75th Regiment of Foot

Known as The 75th Stirlingshire Regiment

Chronology

• 1787 raised as 75th (Highland) Regiment of Foot by EIC for service in India
• 1809 lost Highland status & dress and became 75th Regiment of Foot
• 1862 became 75th (Stirlingshire) Regiment of Foot
• 1881 amalgamated with the 92nd (Gordon Highlanders) Regiment of Foot to become the 1st Battalion Gordon Highlanders
• 1994 amalgamated with The Queens' Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons) to form The Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons)
• 2004 amalgamated with the other Scottish infantry regiments into the single Royal Regiment of Scotland

British India Service

• 4th Mysore War 1798-99
• 5th Mysore War
• 2nd Mahratta War
• Seringapatam 1799
• Delhi 1857
• Relief of Lucknow 1857
• Tirah 1897

External Links

75th (Stirlingshire) Regiment of Foot www.regiments.org
The Gordon Highlanders Wikipedia
The Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons) cabarfeidh.com
Royal Regiment of Scotland Wikipedia