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*'''1779''' 2nd Sutherland Fencibles raised by Lt-Col Wemyss
 
*'''1779''' 2nd Sutherland Fencibles raised by Lt-Col Wemyss
 
*'''1793''' 3rd Sutherland Fencibles raised by Lt-Col Wemyss disbanded 1799
 
*'''1793''' 3rd Sutherland Fencibles raised by Lt-Col Wemyss disbanded 1799
*'''1799''' 93rd Regiment raised by Maj-Gen Wemyss
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*'''1799''' 93rd (Sutherland Highlanders) Regiment of Foot raised by Maj-Gen Wemyss
 
*'''1881''' amalgamated with the 91st (Argyllshire Highlanders) Regiment of Foot to become 2nd Battalion of the Princess Louise's (Sutherland and Argyll Highlanders)
 
*'''1881''' amalgamated with the 91st (Argyllshire Highlanders) Regiment of Foot to become 2nd Battalion of the Princess Louise's (Sutherland and Argyll Highlanders)
*'''1968''' amalgamated with the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers (5th Foot), The Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers (6th Foot) and the Lancashire Fusiliers (20th Foot) to form 3rd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
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*'''2004''' amalgamated with the other Scottish infantry regiments into the single Royal Regiment of Scotland
  
 
== External Links ==
 
== External Links ==
 
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/93rd_Regiment_of_Foot 93rd Regiment of Foot] ''Wikipedia''<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argyll_and_Sutherland_HighlandersArgyll & Sutherland Highlanders] Wikipedia<br>
 
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/93rd_Regiment_of_Foot 93rd Regiment of Foot] ''Wikipedia''<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argyll_and_Sutherland_HighlandersArgyll & Sutherland Highlanders] Wikipedia<br>
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=t6e4pZEtBdQC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Reminiscences+of+the+Great+Mutiny&as_brr=3&ei=Ah-wSb-aLJ-skAT4o9Rs#PPP1,M1 Reminiscences of the Great Mutiny By William Forbes-Mitchell, Late Sergeant 93rd Sutherland Highlanders] ''Google Books''
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[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=t6e4pZEtBdQC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Reminiscences+of+the+Great+Mutiny&as_brr=3&ei=Ah-wSb-aLJ-skAT4o9Rs#PPP1,M1 Reminiscences of the Great Mutiny By William Forbes-Mitchell, Late Sergeant 93rd Sutherland Highlanders] ''Google Books''<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Regiment_of_Scotland Royal Regiment of Scotland] Wikipedia

Revision as of 18:31, 16 March 2009

History

  • 1759 raised as 1st Sutherland Fencibles
  • 1763 disbanded
  • 1779 2nd Sutherland Fencibles raised by Lt-Col Wemyss
  • 1793 3rd Sutherland Fencibles raised by Lt-Col Wemyss disbanded 1799
  • 1799 93rd (Sutherland Highlanders) Regiment of Foot raised by Maj-Gen Wemyss
  • 1881 amalgamated with the 91st (Argyllshire Highlanders) Regiment of Foot to become 2nd Battalion of the Princess Louise's (Sutherland and Argyll Highlanders)
  • 2004 amalgamated with the other Scottish infantry regiments into the single Royal Regiment of Scotland

External Links

93rd Regiment of Foot Wikipedia
& Sutherland Highlanders Wikipedia
Reminiscences of the Great Mutiny By William Forbes-Mitchell, Late Sergeant 93rd Sutherland Highlanders Google Books
Royal Regiment of Scotland Wikipedia