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*[http://www.archive.org/stream/historicalrecord00hildiala#page/n3/mode/2up ''Historical Record of the 71st Regiment Highland Light Infantry, from its formation in 1777, under the title of the 73rd, or McLeod's Highlanders, up to the year 1876''] by Henry J T Hildyard (1876) Archive.org. Indian service commences [http://www.archive.org/stream/historicalrecord00hildiala#page/8/mode/2up page 9] in 1780 in Madras | *[http://www.archive.org/stream/historicalrecord00hildiala#page/n3/mode/2up ''Historical Record of the 71st Regiment Highland Light Infantry, from its formation in 1777, under the title of the 73rd, or McLeod's Highlanders, up to the year 1876''] by Henry J T Hildyard (1876) Archive.org. Indian service commences [http://www.archive.org/stream/historicalrecord00hildiala#page/8/mode/2up page 9] in 1780 in Madras | ||
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofscottis02kelt#page/n587/mode/2up ''History of the Scottish Highlands : Highland clans and Highland regiments Volume 2''] "Lord Macleod’s Highlanders, formerly the 73rd Regiment, now the 71st Highland Light Infantry " by John S Keltie (c.1886) Archive.org. Indian service commences [http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofscottis02kelt#page/n589/mode/2up page 496] in 1780 in Madras | *[http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofscottis02kelt#page/n587/mode/2up ''History of the Scottish Highlands : Highland clans and Highland regiments Volume 2''] "Lord Macleod’s Highlanders, formerly the 73rd Regiment, now the 71st Highland Light Infantry " by John S Keltie (c.1886) Archive.org. Indian service commences [http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofscottis02kelt#page/n589/mode/2up page 496] in 1780 in Madras | ||
*''Highland Light Infantry Chronicle'' Google Books | |||
**[http://books.google.com/books?id=y6IkO2EyWxUC&pg=PA3 Jan 1893-Oct 1895] | |||
**[http://books.google.com/books?id=x2-j7t031foC&pg=PA555 Jan 1896-Jan 1897] | |||
**[http://books.google.com/books?id=JOuzfgh0BpgC&pg=PA705 Jan 1902-Oct 1904] | |||
**[http://books.google.com/books?id=DyWvI8qIKxkC&pg=PA1 Jan 1905-Oct 1907] | |||
**[http://books.google.com/books?id=7CBv9ybqIUwC&pg=PA1 Jan 1908-Oct 1910] includes [http://books.google.com/books?id=7CBv9ybqIUwC&pg=RA2-PA136 Lucknow Notes September 1st 1910] | |||
**[http://books.google.com/books?id=o5JPEEQ1uNsC&pg=PA1 Jan 1911-Oct 1913] includes [http://books.google.com/books?id=o5JPEEQ1uNsC&pg=PA100 Lucknow, 5th May 1911] | |||
**[http://books.google.com/books?id=pCxtyaZr8ZQC&pg=PP3 Jan 1914-Apr 1914]includes [http://books.google.com/books?id=pCxtyaZr8ZQC&pg=PP9 Ambala Christmas Eve 1913] and [http://books.google.com/books?id=pCxtyaZr8ZQC&pg=PA52 Ambala 19th March 1914] | |||
===Other=== | ===Other=== | ||
Revision as of 03:28, 26 April 2010
Chronology
- 1758 raised from 2nd Battalion 32nd Regiment of Foot
- 1763 became a Regiment of Invalids
- 1768 disbanded
- 1775 raised as 71st (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)
External Links
Historical Books Online
- Historical Record of the 71st Regiment Highland Light Infantry, from its formation in 1777, under the title of the 73rd, or McLeod's Highlanders, up to the year 1876 by Henry J T Hildyard (1876) Archive.org. Indian service commences page 9 in 1780 in Madras
- History of the Scottish Highlands : Highland clans and Highland regiments Volume 2 "Lord Macleod’s Highlanders, formerly the 73rd Regiment, now the 71st Highland Light Infantry " by John S Keltie (c.1886) Archive.org. Indian service commences page 496 in 1780 in Madras
- Highland Light Infantry Chronicle Google Books
Other
71st (Highland) Regiment of Foot Wikipedia
Highland Light Infantry Wikipedia
Royal Highland Fusiliers Wikipedia
Royal Regiment of Scotland Wikipedia