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== Chronology == | == Chronology == | ||
*'''1758''' raised from 2nd Battalion [[32nd Regiment of Foot]]<br> | *'''1758''' raised from 2nd Battalion [[32nd Regiment of Foot]]<br> | ||
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*'''2003''' amalgamated with the other regiments of the Scottish Division to become part of the Royal Regiment of Scotland<br> | *'''2003''' amalgamated with the other regiments of the Scottish Division to become part of the Royal Regiment of Scotland<br> | ||
*'''2006''' known as the Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland (2 SCOTS)<br> | *'''2006''' known as the Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland (2 SCOTS)<br> | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/71st_Regiment_of_Foot 71st (Highland) Regiment of Foot] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highland_Light_Infantry Highland Light Infantry] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Highland_Fusiliers_(Princess_Margaret%27s_Own_Glasgow_and_Ayrshire_Regiment) Royal Highland Fusiliers] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Regiment_of_Scotland Royal Regiment of Scotland] Wikipedia | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/71st_Regiment_of_Foot 71st (Highland) Regiment of Foot] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highland_Light_Infantry Highland Light Infantry] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Highland_Fusiliers_(Princess_Margaret%27s_Own_Glasgow_and_Ayrshire_Regiment) Royal Highland Fusiliers] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Regiment_of_Scotland Royal Regiment of Scotland] Wikipedia | ||
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Revision as of 08:56, 25 March 2009
Chronology
- 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)
External Links
71st (Highland) Regiment of Foot Wikipedia
Highland Light Infantry Wikipedia
Royal Highland Fusiliers Wikipedia
Royal Regiment of Scotland Wikipedia