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# | Known as '''The Gordon Highlanders''' | ||
== Chronology == | |||
*'''1794''' raised by the 4th Duke of Gordon as the 100th Regiment of Foot | |||
*'''1798''' became 92nd (Gordon Highlanders) Regiment of Foot | |||
*'''1881''' amalgamated with the [[75th Regiment of Foot]] to become the 2nd Battalion Gordon Highlanders | |||
*'''1994''' amalgamated with The Queens' Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons) to form The Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons) | |||
*'''2004''' amalgamated with the other Scottish infantry regiments into the single Royal Regiment of Scotland | |||
== Service in British India == | |||
*'''1857''' [[Indian Mutiny]] | |||
*'''1878-80''' [[2nd Afghan War]] | |||
:*'''1879''' [[Battle of Charasia|Charasiah]] | |||
:*'''1879''' [[Battle of Kabul 1879|Kabul]] | |||
:*'''1880''' [[Battle of Baba Wullee 1880|Kandahar]] | |||
== External Links == | |||
===Historical Books Online=== | |||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofscottis02kelt#page/834/mode/2up ''History of the Scottish Highlands : Highland clans and Highland regiments Volume 2''] "The 92nd Gordon Highlanders " by John S Keltie (c.1886) Archive.org. Indian service commences [http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofscottis02kelt#page/846/mode/2up page 847] in 1858 and [http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofscottis02kelt#page/852/mode/2up page 852] in 1868 | |||
===Other=== | |||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/100th_(Gordon_Highlanders)_Regiment_of_Foot 92nd Regiment of Foot] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gordon_Highlanders The Gordon Highlanders] Wikipedia<br>[http://www.cabarfeidh.com/highlanders%20history.htm The Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons)] cabarfeidh.com<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Regiment_of_Scotland Royal Regiment of Scotland] Wikipedia | |||
[[Category: British Army Infantry Regiments]] | [[Category: British Army Infantry Regiments]] | ||
Revision as of 13:43, 19 January 2010
Known as The Gordon Highlanders
Chronology
- 1794 raised by the 4th Duke of Gordon as the 100th Regiment of Foot
- 1798 became 92nd (Gordon Highlanders) Regiment of Foot
- 1881 amalgamated with the 75th Regiment of Foot to become the 2nd Battalion Gordon Highlanders
- 1994 amalgamated with The Queens' Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons) to form The Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons)
- 2004 amalgamated with the other Scottish infantry regiments into the single Royal Regiment of Scotland
Service in British India
- 1857 Indian Mutiny
- 1878-80 2nd Afghan War
External Links
Historical Books Online
History of the Scottish Highlands : Highland clans and Highland regiments Volume 2 "The 92nd Gordon Highlanders " by John S Keltie (c.1886) Archive.org. Indian service commences page 847 in 1858 and page 852 in 1868
Other
92nd Regiment of Foot Wikipedia
The Gordon Highlanders Wikipedia
The Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons) cabarfeidh.com
Royal Regiment of Scotland Wikipedia