | 73rd Regiment of Foot1758–1763 | 1758 Raised as 2nd Battalion, 34th Regiment of Foot 1756, reconstituted as 73rd Regiment of Foot 1758. Disbanded 1763. |
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| 73rd (Invalids) Regiment of Foot1764–1769 | 1762 Raised 1762 as 116th (Invalids) Regiment of Foot, renumbered 73rd in 1764 following disbandment of a number of senior regiments. Dispersed to independent garrison companies in 1769. |
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| 73rd (Highland) Regiment of Foot 1777–1786 | 1777 Formed 1777 by regimentation of independent companies raised in 1771, renumbered as 71st (see above) in 1786 on disbandment of existing 71st and 72nd Foot. |
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| 73rd (Highland) Regiment of Foot 1786–1809 73rd Regiment of Foot 1809–1862 73rd (Perthshire) Regiment of Foot 1862–1881 |
1780 Raised as 2nd Battalion, 42nd (Highland) Regiment of Foot 1780, reconstituted as 73rd Regiment of Foot 1786. |
1881: 2nd Battalion, The Black Watch Black Watch The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland is an infantry battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland. The unit's traditional colours were retired in 2011 in a ceremony led by Queen Elizabeth II.... |
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| 74 | 74th Regiment of Foot1758–1763 | 1758 Raised as 2nd Battalion, 36th Regiment of Foot 1756, reconstituted as 74th Regiment of Foot 1758. Disbanded 1763. |
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| 74th (Invalids) Regiment of Foot1764–1769 | 1762 Raised 1762 as 117th (Invalids) Regiment of Foot, renumbered 74th in 1764 following disbandment of a number of senior regiments. Dispersed to independent garrison companies in 1769. |
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| 74th Regiment of Foot1777–1784 (Argyleshire Highlanders) | 1777 Raised 1777, disbanded 1784. |
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| 74th (Highland) Regiment of Foot 1787–1816 74th Regiment of Foot 1816–1845 74th (Highlanders) Regiment of Foot 74th (Highland) Regiment of Foot The 74th Regiment of Foot was a British Army line infantry regiment. During the Childers Reforms it was united with the 71st Regiment of Foot to form the Highland Light Infantry.-Service history:... 1845–1881 |
1787 Raised by Honourable East India Company for service in India | 1881: 2nd Battalion, The Highland Light Infantry Highland Light Infantry The Highland Light Infantry was a regiment of the British Army from 1881 to 1959. In 1923 the regimental title was expanded to the Highland Light Infantry ... |
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| 75 | 75th Regiment of Foot1758–1763 | 1758 Raised as 2nd Battalion, 37th Regiment of Foot 1756, reconstituted as 75th Regiment of Foot 1758. Disbanded 1763. |
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| 75th (Invalids) Regiment of Foot1764–1769 | 1762 Raised 1760 as 118th (Invalids) Regiment of Foot, renumbered 75th in 1764 following disbandment of a number of senior regiments. Dispersed to independent garrison companies in 1769. |
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| 75th Regiment of Foot (Prince of Wales's Regiment)1778–1783 | 1778 Raised in Wales 1778, disbanded 1783. |
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| 75th (Highland) Regiment of Foot 1787–1809 75th Regiment of Foot 1809–1862 75th (Stirlingshire) Regiment of Foot 75th (Stirlingshire) Regiment of Foot The 75th Regiment of Foot was a British Army line infantry regiment. During the Childers Reforms it was united with the 92nd Regiment of Foot to form the Gordon Highlanders.-Service history:... 1862–1881 |
1787 Raised by Honourable East India Company for service in India |
1881: 1st Battalion, The Gordon Highlanders |
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| 76 | 76th Regiment of Foot 1758–1763 | 1756 Raised late 1756 as 61st Regiment of Foot, renumbered as 76th in 1758 when second battalions of several regiments raised in 1756 were constituted as 61st to 75th Regiments of Foot. Disbanded 1763. |
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| 76th Regiment of Foot (McDonnell's Highlanders) 1777–1784 | 1756 Raised 1777, disbanded 1784. |
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| 76th (Hindoostan) Regiment of Foot 1787–1812 76th Regiment of Foot 76th Regiment of Foot The 76th Regiment of Foot was originally raised as Lord Harcourt's Regiment on 17 November 1745 and disbanded in June 1746. Following the loss of Minorca to the French, it was raised again in November 1756 as the 61st Regiment, but renumbered to 76th, by General Order in 1758, and again disbanded... 1812–1881 |
1787 Raised by Honourable East India Company for service in India. |
1881: 2nd Battalion, The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) The Duke of Wellington's Regiment The Duke of Wellington's Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army, forming part of the King's Division.In 1702 Colonel George Hastings, 8th Earl of Huntingdon, was authorised to raise a new regiment, which he did in and around the city of Gloucester. As was the custom in those days... |
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| 77 | 77th Regiment of Foot 1758–1763 (Montgomery's Highlanders) | 1756 Raised late 1756 as 62nd Foot, renumbered as 77th Foot in 1758 when second battalions of several regiments raised in 1756 were constituted as 61st to 75th Regiments of Foot. |
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| 77th Regiment of Foot 1777–1783 (Atholl Highlanders) |
1777 Raised 1777, disbanded 1783. |
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| 77th (Hindoostan) Regiment of Foot 1787–1807 77th (East Middlesex) Regiment of Foot 77th (East Middlesex) Regiment of Foot The 77th Regiment of Foot was a line regiment of the British Army . In 1881 it was united with the 57th Regiment of Foot to form The Middlesex Regiment .... 1807–1876 77th (East Middlesex) Regiment of Foot (Duke of Cambridge's Own) 1876–1881 |
1787 Raised by Honourable East India Company for service in India. |
1881: 2nd Battalion, The Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) Middlesex Regiment The Middlesex Regiment was a regiment of the British Army. It was formed in 1881 as part of the Childers Reforms when the 57th and 77th Regiments of Foot were amalgamated with the county's militia and rifle volunteer units.On 31 December 1966 The Middlesex Regiment was amalgamated with three... |
Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment "PWRR" redirects here. For the railroad with these reporting marks, see Portland and Western Railroad.The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment is the senior English line infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Queen's Division... |
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| 78 | 78th Regiment of Foot 1758–1763 (Fraser's Highlanders) | 1756 Raised late 1756 as 63rd Foot, renumbered as 78th Foot in 1758 when second battalions of several regiments raised in 1756 were constituted as 61st to 75th Regiments of Foot. |
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| 78th (Highland) Regiment of Foot 1777–1783 |
1778 Raised 1778, renumbered 72nd in 1786. |
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| 78th (Highland) Regiment of Foot (The Ross-shire Buffs) 1793–1881 |
1793 Raised 17 August 1793. |
1881: 2nd Battalion, The Seaforth Highlanders Seaforth Highlanders The Seaforth Highlanders was a historic regiment of the British Army associated with large areas of the northern Highlands of Scotland. The Seaforth Highlanders have varied in size from two battalions to seventeen battalions during the Great War... |
