71st Regiment of Foot

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Chronology

  • 1758 raised from 2nd Battalion 32nd Regiment of Foot
  • 1763 became a Regiment of Invalids
  • 1768 disbanded
  • 1775 raised as71st (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)
  • 1763

External Links

71st (Highland) Regiment of Foot Wikipedia
Highland Light Infantry Wikipedia
Royal Highland Fusiliers Wikipedia