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Also known as '''Cameron Highlanders'''
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Third raising also known as '''Cameron Highlanders'''
 
== Chronology ==
 
== Chronology ==
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'''1st Raising'''
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*'''1757''' raised as 64th Regiment of Foot on 14 November at Colchester by Colonel Draper
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*'''1758''' became 79th Regiment of Foot
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*'''1763'''  disbanded at the end of the Seven Year's War<br>
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'''2nd Raising'''
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*'''1778''' raised as  79th Regiment of Foot (Royal Liverpool Voluntiers) served as marines
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*'''1784''' disbanded at Liverpool<br>
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'''3rd Raising'''
 
*'''1793''' raised in Scotland for Irish Establishment as 79th (Highland-Cameron Volunteers) Regiment of Foot
 
*'''1793''' raised in Scotland for Irish Establishment as 79th (Highland-Cameron Volunteers) Regiment of Foot
*'''1804''' renamed the 79th Regiment of Foot (Cameron Highlanders)
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*'''1804''' renamed the '''79th Regiment of Foot (Cameron Highlanders)'''
 
*'''1873''' renamed the 79th (The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders) Regiment of Foot
 
*'''1873''' renamed the 79th (The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders) Regiment of Foot
 
*'''1881''' became The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
 
*'''1881''' became The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
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*'''1994''' amalgamated with the [[Gordon Highlanders]] to form The Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons)  
 
*'''1994''' amalgamated with the [[Gordon Highlanders]] to form The Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons)  
 
*'''2006''' amalgamated with the other Scottish infantry regiments into the single large Royal Regiment of Scotland becoming The Highlanders, 4th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland (4 SCOTS)
 
*'''2006''' amalgamated with the other Scottish infantry regiments into the single large Royal Regiment of Scotland becoming The Highlanders, 4th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland (4 SCOTS)
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== Service in British India ==
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*'''1758''' [[3rd Carnatic War]]
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*'''1801''' [[Egyptian Campaign 1801|Egyptian Campaign]]
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*'''1857''' [[Indian Mutiny]]
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*'''1910''' [[Bangalore]]
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*'''1913''' [[Poona]]
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*'''1921''' Kuldana
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*'''1924''' [[Calcutta]]
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*'''1927''' [[Rangoon]]
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*'''1930''' [[Fyzabad]]
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*'''1938''' Ahmednagar
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*'''1942''' [[Burma]]
  
 
== External Links ==
 
== External Links ==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/79th_(The_Queen%27s_Own_Cameron_Highlanders)_Regiment_of_Foot 79th Regiment of Foot] Wikipedia
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*[http://www.kronoskaf.com/syw/index.php?title=79th_Foot 79th Foot 1st Raising] www.kronoskaf.com
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*[http://web.archive.org/web/20060113072036/www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/079bis.htm 79th Foot 1st & 2nd Raising] www.regiments.org
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*http://web.archive.org/web/20051230125450/www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/079QOCH.htm 79th Foot 3rd Raising] www.regiments.org
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/79th_(The_Queen%27s_Own_Cameron_Highlanders)_Regiment_of_Foot 79th Regiment of Foot] Wikipedia
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Highlanders_(Seaforth,_Gordons_and_Camerons) Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons)] Wikipedia
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Highlanders_(Seaforth,_Gordons_and_Camerons) Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons)] Wikipedia
 
*[http://www.electricscotland.com/history/scotreg/camerons/chap1.htm The 79th Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders 1793-1853] www.electricscotland.com
 
*[http://www.electricscotland.com/history/scotreg/camerons/chap1.htm The 79th Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders 1793-1853] www.electricscotland.com

Revision as of 17:34, 7 December 2010

Third raising also known as Cameron Highlanders

Chronology

1st Raising

  • 1757 raised as 64th Regiment of Foot on 14 November at Colchester by Colonel Draper
  • 1758 became 79th Regiment of Foot
  • 1763 disbanded at the end of the Seven Year's War

2nd Raising

  • 1778 raised as 79th Regiment of Foot (Royal Liverpool Voluntiers) served as marines
  • 1784 disbanded at Liverpool

3rd Raising

  • 1793 raised in Scotland for Irish Establishment as 79th (Highland-Cameron Volunteers) Regiment of Foot
  • 1804 renamed the 79th Regiment of Foot (Cameron Highlanders)
  • 1873 renamed the 79th (The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders) Regiment of Foot
  • 1881 became The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
  • 1961 combined with the Seaforth Highlanders to form the Queen's Own Highlanders
  • 1994 amalgamated with the Gordon Highlanders to form The Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons)
  • 2006 amalgamated with the other Scottish infantry regiments into the single large Royal Regiment of Scotland becoming The Highlanders, 4th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland (4 SCOTS)

Service in British India

External Links

Historical Books Online