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| 79 | 79th Regiment of Foot 1758–1763 |
1757 Raised 1757 as 64th Foot, Renumbered as 79th Foot in 1758 when second battalions of several regiments raised in 1756 were constituted as 61st to 75th Regiments of Foot. Disbanded 1763. |
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| 79th (Royal Liverpool Volunteers) Regiment of Foot 1778–1784 |
1757 Raised 1778, disbanded 1784. |
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| 79th (Cameronian Volunteers) Regiment of Foot 1793–1804 79th (Cameronian Highlanders) Regiment of Foot 1804–1866 79th (Cameron Highlanders) Regiment of Foot 1866–1873 79th (Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders) Regiment of Foot 1873–1881 |
1793 Raised 16 August 1793. |
1881: Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders was an infantry regiment of the British Army formed in 1793. In 1961 it was merged with the Seaforth Highlanders to form the Queen's Own Highlanders... |
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| 80 | 80th (Light Armed) Regiment of Foot 1758–1764 | 1758 Raised 1758, disbanded 1764. |
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| 80th (Royal Edinburgh Volunteers) Regiment of Foot 1778–1784 | 1758 Raised 1778, disbanded 1784. |
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| 80th (Staffordshire Volunteers) Regiment of Foot 1778–1784 | 1793 Raised 1793 from the Staffordshire Militia. |
1881: 2nd Battalion, The South Staffordshire Regiment South Staffordshire Regiment The South Staffordshire Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army formed in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 38th Regiment of Foot and the 80th Regiment of Foot. In 1959 the regiment was amlagamated with the North Staffordshire Regiment to form the Staffordshire Regiment... |
Mercian Regiment Mercian Regiment The Mercian Regiment is an infantry regiment of the British Army, formed by the amalgamation of three existing regiments on 1 September 2007.The regiment has three regular army battalion's and one Territorial Army or reserve battalion... |
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81st–90th Foot
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| 81 | 81st (Invalids) Regiment of Foot1757–1764 | 1757 Raised 1757 as 81st (Invalids) Regiment of Foot, renumbered 71st (see above) in 1764 following disbandment of a number of senior regiments. |
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| 81st Regiment of Foot1778–1783 (Aberdeenshire Highland Regiment) | 1778 Raised 1777 as Aberdeenshire Highland Regiment, numbered 81st in 1778. Disbanded 1783. |
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| 81st Regiment of Foot 1793 | 1793 Raised and disbanded in 1793 |
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| 81st (Loyal Lincoln Volunteers) Regiment of Foot 1793–1794 81st Regiment of Foot 1794–1832 81st (Loyal Lincoln Volunteers) Regiment of Foot 1832–1881 |
1793 Raised as 83rd Foot in 1793, renumbered in same year of disbandment of existing 81st and 82nd Regiments. |
1881:2nd Battalion, The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire) The Loyal Regiment was an infantry regiment of the line in the British Army from 1881 to 1970... |
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| 82 | 82nd (Invalids) Regiment of Foot1757–1764 | 1757 Raised 1757 as 82nd (Invalids) Regiment of Foot, renumbered 72nd (see above) in 1764 following disbandment of a number of senior regiments. |
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| 82nd Regiment of Foot1778–1783 | 1777 Raised 1777 for service in North America. Numbered 1778. Disbanded 1783. |
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| 82nd Regiment of Foot 1793 | 1793 Raised and disbanded in 1793 |
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| 82nd Regiment of Foot 1793–1802 82nd (The Prince of Wales's Volunteers) Regiment of Foot 1802–1881 |
1793 Raised as 84th Foot in 27 September 1793, renumbered in same year of disbandment of existing 81st and 82nd Regiments. |
1881:2nd Battalion, The Prince of Wales's Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment) |
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| 83 | 83rd Regiment of Foot1758–1763 | 1758 Raised 1758. Disbanded 1763. |
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| 83rd (Royal Glasgow Volunteers) Regiment of Foot1778–1783 | 1778 Raised 1778, disbanded 1783. |
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| 83rd (Loyal Lincoln Volunteers) Regiment of Foot 1793–1794 | 1793 Raised as 83rd Foot in 1793, renumbered 81st (see above) in same year of disbandment of existing 81st and 82nd Regiments. |
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| 83rd Regiment of Foot 1794–1859 83rd (County of Dublin) Regiment of Foot 83rd (County of Dublin) Regiment of Foot The 83rd Regiment of Foot was a British Army line infantry regiment. During the Childers Reforms it was united with the 86th Regiment of Foot to form the Royal Ulster Rifles.-Service history:... 1859–1881 |
1793 Raised as Colonel Commandant William Fitch's Corps in Dublin, September 1793. Numbered 83rd in 1794. |
1881: ist Battalion, The Royal Irish Rifles Royal Ulster Rifles The Royal Ulster Rifles was a British Army infantry regiment. It saw service in the Second Boer War, Great War, the Second World War and the Korean War, before being amalgamated into the Royal Irish Rangers in 1968.-History:... |
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| 84 | 84th Regiment of Foot 84th Regiment of Foot (1759) The 84th Regiment of Foot was a British regiment raised for service in India with the British East India Company.- History :Raised in England in 1758 during the Seven Years' War it was shipped to Madras, India in 1759 where it took part in the East Indies Campaign under Robert Clive. The 84th foot... 1758–1764 |
1758 Raised 1758 by Eyre Coote Eyre Coote (East India Company officer) Lieutenant-General Sir Eyre Coote, KB was an Irish soldier. He is best known for his many years of service with the British Army in India. His victory at the Battle of Wandiwash is considered a decisive turning point in the struggle for control in India between British and France... for service in India. Disbanded 1764. |
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| 84th (Royal Highland Emigrants) Regiment of Foot1778–1783 | 1775 Raised 1775 in North America from veterans of Highland regiments, placed on British establishment in 1778 as 84th Foot, disbanded 1783. |
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| 84th Regiment of Foot 1793–1809 84th (York and Lancaster) Regiment of Foot 84th (York and Lancaster) Regiment of Foot The 84th Regiment of Foot was a regiment in the British Army. In 1881 it was amalgamated with the 65th Regiment of Foot to create the York and Lancaster Regiment, with the 84th becoming the 2nd Battalion.... 1809–1881 |
1793 Raised 1793. |
1881: 2nd Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment York and Lancaster Regiment -History:It was formed in 1881 through the amalgamation of two other regiments:*65th Regiment*84th RegimentThe title of the regiment was derived not from the cities of York and Lancaster, or from the counties... |
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| 85 | 85th (Royal Volunteers Light Infantry) Regiment of Foot1759–1763 | 1759 Raised 1759. Disbanded 1763. |
