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Also known as '''Cameron Highlanders''' | |||
== Chronology == | == Chronology == | ||
*'''1793''' raised in Scotland for Irish Establishment as 79th (Highland-Cameron Volunteers) Regiment of Foot | *'''1793''' raised in Scotland for Irish Establishment as 79th (Highland-Cameron Volunteers) Regiment of Foot | ||
Revision as of 09:33, 24 September 2009
Also known as Cameron Highlanders
Chronology
- 1793 raised in Scotland for Irish Establishment as 79th (Highland-Cameron Volunteers) Regiment of Foot
- 1804 renamed the 79th Regiment of Foot (Cameron Highlanders)
- 1873 renamed the 79th (The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders) Regiment of Foot
- 1881 became The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
- 1961 combined with the Seaforth Highlanders to form the Queen's Own Highlanders
- 1994 amalgamated with The Gordon Highlanders to form The Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons)
- 2006 amalgamated with the other Scottish infantry regiments into the single large Royal Regiment of Scotland becoming The Highlanders, 4th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland (4 SCOTS)
External Links
79th Regiment of Foot Wikipedia
Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons) Wikipedia