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Known as '''The 75th Stirlingshire Regiment'''
== Chronology ==
*'''1787''' raised as 75th (Highland) Regiment of Foot by EIC for service in India
*'''1809''' lost Highland status & dress and became 75th Regiment of Foot
*'''1862''' became 75th (Stirlingshire) Regiment of Foot
*'''1881''' amalgamated with the [[100th Regiment of Foot|92nd (Gordon Highlanders) Regiment of Foot]] to become the 1st Battalion Gordon Highlanders
*'''1994''' amalgamated with The Queens' Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons) to form The Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons)
*'''2004''' amalgamated with the other Scottish infantry regiments into the single Royal Regiment of Scotland
== British India Service ==
*[[4th Mysore War]] 1798-99
*5th Mysore War
*[[2nd Mahratta War]]
*[[Battle of Seringapatam 1799|Seringapatam 1799]]
*[[Recapture of Delhi Sep 1857|Delhi 1857]]
*[[Second Lucknow Relief|Relief of Lucknow 1857]]
*Tirah 1897
== External Links ==
[http://web.archive.org/web/20080113060438/www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/075-787.htm 75th (Stirlingshire) Regiment of Foot] www.regiments.org<br> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gordon_Highlanders The Gordon Highlanders] Wikipedia<br>[http://www.cabarfeidh.com/highlanders%20history.htm The Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons)] cabarfeidh.com<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Regiment_of_Scotland Royal Regiment of Scotland] Wikipedia
[[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]]
== Chronology ==
*'''1787''' raised as 75th (Highland) Regiment of Foot by EIC for service in India
*'''1809''' lost Highland status & dress and became 75th Regiment of Foot
*'''1862''' became 75th (Stirlingshire) Regiment of Foot
*'''1881''' amalgamated with the [[100th Regiment of Foot|92nd (Gordon Highlanders) Regiment of Foot]] to become the 1st Battalion Gordon Highlanders
*'''1994''' amalgamated with The Queens' Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons) to form The Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons)
*'''2004''' amalgamated with the other Scottish infantry regiments into the single Royal Regiment of Scotland
== British India Service ==
*[[4th Mysore War]] 1798-99
*5th Mysore War
*[[2nd Mahratta War]]
*[[Battle of Seringapatam 1799|Seringapatam 1799]]
*[[Recapture of Delhi Sep 1857|Delhi 1857]]
*[[Second Lucknow Relief|Relief of Lucknow 1857]]
*Tirah 1897
== External Links ==
[http://web.archive.org/web/20080113060438/www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/075-787.htm 75th (Stirlingshire) Regiment of Foot] www.regiments.org<br> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gordon_Highlanders The Gordon Highlanders] Wikipedia<br>[http://www.cabarfeidh.com/highlanders%20history.htm The Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons)] cabarfeidh.com<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Regiment_of_Scotland Royal Regiment of Scotland] Wikipedia
[[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]]