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| 85th (Westminster Volunteers) Regiment of Foot1778–1783 | 1778 Raised 1778, disbanded 1783. |
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| 85th (Bucks Volunteers) Regiment of Foot 1794–1808 85th (Bucks Volunteers) (Light Infantry) Regiment of Foot 1808–1815 85th (Bucks Volunteers) (Duke of York's Light Infantry) Regiment of Foot 1815–1821 85th (Bucks Volunteers) (The King's Light Infantry) Regiment of Foot 85th Regiment of Foot (Bucks Volunteers) The 85th Regiment of Foot was a British Army line infantry regiment. During the Childers Reforms it was united with the 53rd Regiment of Foot to form the King's Shropshire Light Infantry.-Service history:... 1821–1881 |
1794 Raised 1794. |
1881: 2nd Battalion, The King's (Shropshire Light Infantry) |
The Rifles The Rifles The Rifles is the largest regiment of the British Army. Formed in 2007, it consists of five regular and two territorial battalions, plus a number of companies in other TA battalions, Each battalion of the Rifles was formerly an individual battalion of one of the two large regiments of the Light... |
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| 86 | 86th Regiment of Foot 1759–1763 | 1759 Formed 1759 by redesignation of the 2nd Battallion, 76th Foot. Disbanded 1763. |
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| 86th Regiment of Foot 1779–1783 | 1779 Raised 1779, disbanded 1783. |
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| 86th (Shropshire Volunteers) Regiment of Foot 1794–1809 86th (The Leinster) Regiment of Foot 1809–1812 86th (Royal County Down) Regiment of Foot 86th (Royal County Down) Regiment of Foot The 86th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1793 and amalgamated into The Royal Irish Rifles following the Childers Reforms in 1881.... 1815–1821 |
1794 Raised 1793 as Sir Cornelius Cuyler's Shropshire Volunteers, placed on regular establishment as 86th Foot in 1794. |
1881: 2nd Battalion, The Royal Irish Rifles Royal Ulster Rifles The Royal Ulster Rifles was a British Army infantry regiment. It saw service in the Second Boer War, Great War, the Second World War and the Korean War, before being amalgamated into the Royal Irish Rangers in 1968.-History:... |
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| 87 | 87th Regiment of Foot 1759–1763 (Keith's Highlanders) | 1759 Raised late 1759 from companies of 2nd Battalion, 42nd Highlanders. Disbanded 1763. |
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| 87th Regiment of Foot 1779–1783 |
1779 Raised 1779, disbanded 1783. |
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| 87th (The Prince of Wales's Irish) Regiment of Foot1787–1811 87th (The Prince of Wales's Own Irish) Regiment of Foot 1811–1827 87th (The Prince of Wales's Own Irish Fusiliers) Regiment of Foot 1827 87th (Royal Irish Fusiliers) Regiment of Foot 87th (Royal Irish Fusiliers) Regiment of Foot The 87th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1793 and amalgamated into the Princess Victoria's in 1881.... 1827–1881 |
1793 Raised 1793. |
1881: ist Battalion, The Princess Victoria's (Royal Irish Fusiliers) |
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| 88 | 88th (Highland Volunteers) Regiment of Foot 1760–1763 | 1760 Raised 1760, also known as Campbell's Highlanders. Disbanded 1763 |
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| 88th Regiment of Foot 1779–1783 |
1779 Raised 1779, disbanded 1783. |
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| 88th (Connaught Rangers) Regiment of Foot 88th Regiment of Foot (Connaught Rangers) The 88th Regiment of Foot was an Irish Regiment of the British Army, one of eight Irish regiments raised and garrisoned in Ireland. As part of the Cardwell-Childers reforms of the British army, the regiment amalgamated with the 94th Foot, to form the Connaught Rangers on 1 July 1881... 1793–1881 |
1793 Raised 1793. |
1881: 1st Battalion, The Connaught Rangers |
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| 89 | 89th (Highland) Regiment of Foot 1759–1763 |
1759 Raised 1759, also known as Morris's Highlanders. Disbanded 1765. |
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| 89th Regiment of Foot 1779–1783 |
1779 Raised 1779, disbanded 1783. |
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| 89th Regiment of Foot 1793–1866 89th (Princess Victoria's) Regiment of Foot 1866–1881 |
1793 Raised 1793. |
1881: ist Battalion, The Princess Victoria's (Royal Irish Fusiliers) |
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| 90 | 90th (Irish Light Infantry) Regiment of Foot 1759–1763 | 1759 Raised 1759, disbanded 1763. |
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| 90th (Yorkshire Volunteers) Regiment of Foot 1779–1783 | 1779 Raised 1779, disbanded 1783. |
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| 90th (Perthshire Volunteers) Regiment of Foot 1794–1815 90th (Perthshire Light Infantry) Regiment of Foot 90th Regiment of Foot (Perthshire Volunteers) The 90th Regiment of Foot was a Scottish infantry regiment of the British Army, active from 1794 to 1881.The 90th was raised in 1794 for service during the French Revolutionary Wars, and later the Napoleonic Wars. In the post-war period the regiment saw action inSouth Africa, serving in the 7th... |
1794 Raised 1794. |
1881: 2nd Battalion, The Cameronians (Scotch Rifles) |
Disbanded 1968 | |
91st–100th Foot
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| 91 | 91st Regiment of Foot1759–1763 | 1759 Raised 1759, disbanded 1763. |
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| 91st (Shropshire Volunteers) Regiment of Foot1779–1783 | 1779 Raised 1779. Disbanded 1783. |
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| 91st Regiment of Foot 1794–1795 | 1793 Raised as John Fletcher Campbell's Regiment of Foot in 1793, numbered 91st in 1794. Disbanded 1795. |
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| 91st (Argyllshire Highlanders) Regiment of Foot 1796–1809 91st Regiment of Foot 1809–1821 91st (Argyllshire) Regiment of Foot1821–1864 91st (Argyllshire Highlanders) Regiment of Foot1864–1872 91st (Princess Louise's Argyllshire Highlanders) Regiment of Foot 1872–1881 |
1794 Raised as 98th Foot in 1794, renumbered in 1796 on disbandment of a number of regiments. |
1881:1st Battalion, The Princess Louise's (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders) |
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| 92 | 92nd (Donegal Light Infantry) Regiment of Foot1760–1763 | 1760 Raised 1760, disbanded 1763. |
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| 92nd Regiment of Foot1779–1783 | 1779 Raised 1779. Disbanded 1783. |
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| 92nd Regiment of Foot 1794–1795 | 1793 Raised as George Hewett's Regiment of Foot 1793, numbered as 92nd in 1794, disbanded 1795. |
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| 92nd (Highland) Regiment of Foot 1798–1861 92nd (Gordon Highlanders) Regiment of Foot 92nd (Gordon Highlanders) Regiment of Foot The 92nd Regiment of Foot was a British Army infantry regiment. It was granted Royal Warrant on 10 February 1794, and first paraded on 24 June 1794, originally being numbered the 100th Regiment of Foot... 1861–1881 |
1793 Raised as 100th Foot in 1794, renumbered in 1798 on disbandment of a number of regiments. |
1881:2nd Battalion, The Gordon Highlanders |
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| 93 | 93rd Regiment of Foot1760–1763 | 1760 Raised 1760. Disbanded 1763. |
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| 93rd Regiment of Foot1779–1783 | 1779 Raised 1779, disbanded 1783. |
