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== Chronology == | == Chronology == | ||
*'''1787''' raised as 74th (Highlanders) Regiment of Foot | *'''1787''' raised as 74th (Highlanders) Regiment of Foot | ||
*'''1881''' merged with 71st (Highland) Light Infantry to become the Highland Light Infantry | *'''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) | *'''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 | *'''2003''' amalgamated with the other regiments of the Scottish Division to become part of the Royal Regiment of Scotland | ||
Revision as of 08:51, 6 May 2009
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
74th Regiment of Foot Wikipedia
Highland Light Infantry Wikipedia
Royal Highland Fusiliers Wikipedia
Royal Regiment of Scotland Wikipedia