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*'''1809''' became the 73rd Regiment of Foot | *'''1809''' became the 73rd Regiment of Foot | ||
*'''1862''' became the 73rd (Perthshire) Regiment of Foot | *'''1862''' became the 73rd (Perthshire) Regiment of Foot | ||
*'''1881''' | *'''1881''' amalgamated with the [[42nd Regiment of Foot]] to become the the 2nd Battalion, Royal Highland Regiment (The Black Watch) | ||
*'''2006''' merged with five other Scottish regiments - the Royal Scots, the King's Own Scottish Borderers, the Royal Highland Fusiliers, The Highlanders and the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders - to form the Royal Regiment of Scotland | *'''2006''' merged with five other Scottish regiments - the Royal Scots, the King's Own Scottish Borderers, the Royal Highland Fusiliers, The Highlanders and the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders - to form the Royal Regiment of Scotland | ||
== Service in British India == | |||
*'''1781''' [[Madras]] | |||
*'''1782''' [[2nd Mysore War]] | |||
*'''1790''' [[3rd Mysore War]] | |||
*'''1793''' [[Pondicherry]] | |||
*'''1795''' [[Ceylon]] | |||
*'''1799''' [[4th Mysore War]] | |||
*'''1801''' [[2nd Polygar War]] | |||
*'''1803''' [[2nd Maratha War]] | |||
*'''1815''' [[:2nd Kandyan War 1815]] | |||
*'''1858''' [[Indian Mutiny]] | |||
*'''1874''' India | |||
*'''1902''' [[Umballa]] | |||
*'''1905''' Solon | |||
*'''1906''' Dalhousie | |||
*'''1908''' Barian | |||
*'''1911''' [[Calcutta]] | |||
*'''1914''' [[Bareilly]] | |||
*'''1905''' Sitapur | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/73rd_Foot 73rd Regiment of Foot] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Watch_(Royal_Highlanders) Black Watch] Wikipedia<br> | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/73rd_Foot 73rd Regiment of Foot] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Watch_(Royal_Highlanders) Black Watch] Wikipedia<br> | ||
Revision as of 11:43, 25 August 2009
Chronology
- 1756 2nd Battalion, 34th Regiment of Foot redesignated as 73rd Regiment of Foot
- 1763 became a Regiment of Invalids
- 1769 disbanded
- 1777 raised as the 1st Battalion 73rd (Highland) Regiment of Foot (MacLeod's Highlanders)
- 1778 2nd Battalion raised
- 1782 became the 73rd (Highland) Regiment of Foot
- 1809 became the 73rd Regiment of Foot
- 1862 became the 73rd (Perthshire) Regiment of Foot
- 1881 amalgamated with the 42nd Regiment of Foot to become the the 2nd Battalion, Royal Highland Regiment (The Black Watch)
- 2006 merged with five other Scottish regiments - the Royal Scots, the King's Own Scottish Borderers, the Royal Highland Fusiliers, The Highlanders and the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders - to form the Royal Regiment of Scotland
Service in British India
- 1781 Madras
- 1782 2nd Mysore War
- 1790 3rd Mysore War
- 1793 Pondicherry
- 1795 Ceylon
- 1799 4th Mysore War
- 1801 2nd Polygar War
- 1803 2nd Maratha War
- 1815 2nd Kandyan War 1815
- 1858 Indian Mutiny
- 1874 India
- 1902 Umballa
- 1905 Solon
- 1906 Dalhousie
- 1908 Barian
- 1911 Calcutta
- 1914 Bareilly
- 1905 Sitapur
External Links
73rd Regiment of Foot Wikipedia
Black Watch Wikipedia
Macquarie University's webpage on the 73rd Foot (includes links to information on Seringapatam [1799] and Mangalore [1783])