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| 93rd (Highland) Regiment of Foot 1794–1796 | 1793 Raised 1793 as Nesbitt Balfour's Regiment of Foot, numbered 93rd in 1794. Served in West Indies, drafted into 39th Foot on return to England 1796. |
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| 93rd (Highland) Regiment of Foot 1799–1861 93rd (Sutherland Highlanders) Regiment of Foot 1861–1881 |
1799 Raised 1799. |
1881:2nd Battalion, The Princess Louise's (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders) |
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| 94 | 94th Regiment of Foot (Royal Welsh Volunteers)1760–1763 | 1760 Raised 1760 for service in North America. Disbanded 1763. |
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| 94th Regiment of Foot1780–1783 | 1780 Raised 1780, disbanded 1783. |
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| 94th (Irish) Regiment of Foot 1794–1796 | 1793 Raised 1794, disbanded 1796. |
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| 94th (Scots Brigade) Regiment of Foot 1802–1818 | 1794 Scotch Brigade, raised for Dutch service in 1568, placed on the British Establishment in 1794. Numbered in 1802. Disbanded in 1818. |
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| 94th Regiment of Foot 94th Regiment of Foot The 94th Regiment of Foot was a British Army line infantry regiment. Originally formed as the 'Scots Brigade' in 1568, for service in the Netherlands. The regiment was brought onto the English establishment, in October 1794, as the 'Scotch Brigade', renumbered as the 94th Regiment of Foot in... 1823–1881 |
1823 Raised 1823. In 1875 was deemed to be the successor of the 94th Foot of 1802–1818. |
1881:2nd Battalion, The Connaught Rangers |
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| 95 | 95th Regiment of Foot1760–1763 | 1760 Raised in North Carolina North Carolina North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte... in 1760. Disbanded 1763. |
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| 95th Regiment of Foot1780–1783 | 1780 Raised 1780, disbanded 1784. |
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| 95th Regiment of Foot 1794–1896 | 1793 William Edmeston's Regiment of Foot raised 1793, numbered 1794. Disbanded 1796. |
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| 95th Regiment of Foot 1802–1812 95th Regiment of Foot (Riflemen) 1812–1816 |
1800 Corps of Riflemen raised 1800, numbered 95th Foot in 1802. Redesignated as the Rifle Brigade without a number in 1816. |
The Rifles The Rifles The Rifles is the largest regiment of the British Army. Formed in 2007, it consists of five regular and two territorial battalions, plus a number of companies in other TA battalions, Each battalion of the Rifles was formerly an individual battalion of one of the two large regiments of the Light... |
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| 95th Regiment of Foot 1816–1818 | 1803 Raised as 96th Regiment of Foot in 1803. Renumbered as 95th in 1816 when existing 95th Foot became Rifle Brigade without a number. Disbanded 1818. |
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| 95th Regiment of Foot 1823–1825 95th (Derbyshire) Regiment of Foot 1825–1881 |
1823 Raised 1823 |
1881: 2nd Battalion, The Sherwood Foresters (Derbyshire Regiment) Sherwood Foresters The Sherwood Foresters was formed during the Childers Reforms in 1881 from the amalgamation of the 45th Regiment of Foot and the 95th Regiment of Foot... |
Mercian Regiment Mercian Regiment The Mercian Regiment is an infantry regiment of the British Army, formed by the amalgamation of three existing regiments on 1 September 2007.The regiment has three regular army battalion's and one Territorial Army or reserve battalion... |
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| 96 | 96th Regiment of Foot 1760–1763 | 1760 Formed 1760 for service in India. Disbanded 1763. |
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| 96th Regiment of Foot (British Musketeers) 1780–1784 | 1779 Raised 1780, disbanded 1784. |
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| 96th (Queen's Royal Irish) Regiment of Foot 1794–1796 | 1794 Raised as John Murray's Regiment of Foot 1793, numbered 96th in 1794, disbanded 1796. |
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| 96th Regiment of Foot 1803–1816 | 1803 Raised as 2nd Battalion, 52nd Foot in 1799, constituted as 96th Foot in 1794, renumbered as 95th in 1816 when existing 95th Foot became Rifle Brigade without a number. |
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| 96th (Queen's Own Germans) Regiment of Foot 1816–1818 | 1816 97th Foot (see below), renumbered as 96th in 1816 when existing 95th Foot became Rifle Brigade without a number. Disbanded 1818. |
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| 96th Regiment of Foot 1824–1881 | 1824 Raised 1824. Deemed in 1874 to be the successor to the 96th Foot of 1816–1818. |
1881: 2nd Battalion, The Sherwood Foresters (Derbyshire Regiment) Sherwood Foresters The Sherwood Foresters was formed during the Childers Reforms in 1881 from the amalgamation of the 45th Regiment of Foot and the 95th Regiment of Foot... |
Mercian Regiment Mercian Regiment The Mercian Regiment is an infantry regiment of the British Army, formed by the amalgamation of three existing regiments on 1 September 2007.The regiment has three regular army battalion's and one Territorial Army or reserve battalion... |
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| 97 | 97th Regiment of Foot 1760–1763 | 1760 Raised 1760. Disbanded 1763. |
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1780 Raised 1780, disbanded 1784. |
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| 97th Regiment of Foot (Inverness-shire Highlanders) 1794–1795 | 1794 Raised 1794 as Strathspey Highland Regiment, numbered in same year. Disbanded 1795. |
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| 97th (Queen's Own Germans) Regiment of Foot 1805–1816 |
1798 Raised 1798 as The Minorca Regiment, redesignated the Queen's own German Regiment in 1802, numbered in 1805. renumbered as 96th (see above) in 1816 when existing 95th Foot became Rifle Brigade without a number. |
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| 97th Regiment of Foot 1816–1818 | 1804 Raised 1760 as 98th Foot, renumbered as 97th (see above) in 1816 when existing 95th Foot became Rifle Brigade without a number. Disbanded 1818. |
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| 97th (The Earl of Ulster's) Regiment of Foot 97th (The Earl of Ulster's) Regiment of Foot The 97th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1824 and amalgamated into The Queen's Own in 1881.... 1824–1881 |
1824 Raised 1824. |
1881: 2nd Battalion, The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) |
Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment "PWRR" redirects here. For the railroad with these reporting marks, see Portland and Western Railroad.The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment is the senior English line infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Queen's Division... |
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| 98 | 98th Regiment of Foot 1760–1763 | 1760 Raised 1760. Disbanded 1763. |
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| 98th Regiment of Foot 1779–1784 |
1779 Raised 1779, disbanded 1784. |
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| 98th Regiment of Foot (Argyllshire Highlanders) 1794–1795 | 1794 Raised 1794, renumbered 91st (see above) in 1796 on disbandment of a number of regiments. |
