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*[http://books.google.com/books?id=DMkJ3xvg34AC&pg=PR21 ''Historical Record of the Seventy-Fourth Regiment (Highlanders) containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1787, and of its subsequent services to 1850''] by Richard Cannon 1850. Google Books. The Regiment sailed for Madras in 1788, [http://books.google.com/books?id=DMkJ3xvg34AC&pg=PA4 page 4] | *[http://books.google.com/books?id=DMkJ3xvg34AC&pg=PR21 ''Historical Record of the Seventy-Fourth Regiment (Highlanders) containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1787, and of its subsequent services to 1850''] by Richard Cannon 1850. Google Books. The Regiment sailed for Madras in 1788, [http://books.google.com/books?id=DMkJ3xvg34AC&pg=PA4 page 4] | ||
| + | *[http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofscottis02kelt#page/n701/mode/2up ''History of the Scottish Highlands : Highland clans and Highland regiments Volume 2''] “74th Highlanders” by John S Keltie (c.1886) Archive.org. Indian service commenced in 1788 in Madras | ||
===Other=== | ===Other=== | ||
Revision as of 02:10, 18 January 2010
Chronology
- 1787 raised as 74th (Highlanders) Regiment of Foot
- 1881 merged with 71st (Highland) Light Infantry to become the 2nd 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)
- 2003 amalgamated with the other regiments of the Scottish Division to become part of the Royal Regiment of Scotland
- 2006 known as the Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland (2 SCOTS)
External Links
Historical Books Online
- Historical Record of the Seventy-Fourth Regiment (Highlanders) containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1787, and of its subsequent services to 1850 by Richard Cannon 1850. Google Books. The Regiment sailed for Madras in 1788, page 4
- History of the Scottish Highlands : Highland clans and Highland regiments Volume 2 “74th Highlanders” by John S Keltie (c.1886) Archive.org. Indian service commenced in 1788 in Madras
Other
- 74th Regiment of Foot: Officers dying in India 1790-1804 Your Archives
- 74th Regiment of Foot Wikipedia
- Highland Light Infantry Wikipedia
- Royal Highland Fusiliers Wikipedia
- Royal Regiment of Scotland Wikipedia
