74th Regiment of Foot
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: Officers dying in India 1790-1804 Your Archives
- 74th Regiment of Foot Wikipedia
- Highland Light Infantry Wikipedia
- Royal Highland Fusiliers Wikipedia
- Royal Regiment of Scotland Wikipedia