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| 98th Regiment of Foot 1805–1816 | 1805 Raised 1805, renumbered as 97th (see above) in 1816 when existing 95th Foot became Rifle Brigade without a number. |
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| 98th (Prince of Wales's Tipperary) Regiment of Foot 1816–1818 | 1804 Raised 1804 as 99th Foot, renumbered as 98th in 1816 when existing 95th Foot became Rifle Brigade without a number. Disbanded 1818. |
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| 98th Regiment of Foot 1824–1876 98th (The Prince of Wales's) Regiment of Foot 1876–1881 |
1824 Raised 1824. |
1881: 2nd Battalion, The Prince of Wales's (North Staffordshire Regiment) North Staffordshire Regiment The North Staffordshire Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army, which was in existence between 1881 and 1959. It can date its lineage back to 1756 with the formation of a second battalion by the 11th Regiment of Foot, which shortly after became the 64th Regiment of Foot... |
Mercian Regiment Mercian Regiment The Mercian Regiment is an infantry regiment of the British Army, formed by the amalgamation of three existing regiments on 1 September 2007.The regiment has three regular army battalion's and one Territorial Army or reserve battalion... |
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| 99 | 99th Regiment of Foot 1760–1763 | 1760 Raised 1760. Disbanded 1763. |
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| 99th Regiment of Foot (Jamaica Regiment)1780–1783 |
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| 99th Regiment of Foot 1794–1798 | 1794 Raised 1794, disbanded 1798. |
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| 99th (Prince of Wales's Tipperary) Regiment of Foot 1804–1816 | 1804 Raised 1804 as 99th Foot, renumbered as 98th in 1816 when existing 95th Foot became Rifle Brigade without a number. |
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| 99th (Prince Regent's County of Dublin) Regiment of Foot 1816–1818 | 1805 Raised 1804 as 100th Foot, renumbered as 99th in 1816 when existing 95th Foot became Rifle Brigade without a number. Disbanded 1818. |
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| 99th (Lanarkshire) Regiment of Foot 1824–1874 99th (Duke of Edinburgh's) Regiment of Foot 99th (Lanarkshire) Regiment of Foot The 99th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1824 and amalgamated into The Duke of Edinburgh's in 1881.... 1874–1881 |
1824 Raised 1824. |
1881: 2nd Battalion, The Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment) Wiltshire Regiment The Wiltshire Regiment was an infantry regiment of the line in the British Army, formed in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 62nd Regiment of Foot and the 99th Duke of Edinburgh's Regiment of Foot.... |
The Rifles The Rifles The Rifles is the largest regiment of the British Army. Formed in 2007, it consists of five regular and two territorial battalions, plus a number of companies in other TA battalions, Each battalion of the Rifles was formerly an individual battalion of one of the two large regiments of the Light... |
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| 100 | 100th (Highland) Regiment of Foot 1761–1763 | 1761 Raised 1761. Disbanded 1763. |
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| 100th Regiment of Foot1780–1784 |
1780 Raised 1780, disbanded 1784. Also known as "Loyal Lincolnshire Regiment". |
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| 100th (Gordon Highlanders) Regiment of Foot 1794–1798 | 1794 Raised 1794, renumbered as 92nd (see above) in 1798. |
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| 100th (Prince Regent's County of Dublin) Regiment of Foot 100th Regiment of Foot (Prince Regent's County of Dublin Regiment) The 100th Regiment of Foot was raised in Ireland in 1804 for service in the Napoleonic Wars. After a few weeks, Lieutenant Colonel John Murray was appointed to command; he was to remain in this post for most of the regiment's active service.The 100th were transferred to Nova Scotia in 1805, with... 1805–1816 |
1804 Raised 1804 as 100th Foot, renumbered as 99th in 1816 when existing 95th Foot became Rifle Brigade without a number. |
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| 100th Regiment of Foot 1816–1818 | 1789 Raised 1798 as New South Wales Corps. Numbered 1809 as 102nd Foot, renumbered as 100th in 1816 when existing 95th Foot became Rifle Brigade without a number. Disbanded 1818. |
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| 100th (Prince of Wales's Royal Canadian) Regiment of Foot 100th (Prince of Wales's Royal Canadian) Regiment of Foot The 100th Foot was raised in Canada as the 100th Royal Canadians to serve as a regular regiment of the British army. Recruiting is recorded to have begun mid March, 1858 and took 3 months. The initial enlistment was for 10 years, but not to exceed 12 years... 1858–1881 |
1824 Raised 1858 in Canada. In 1875 was deemed successor to the 100th Foot of 1805–1816. |
1881: 1st Battalion, The Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians) Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment The Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment was an infantry regiment of the line in the British Army, formed in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 100th Regiment of Foot and the 109th Regiment of Foot... |
Disbanded 1922. | |
101st–110th Foot
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| 101 | 101st (Highland) Regiment of Foot1760–1763 | 1760 Raised 1760, disbanded 1763. Also known as "Johnstone's Highlanders". |
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| 101st Regiment of Foot1780–1783 | 1780 Raised 1780. Disbanded 1783. |
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| 101st (Irish) Regiment of Foot 1794–1795 | 1794 Raised 1794. Disbanded 1795. |
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| 101st (Duke of York's Irish) Regiment of Foot 1806–1816 |
1806 Raised 1806, disbanded 1816. |
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| 101st Regiment of Foot (Royal Bengal Fusiliers) 101st Regiment of Foot (Royal Bengal Fusiliers) The 101st Regiment of Foot was a regiment of the British Army from 1862 to 1881 but with a previous history in the Bengal Army going back to 1652.-History:... 1861–1881 |
1756 Raised 1756 by the Honorable East India Company as the Bengal European Regiment. Came under Crown control in 1858 as 1st Bengal Fusiliers. Made a "royal" regiment and integrated into the British Army as the 101st Foot in 1861. |
1881:1st Battalion, The Royal Munster Fusiliers Royal Munster Fusiliers The Royal Munster Fusiliers was a regular infantry regiment of the British Army. One of eight Irish regiments raised largely in Ireland, it had its home depot in Tralee. It was originally formed in 1881 by the amalgamation of two regiments of the former East India Company. It served in India and... |
Disbanded 1922 | |
| 102 | 102nd (Queen's Royal Volunteers) Regiment of Foot1760–1763 | 1760 Raised 1760, disbanded 1763. |
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| 102nd Regiment of Foot1780–1783 | 1780 Raised 1780. Disbanded 1783. |
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| 102nd (Irish) Regiment of Foot 1794–1795 | 1793 Raised 1793 as Trench's Regiment. Numbered 1794, disbanded 1795. Also known as "Irish Rangers". |
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| 102nd Regiment of Foot 1809–1816 |
1789 Raised 1798 as New South Wales Corps. Numbered 1809 as 102nd Foot, renumbered as 100th (see above) in 1816 when existing 95th Foot became Rifle Brigade without a number. |
