71st Regiment of Foot: Difference between revisions

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1758 raised from 2nd Battalion 32nd Regiment of Foot
1763 became a Regiment of Invalids
1768 disbanded
1775 raised as71st (Highland) Regiment of Foot (Fraser's Highlanders)
1786 redesignated as the 71st (Highland) Regiment of Foot (MacLeod's Highlanders)
1809 became 71st (Glasgow Highland Light Infantry) in 1809 then 71st (Highland) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry)
1881 united with the 74th (Highland) Regiment of Foot to form the 1st Battalion, Highland Light Infantry
1959 amalgamated with the Royal Scots Fusiliers to form the Royal Highland Fusiliers (Princess Margaret's Own Glasgow and Ayrshire Regiment)
2003 amalgamated with the other regiments of the Scottish Division to become part of the Royal Regiment of Scotland
2006 known as the Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland (2 SCOTS)

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 *'''2006''' known as the Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland (2 SCOTS)<br>
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