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| + | ''Historical Record of the Seventy- Ninth Regiment of Foot, or the Cameron Highlanders'' by Captain Robert Jameson 1863 [http://books.google.com/books?id=pR8RAAAAYAAJ&pg=PR3 Google Books], Indian Service commences [http://books.google.com/books?id=pR8RAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA111 page 111] in 1857 in Madras | ||
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/79th_(The_Queen%27s_Own_Cameron_Highlanders)_Regiment_of_Foot 79th Regiment of Foot] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Highlanders_(Seaforth,_Gordons_and_Camerons) Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons)] Wikipedia | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/79th_(The_Queen%27s_Own_Cameron_Highlanders)_Regiment_of_Foot 79th Regiment of Foot] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Highlanders_(Seaforth,_Gordons_and_Camerons) Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons)] Wikipedia | ||
[[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]] | [[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]] | ||
Revision as of 11:25, 8 January 2010
Also known as Cameron Highlanders
Chronology
- 1793 raised in Scotland for Irish Establishment as 79th (Highland-Cameron Volunteers) Regiment of Foot
- 1804 renamed the 79th Regiment of Foot (Cameron Highlanders)
- 1873 renamed the 79th (The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders) Regiment of Foot
- 1881 became The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
- 1961 combined with the Seaforth Highlanders to form the Queen's Own Highlanders
- 1994 amalgamated with The Gordon Highlanders to form The Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons)
- 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
Historical Books Online
Historical Record of the Seventy- Ninth Regiment of Foot, or the Cameron Highlanders by Captain Robert Jameson 1863 Google Books, Indian Service commences page 111 in 1857 in Madras
Other
79th Regiment of Foot Wikipedia
Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons) Wikipedia