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| 102nd Regiment of Foot (Royal Madras Fusiliers) 1861–1881 | 1756 Raised 1742 by the Honorable East India Company as the Madras European Regiment. Came under Crown control in 1858 as 1st Madras Fusiliers. Made a "royal" regiment and integrated into the British Army as the 102nd Foot in 1861. |
1881:1st Battalion, The Royal Dublin Fusiliers |
Disbanded 1922 | |
| 103 | 103rd (Volunteer Hunters) Regiment of Foot1761–1763 | 1761 Raised 1761, disbanded 1763. |
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| 103rd (King's Irish Infantry) Regiment of Foot1781–1783 | 1781 Raised 1780. Disbanded 1783. |
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| 103rd (Loyal Bristol Volunteers) Regiment of Foot 1794–1795 | 1794 Raised 1794 as Loyal Bristol Regiment. Numbered 1794, disbanded 1795. |
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| 103rd Regiment of Foot 1809–1816 |
1809 Formed from the 9th Garrison Battalion (raised 1806). Disbanded 1816. |
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| 103rd Regiment of Foot (Royal Bombay Fusiliers) 103rd Regiment of Foot (Royal Bombay Fusiliers) The 103rd Regiment of Foot , "the Old Toughs", was an infantry regiment of the British Army from 1862 to 1881, when it was amalgamated into The Royal Dublin Fusiliers.... 1861–1881 |
1661 Raised 1661 as the Bombay Regiment. Under the control of the Honorable East India Company from 1668. Came under Crown control in 1858 as 1st Bombay Fusiliers. Made a "royal" regiment and integrated into the British Army as the 103rd Foot in 1861. |
1881:2nd Battalion, The Royal Dublin Fusiliers |
Disbanded 1922 | |
| 104 | 104th (King's Volunteers) Regiment of Foot1761–1763 | 1761 Raised 1761, disbanded 1763. |
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| 104th Regiment of Foot1780–1783 | 1780 Raised 1780. Disbanded 1783. |
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| 104th (Royal Manchester Volunteers) Regiment of Foot 1794–1795 | 1794 Raised 1794, disbanded 1795. |
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| 104th Regiment of Foot (New Brunswick Regiment) 1809–1816 |
1811 Created from New Brunswick Fencible Infantry (raised 1803). Disbanded 1817. |
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| 104th Regiment of Foot (Bengal Fusiliers) 104th Regiment of Foot (Bengal Fusiliers) The 104th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army from 1862 to 1881, when it was amalgamated into The Royal Munster Fusiliers.... 1861–1881 |
1839 Raised 1839 as the 2nd Bengal (European) Light Infantry. Came under Crown control in 1858 as 2nd Bengal Fusiliers. Integrated into the British Army as the 104th Foot in 1861. |
1881:2nd Battalion, The Royal Munster Fusiliers Royal Munster Fusiliers The Royal Munster Fusiliers was a regular infantry regiment of the British Army. One of eight Irish regiments raised largely in Ireland, it had its home depot in Tralee. It was originally formed in 1881 by the amalgamation of two regiments of the former East India Company. It served in India and... |
Disbanded 1922 | |
| 105 | 105th (Queen's Own Royal Highlanders) Regiment of Foot1761–1763 | 1761 Raised 1761, disbanded 1763. |
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| 105th (Volunteers of Ireland) Regiment of Foot1781–1783 | 1781 Raised 1777 in North America. Brought onto British Establishment as 105th Foot in 1781/2. Disbanded 1783. |
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| 105th Regiment of Foot 1794–1796 | 1794 Raised 1794, disbanded 1796. |
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| 105th Regiment of Foot (Madras Light Infantry) 105th Regiment of Foot (Madras Light Infantry) The 105th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army from 1862 to 1881, when it was amalgamated into The King's Own Light Infantry .... 1861–1881 |
1839 Raised 1839 as the 2nd Madras (European) Light Infantry. Came under Crown control in 1858 as 2nd Madras Light Infantry. Integrated into the British Army as the 105th Foot in 1861. |
1881:2nd Battalion, The King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry) King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry was a regiment of the British Army. It officially existed from 1881 to 1968, but its predecessors go back to 1755. The regiment's traditions and history are now maintained by The Rifles.-The 51st Foot:... |
The Rifles The Rifles The Rifles is the largest regiment of the British Army. Formed in 2007, it consists of five regular and two territorial battalions, plus a number of companies in other TA battalions, Each battalion of the Rifles was formerly an individual battalion of one of the two large regiments of the Light... |
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| 106 | 106th Regiment of Foot1761–1763 | 1761 Raised 1761, disbanded 1763. Known as "Black Musketeers". |
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| 106th Regiment of Foot 1794–1795 | 1794 Raised 1794, disbanded 1795. |
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| 106th Regiment of Foot (Bombay Light Infantry) 106th Regiment of Foot (Bombay Light Infantry) The 106th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army from 1862 to 1881, when it was amalgamated into The Durham Light Infantry, which was itself later amalgamated into the Rifles.... 1861–1881 |
1839 Raised 1839 as the 2nd Bombay (European) Regiment. Came under Crown control in 1858 as 2nd Bombay Light Infantry. Integrated into the British Army as the 106th Foot in 1861. |
1881:2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry Durham Light Infantry The Durham Light Infantry was an infantry regiment of the British Army from 1881 to 1968. It was formed by the amalgamation of the 68th Regiment of Foot and the 106th Regiment of Foot along with the militia and rifle volunteers of County Durham... |
The Rifles The Rifles The Rifles is the largest regiment of the British Army. Formed in 2007, it consists of five regular and two territorial battalions, plus a number of companies in other TA battalions, Each battalion of the Rifles was formerly an individual battalion of one of the two large regiments of the Light... |
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| 107 | 107th Regiment of Foot (Queen's Own Royal British Volunteers) 1761–1763 | 1761 Raised 1761. Disbanded 1763. |
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| 107th Regiment of Foot 1794–1795 | 1794 Raised 1794. Disbanded 1795. |
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| 107th Regiment of Foot (Bengal Light Infantry) 107th Regiment of Foot (Bengal Light Infantry) The 107th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army from 1862 to 1881, when it was amalgamated into The Royal Sussex Regiment.... 1861–1881 |
1854 Raised 1854 as the 3rd Bengal (European) Light Infantry. Came under Crown control in 1858 as 3rd Bengal Light Infantry. Integrated into the British Army as the 107th Foot in 1861. |
1881:2nd Battalion, The Royal Sussex Regiment Royal Sussex Regiment The Royal Sussex Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army from 1881 to 1966. The regiment was formed as part of the Childers reforms by the amalgamation of the 35th Regiment of Foot and the 107th Regiment of Foot... |
Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment "PWRR" redirects here. For the railroad with these reporting marks, see Portland and Western Railroad.The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment is the senior English line infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Queen's Division... |
