90th Regiment of Foot
Chronology
- 1794 raised as the 90th Regiment of Foot in Scotland as a light infantry corps
- 1802 became the 90th Regiment of Foot (Perthshire Volunteers)
- 1815 became the 90th Regiment of Foot (Perthshire Volunteers) (Light Infantry)
- 1881 amalgamated with the 26th (The Cameronian) Regiment of Foot to form The Cameronians (Scotch Rifles)
- 1968 disbanded
External Links
- 90th Regiment of Foot Wikipedia
- Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) Wikipedia
- 90th Regiment of Foot (Perthshire Volunteers) (Light Infantry) including deployments regiments.org, an archived website
- The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) including deployments: 1st Battalion, 2nd Battalion regiments.org, an archived website
Historical books online
- Records of the 90th Regiment, (Perthshire Light Infantry) ; with roll of officers from 1795 to 1880 by Alexander Marin Delavoye 1880 Archive.org. The Regiment sailed for Ceylon in 1836, page 95
- "The 90th Perthshire Light Infantry" from The Lowland Scots Regiments : their origin, character and services previous to the great war of 1914 edited by Sir Herbert Maxwell 1918 Archive.org. The Regiment sailed for Ceylon in 1836, page 284