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*'''2006''' known as the Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland (2 SCOTS) | *'''2006''' known as the Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland (2 SCOTS) | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
===Historical Books Online=== | |||
''Historical Record of the Seventy-Fourth Regiment (Highlanders) containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1787, and of its subsequent services to 1850'' by Richard Cannon 1850 [http://books.google.com/books?id=DMkJ3xvg34AC&pg=PR21 Google Books] . The Regiment sailed for Madras in 1788, [http://books.google.com/books?id=DMkJ3xvg34AC&pg=PA4 page 4] | |||
===Other=== | |||
*[http://yourarchives.nationalarchives.gov.uk/index.php?title=74th_Regiment_of_Foot:_Officers_dying_in_India_1790-1804 74th Regiment of Foot: Officers dying in India 1790-1804] Your Archives | *[http://yourarchives.nationalarchives.gov.uk/index.php?title=74th_Regiment_of_Foot:_Officers_dying_in_India_1790-1804 74th Regiment of Foot: Officers dying in India 1790-1804] Your Archives | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/74th_(Highland)_Regiment_of_Foot 74th Regiment of Foot] Wikipedia | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/74th_(Highland)_Regiment_of_Foot 74th Regiment of Foot] Wikipedia | ||
Revision as of 11:07, 8 January 2010
Chronology
- 1787 raised as 74th (Highlanders) Regiment of Foot
- 1881 merged with 71st (Highland) Light Infantry to become the 2nd 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)
External Links
Historical Books Online
Historical Record of the Seventy-Fourth Regiment (Highlanders) containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1787, and of its subsequent services to 1850 by Richard Cannon 1850 Google Books . The Regiment sailed for Madras in 1788, page 4
Other
- 74th Regiment of Foot: Officers dying in India 1790-1804 Your Archives
- 74th Regiment of Foot Wikipedia
- Highland Light Infantry Wikipedia
- Royal Highland Fusiliers Wikipedia
- Royal Regiment of Scotland Wikipedia