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| 108 | 108th Regiment of Foot 1760–1763 | 1760 Raised 1760. Disbanded 1763. |
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| 108th Regiment of Foot 1794–1796 | 1794 Raised 1794. Disbanded 1796. |
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| 108th Regiment of Foot (Madras Infantry) 108th Regiment of Foot (Madras Infantry) The 108th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army from 1862 to 1881, when it was amalgamated into The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.... 1861–1881 |
1854 Raised 1854 as the 3rd Madras (European) Infantry. Came under Crown control in 1858 as 3rd Madras Infantry. Integrated into the British Army as the 108th Foot in 1861. |
1881:2nd Battalion, The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers was a Irish infantry regiment of the British Army formed in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 27th Regiment of Foot and the 108th Regiment of Foot... |
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| 109 | 109th Regiment of Foot (1761) 109th Regiment of Foot Three regiments of the British Army have been numbered the 109th Regiment of Foot:*109th Regiment of Foot, raised in 1761*109th Regiment of Foot, raised in 1794... 1761–1763 |
1761 Raised 1761. Disbanded 1763. |
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| 109th (Aberdeenshire) Regiment of Foot 109th (Aberdeenshire) Regiment of Foot The 109th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army from 1794 to 1795.Colonel Alexander Hay of Rannes, a former officer of the 104th Regiment of Foot, persuaded the King William IV to grant him permission to raise his own regiment in Aberdeenshire, Scotland... 1794–1795 |
1794 Raised 1794. Disbanded 1795. |
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| 109th Regiment of Foot (Bombay Infantry) 109th Regiment of Foot (Bombay Infantry) The 109th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army from 1862 to 1881, when it was amalgamated into The Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment .... 1861–1881 |
1853 Raised 1853 as the 3rd Madras (European) Infantry. Came under Crown control in 1858 as 3rd Madras Infantry. Integrated into the British Army as the 108th Foot in 1861. |
1881:2nd Battalion, The Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians) Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment The Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment was an infantry regiment of the line in the British Army, formed in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 100th Regiment of Foot and the 109th Regiment of Foot... |
Disbanded 1922 | |
| 110 | 110th Regiment of Foot (Queen's Own Musketeers) 1761–1763 | 1761 Raised 1761. Disbanded 1763. |
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| 110th Regiment of Foot 110th Regiment of Foot (1794) The 110th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army from 1794 to 1795.It was raised in June 1794, and was disbanded in 1795.-References:*, regiments.org... 1794–1795 |
1794 Raised 1794, disbanded 1795. |
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111th–120th Foot
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| 111 | 111th Regiment of Foot 111th Regiment of Foot (1761) The 111th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army from 1761 to 1763.It was raised in 1761 by the regimentation of independent companies, and was disbanded in 1763.-References:*, regiments.org... 1761–1763 |
1761 Raised 1761. Disbanded 1763. |
| 111th Regiment of Foot (Loyal Birmingham Volunteers) 111th Regiment of Foot (Loyal Birmingham Volunteers) The 111th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army from 1794 to 1795.It was formed in May 1794, and was disbanded in 1795.-References:*, regiments.org... 1794–1795 |
1794 Raised 1794. Disbanded 1795. |
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| 112 | 112th Regiment of Foot (King's Royal Musketeers) 112th Regiment of Foot (King's Royal Musqueteers) The 112th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army from 1761 to 1763.It was raised in October 1761, taking its name from George III, and was disbanded in 1763.-References:*, regiments.org... 1761–1763 |
1761 Raised 1761. Disbanded 1763. |
| 112th Regiment of Foot 112th Regiment of Foot (1794) The 112th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army from 1794 to 1795.It was raised in July 1794 and was disbanded in 1795.-References:*, regiments.org... 1794–1795 |
1794 Raised 1794. Disbanded 1795. |
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| 113 | 113th Regiment of Foot (Royal Highlanders) 113th Regiment of Foot (Royal Highlanders) The 113th Regiment of Foot, known as the Royal Highlanders, was authorized on 17 October 1761, and raised in Great Britain for service of the British Army under the command of James Inglis Hamilton. The regiment served as a depot for sending drafts to Highland regiments serving overseas. It was... 1761–1763 |
1761 Raised 1761. Disbanded 1763. |
| 113th Regiment of Foot 113th Regiment of Foot (1794) The 113th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army from 1794 to 1795.It was raised in May 1794 and was disbanded in 1795.-References:*, regiments.org... 1794–1795 |
1794 Raised 1794. Disbanded 1795. |
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| 114 | 114th Regiment of Foot (Royal Highland Volunteers) 1761–1763 | 1761 Raised 1761. Disbanded 1763. |
| 114th Regiment of Foot 114th Regiment of Foot (1794) The 114th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army from 1794 to 1795.It was raised in April 1794 and was disbanded the following year.-References:*, regiments.org... 1794–1795 |
1794 Raised 1794. Disbanded 1795. |
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| 115 | 115th Regiment of Foot (Royal Scotch Lowlanders) 1761–1763 | 1761 Raised 1761. Disbanded 1763. |
| 115th Regiment of Foot (Prince William's) 1794–1795 | 1794 Raised 1794. Disbanded 1795. |
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| 116 | 116th (Invalids) Regiment of Foot 73rd Regiment of Foot (Invalids) The 73rd Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army from 1762 to 1768.It was originally raised as a regiment of invalids in February 1762, and numbered the 116th Foot; it was renumbered as the 73rd the following year, and disbanded in 1769.-References:*, regiments.org... 1762–1763 |
1762 Raised 1762. Renumbered as 73rd foot (see above) 1763 |
| 116th (Perthshire Highlanders) Regiment of Foot 116th (Perthshire Highlanders) Regiment of Foot The 116th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1793 and disbanded in 1795, with some personnel sent to the 42nd Highlanders.-References:*, regiments.org... 1793–1795 |
1793 Raised 1793. Disbanded 1795. |
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| 117 | 117th (Invalids) Regiment of Foot 74th Regiment of Foot (Invalids) The 74th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army from 1762 to 1768.It was originally raised as a regiment of invalids in March 1762, and numbered the 117th Foot; it was renumbered as the 74th the following year, and disbanded in 1768.-References:*, regiments.org... 1762–1763 |
1762 Raised 1762. Renumbered as 74th foot (see above) 1763 |
| 117th Regiment of Foot 117th Regiment of Foot (1794) The 117th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1794 by the regimentation of independent companies and disbanded in 1796. Its personnel were formed into the Argyllshire Militia.-References:*, regiments.org... 1793–1795 |
