71st Regiment of Foot

Chronology

• 1758 raised from 2nd Battalion 32nd Regiment of Foot
  
• 1763 became a Regiment of Invalids
  
• 1768 disbanded
  
• 1775 raised as 71st (Highland) Regiment of Foot (Fraser's Highlanders)
  
• 1786 redesignated as the 71st (Highland) Regiment of Foot (MacLeod's Highlanders)
  
• 1809 became 71st (Glasgow Highland Light Infantry) in 1809 then 71st (Highland) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry)
  
• 1881 united with the 74th (Highland) Regiment of Foot to form the 1st 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)
  

Regimental Journal

A regular regimental journal can be a valuable source of information. The Highland Light Infantry Chronicle was published quarterly, from Volume 1, no. 1 January 1893 to Volume 54, no. 3, December 1958. Some editions are available online, see below. The British Library has this publication in its catalogue. Another source may be the National Army Museum, or the Regimental Museum.

External Links

Historical Books Online

• Historical Record of the 71st Regiment Highland Light Infantry, from its formation in 1777, under the title of the 73rd, or McLeod's Highlanders, up to the year 1876 by Henry J T Hildyard (1876) Archive.org. Indian service commences page 9 in 1780 in Madras
• History of the Scottish Highlands : Highland clans and Highland regiments Volume 2 "Lord Macleod’s Highlanders, formerly the 73rd Regiment, now the 71st Highland Light Infantry " by John S Keltie (c.1886) Archive.org. Indian service commences page 496 in 1780 in Madras
• Highland Light Infantry Chronicle Google Books
  • Jan 1893-Oct 1895
  • Jan 1896-Jan 1897
  • Jan 1902-Oct 1904
  • Jan 1905-Oct 1907
  • Jan 1908-Oct 1910 includes Lucknow Notes September 1st 1910
  • Jan 1911-Oct 1913 includes Lucknow, 5th May 1911
  • Jan 1914-Apr 1914includes Ambala Christmas Eve 1913 and Ambala 19th March 1914

Other

71st (Highland) Regiment of Foot Wikipedia
Highland Light Infantry Wikipedia
Royal Highland Fusiliers Wikipedia
Royal Regiment of Scotland Wikipedia
The Highland Light Infantry including Royal Highland Fusiliers Museum from LightInfantry.org.uk (On 3rd October 2010 this website will be migrating to British Armed Forces.org)