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*'''17561725''' 2nd Battalionfour Independent Highland Companies raised to police Highlands, commonly called the Reicudan Dhu, 34th Regiment of Foot redesignated as 73rd Regiment of Footor Black Watch*'''17631729''' became a Regiment of Invalidstwo additional companies raised*'''17691739''' disbandedEarl of Craufurd's Regiment formed by regimentation of existing six coys and four new coys; also known until 1751 by the names of other colonels*'''17771751''' raised as the 1st Battalion 73rd became 42nd (Highland) Regiment of Foot (MacLeod's Highlanders) *'''1778''' 2nd Battalion raised*'''17821758''' became the 73rd 42nd (Royal Highland) Regiment of Foot*'''18091861''' became the 73rd 42nd (Royal Highland) Regiment of Foot, The Black Watch*'''18621881''' became amalgamated with the [[73rd (Perthshire) Regiment of Foot*'''1881''' became ]] to become the 2nd 1st Battalion, Royal Highland Regiment (The Black Watch)*'''2006''' merged with five other Scottish regiments - the Royal Scots, the King's Own Scottish Borderers, the Royal Highland Fusiliers, The Highlanders and the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders - to form the Royal Regiment of Scotland  == Service in British India ==*'''1857''' [[Indian Mutiny]]*'''1882''' [[Egyptian Campaign]]*'''1897''' Subathu*'''1899''' Sitapur*'''1919''' [[Baluchistan]]*'''1921''' [[Allahabad]] *'''1923''' [[Quetta]] *'''1925''' [[Lahore]] *'''1928''' Chakratta *'''1931''' [[Meerut]] *'''1935''' Barrackpore

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/73rd_Foot 73rd 42nd_(Royal_Highland)_Regiment_of_Foot 42nd Regiment of Foot] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Watch_(Royal_Highlanders) Black Watch] Wikipedia<br>[http://www.lib.mq.edu.au/lmr/regiments.html#73 Macquarie University's webpage] on the 73rd Foot (includes links to information on [[Seringapatam]] [1799] and [[Mangalore]] [1783])