1793 Raised 1794. Disbanded 1796. |
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| 118 | 118th (Invalids) Regiment of Foot 75th Regiment of Foot (Invalids) The 75th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army from 1762 to 1768. It was originally raised as a regiment of invalids in June 1762, by John Lind, and numbered the 118th Foot; it was renumbered as the 75th the following year, and disbanded in 1768 or 1769.... 1762–1763 |
1762 Raised 1762. Renumbered as 75th foot (see above) 1763 |
| 118th Regiment of Foot 1794–1795 | 1794 Raised 1794. Disbanded 1795. |
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| 119 | 119th (The Prince's Own) Regiment of Foot 119th (The Prince's Own) Regiment of Foot The 119th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1761 by the regimentation of independent companies and disbanded in 1763.-References:*, regiments.org... 1761–1763 |
1761 Raised 1762. Disbanded 1763. |
| 119th Regiment of Foot 119th Regiment of Foot (1794) The 119th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1794 and disbanded in 1796.-References:*, regiments.org... 1794–1796 |
1794 Raised 1794 as John Rochfort's Regiment of Foot. Disbanded 1795. |
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| 120 | 120th Regiment of Foot 120th Regiment of Foot (1763) The 120th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1763 by regimenting independent companies and disbanded in 1764.-References:*, regiments.org... 1762–1763 |
1762 Raised 1762. Disbanded 1763. |
| 120th Regiment of Foot 120th Regiment of Foot (1794) The 120th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1794 and disbanded in 1796.-References:*, regiments.org... 1794–1795 |
1794 Raised 1794. Disbanded 1795. |
121st–130th Foot
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| 121 | 121st Regiment of Foot 121st Regiment of Foot (1762) The 121st Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1762 and disbanded in 1764.-References:*, regiments.org... 1761–1763 |
1761 Raised 1761. Disbanded 1763. |
| 121st Regiment of Foot 121st Regiment of Foot (1794) The 121st Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1794 and disbanded in 1796.-References:*, regiments.org... 1794–1795 |
1794 Raised 1794. Disbanded 1795. |
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| 122 | 122nd Regiment of Foot 122nd Regiment of Foot (1762) The 122nd Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1762 and disbanded in 1764.-References:*, regiments.org... 1762–1764 |
1762 Raised 1762. Disbanded 1764. |
| 122nd Regiment of Foot 122nd Regiment of Foot (1794) The 122nd Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1794 and disbanded in 1796.-References:*, regiments.org... 1794–1796 |
1794 Raised 1794. Disbanded 1796. |
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| 123 | 123rd Regiment of Foot 123rd Regiment of Foot (1762) The 123rd Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1762 and disbanded in 1764. Its colonel was John Pomeroy.-References:*, regiments.org... 1762–1764 |
1762 Raised 1762. Disbanded 1764. |
| 123rd Regiment of Foot 1794–1796 | 1794 Raised 1794. Disbanded 1796. |
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| 124 | 124th Regiment of Foot 124th Regiment of Foot (1762) The 124th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1762 and disbanded in 1763. Its colonel was Robert Cuninghame, 1st Baron Rossmore.-References:*, regiments.org... 1762–1763 |
1762 Raised 1762. Disbanded 1763. |
| 124th (Waterford) Regiment of Foot 124th (Waterford) Regiment of Foot The 124th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1794 and disbanded in 1795.-References:*, regiments.org... 1794–1795 |
1794 Raised 1794. Disbanded 1795. |
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| 125 | 125th Regiment of Foot 125th Regiment of Foot The 125th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, created in 1794 and disbanded in 1796.It was raised at Stamford under the colonelcy of Newton Treen.-References:*, regiments.org... 1794–1795 |
1794 Raised 1794. Disbanded 1795. |
| 126 | 126th Regiment of Foot 126th Regiment of Foot The 126th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, created in 1794 and disbanded in 1796.It was raised under the colonelcy of Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Mountnorris, 8th Viscount Valentia.-References:*, regiments.org... 1794–1796 |
1794 Raised 1794. Disbanded 1796. |
| 127 | 127th Regiment of Foot 127th Regiment of Foot The 127th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, created in 1794 and disbanded in 1796.It was raised under the colonelcy of General John Caradoc, 1st Baron Howden.-References:*, regiments.org... 1794–1796 |
1794 Raised 1794. Disbanded 1796. |
| 128 | 128th Regiment of Foot 128th Regiment of Foot The 128th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, created in 1794 and disbanded in 1796.-References:*, regiments.org... 1794–1796 |
1794 Raised 1794. Disbanded 1796. |
| 129 | 129th Regiment of Foot 129th Regiment of Foot The 129th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, created in 1794 and disbanded in 1796.It was raised at Coventry, and was originally titled as the Gentlemen of Coventry's Regiment of Foot, being retitled the 129th a few days later.-References:*, regiments.org... 1794–1796 |
1794 Raised 1794 as the Gentlemen of Coventry's Regiment of Foot. Disbanded 1796. |
| 130 | 130th Regiment of Foot 130th Regiment of Foot The 130th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, created in 1794 and disbanded in 1796.After being raised it was sent to the West Indies, where it fought in the Second Maroon War in Jamaica.-References:*, regiments.org... 1794–1796 |
1794 Raised 1794. Disbanded 1796. |
131st–135th Foot
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| 131 | 131st Regiment of Foot 131st Regiment of Foot The 131st Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, created in 1793 and disbanded in 1796.The regiment was raised by General Henry Edward Fox, with the colonelcy being transferred to Lowther Pennington, 2nd Baron Muncaster shortly thereafter.-References:*, regiments.org... 1794–1796 |
1794 Raised 1794. Disbanded 1796. |
| 132 | 132nd (Highland) Regiment of Foot 132nd (Highland) Regiment of Foot The 132nd Regiment of Foot was a Scottish infantry regiment of the British Army, created in 1794 and disbanded in 1796.The regiment was raised by Duncan Cameron of Cullart, and did not see any active service; it served solely to recruit soldiers. On disbandment, the recruits were drafted into the... 1794–1796 |
1794 Raised 1794. Disbanded 1796. |
| 133 | 133rd (Highland) Regiment of Foot (Inverness Volunteers) 1794–1796 | 1794 Raised 1794. Disbanded 1796. |
| 134 | 134th (Loyal Limerick) Regiment of Foot 134th (Loyal Limerick) Regiment of Foot The 134th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, created in 1794 and disbanded in 1796.The regiment was formed in Ireland by redesignating the newly-raised 2nd Battalion of the 83rd Regiment of Foot, and did not leave Ireland before being disbanded in 1796.-References:*,... 1794–1796 |
1794 Raised 1794 as the 2nd Battalion of the 83rd Regiment of Foot. Disbanded 1796. |
| 135 | 135th (Limerick) Regiment of Foot 135th (Limerick) Regiment of Foot The 135th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, created and promptly disbanded in 1796.The regiment, raised by Sir Vere Hunt, did not see any active service; it served solely to recruit soldiers. On disbandment, the recruits were drafted into other regiments... 1796 |
1794 Raised and disbanded 1796. |