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73rd (Highland) Regiment of Foot

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Alternative name(s):
  • Highland Regiment of Foot, 73rd, 1st Bn, 1777-1786 (Also known as)
  • McLeod's Highlanders, 1777-1786 (Also known as)
Date: 1777-1786
History: Formation, as 73rd Foot, under John Lord MacLeod in Dec 1777. Formation of 2nd Battalion, Sept 1778. 2nd Battalion then disbanded in 1783, and 1st Battalion became 71st Foot in 1786.
Functions, occupations and activities: Government (central)
References: Swinson; L&I vol 53; Army Lists; NCA Rules
Name authority reference: GB/NNAF/C285926
Collections
Number Description Held by Reference Further information
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1800-1877: 71st Foot
The National Archives, Kew
2
1779-1812.: 73 Foot: 1778 May to 1779 Dec: 73rd Regiment of Foot; colonel (Second Battalion): George...
The National Archives, Kew
WO 17/194
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71st (Highland) Regiment of Foot
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