Difference between revisions of "71st Regiment of Foot"

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*'''1763''' became a Regiment of Invalids
 
*'''1763''' became a Regiment of Invalids
 
*'''1768''' disbanded
 
*'''1768''' disbanded
*'''1775'''raised as71st (Highland) Regiment of Foot (Fraser's Highlanders)
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*'''1775''' raised as71st (Highland) Regiment of Foot (Fraser's Highlanders)
 
*'''1786''' redesignated as the 71st (Highland) Regiment of Foot (MacLeod's Highlanders)
 
*'''1786''' redesignated as the 71st (Highland) Regiment of Foot (MacLeod's Highlanders)
*'''1763'''
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*'''1809''' became 71st (Glasgow Highland Light Infantry) in 1809 then 71st (Highland) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry)
*'''1763'''
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*'''1881''' united with the 74th (Highland) Regiment of Foot to form the 1st Battalion, Highland Light Infantry
*'''1763'''
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*'''1959''' amalgamated with the Royal Scots Fusiliers to form the Royal Highland Fusiliers (Princess Margaret's Own Glasgow and Ayrshire Regiment)
 
*'''1763'''
 
*'''1763'''
 
== External Links ==
 
== External Links ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/71st_Regiment_of_Foot 71st (Highland) Regiment of Foot] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highland_Light_Infantry Highland Light Infantry] Wikipedia
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/71st_Regiment_of_Foot 71st (Highland) Regiment of Foot] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highland_Light_Infantry Highland Light Infantry] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Highland_Fusiliers_(Princess_Margaret%27s_Own_Glasgow_and_Ayrshire_Regiment) Royal Highland Fusiliers] Wikipedia

Revision as of 16:24, 14 March 2009


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