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| + | == Chronology == | ||
| + | *'''1756''' 2nd Battalion, 34th Regiment of Foot redesignated as73rd Regiment of Foot | ||
| + | *'''1763''' became a Regiment of Invalids | ||
| + | *'''1769''' disbanded | ||
| + | *'''1777''' raised as the 1st Battalion 73rd (Highland) Regiment of Foot (MacLeod's Highlanders) | ||
| + | *'''1778''' 2nd Battalion raised | ||
| + | *'''1786''' redesignated the [[71st Regiment of Foot|71st (Highland) Regiment of Foot (MacLeod's Highlanders)]] | ||
| + | *'''1780''' 2nd Battalion, 43rd (Royal Highland) Regiment of Foot raised | ||
| + | *'''1782''' became the 73rd (Highland) Regiment of Foot | ||
| + | *'''1809''' became the 73rd Regiment of Foot | ||
| + | *'''1862''' became the 73rd (Perthshire) Regiment of Foot | ||
| + | *'''1881''' became the 2nd 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 | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
| − | + | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/73rd_Foot 73rd Regiment of Foot] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Watch_(Royal_Highlanders) Black Watch] Wikipedia | |
[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]) | [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]) | ||
[[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]] | [[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]] | ||
Revision as of 17:05, 7 May 2009
Chronology
- 1756 2nd Battalion, 34th Regiment of Foot redesignated as73rd Regiment of Foot
- 1763 became a Regiment of Invalids
- 1769 disbanded
- 1777 raised as the 1st Battalion 73rd (Highland) Regiment of Foot (MacLeod's Highlanders)
- 1778 2nd Battalion raised
- 1786 redesignated the 71st (Highland) Regiment of Foot (MacLeod's Highlanders)
- 1780 2nd Battalion, 43rd (Royal Highland) Regiment of Foot raised
- 1782 became the 73rd (Highland) Regiment of Foot
- 1809 became the 73rd Regiment of Foot
- 1862 became the 73rd (Perthshire) Regiment of Foot
- 1881 became the 2nd 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
External Links
73rd Regiment of Foot Wikipedia
Black Watch Wikipedia
Macquarie University's webpage on the 73rd Foot (includes links to information on Seringapatam [1799] and Mangalore [1783])
