93rd Regiment of Foot

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Also known as Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders

History

  • 1759 raised as 1st Sutherland Fencibles
  • 1763 disbanded
  • 1779 2nd Sutherland Fencibles raised by Lt-Col Wemyss
  • 1793 3rd Sutherland Fencibles raised by Lt-Col Wemyss disbanded 1799
  • 1799 93rd (Sutherland Highlanders) Regiment of Foot raised by Maj-Gen Wemyss
  • 1881 amalgamated with the 91st (Argyllshire Highlanders) Regiment of Foot to become 2nd Battalion of the Princess Louise's (Sutherland and Argyll Highlanders)
  • 2004 amalgamated with the other Scottish infantry regiments into the single Royal Regiment of Scotland

External Links

Historical Books Online