77th Regiment of Foot

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Chronology

  • 1787 raised as 77th (Hindoostan) Regiment of Foot by EIC for service in India when war with the French was imminent
  • 1807 renamed the 77th (the East Middlesex) Regiment of Foot
  • 1876 renamed the 77th (the East Middlesex) Regiment of Foot (The Duke of Cambridge's Own)
  • 1881 united with 57th (West Middlesex) Regiment of Foot to form The Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment)
  • 1966 amalgamated with three other regiments to become 4th Battalion The Queen's Regiment
  • 1992 amalgamated with The Royal Hampshire Regiment to become Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment
  • 2006 amalgamated with the other Scottish infantry regiments into the single large Royal Regiment of Scotland becoming The Highlanders, 4th Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland (4 SCOTS)

External Links

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