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71st Regiment of Foot

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== Chronology ==
*'''1758''' raised from 2nd Battalion [[32nd Regiment of Foot]]<br>*'''1763''' became a Regiment of Invalids<br>*'''1768''' disbanded<br>*'''1775''' raised as71st (Highland) Regiment of Foot (Fraser's Highlanders)<br>*'''1786''' redesignated as the 71st (Highland) Regiment of Foot (MacLeod's Highlanders)<br>*'''1809''' became 71st (Glasgow Highland Light Infantry) in 1809 then 71st (Highland) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry)<br>*'''1881''' united with the 74th (Highland) Regiment of Foot to form the 1st Battalion, Highland Light Infantry<br>*'''1959''' amalgamated with the Royal Scots Fusiliers to form the Royal Highland Fusiliers (Princess Margaret's Own Glasgow and Ayrshire Regiment)<br>*'''2003''' amalgamated with the other regiments of the Scottish Division to become part of the Royal Regiment of Scotland<br>*'''2006''' known as the Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland (2 SCOTS)<br>
== External Links ==
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