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80th (Staffordshire Volunteers) Regiment of Foot

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Alternative name(s):
  • Staffordshire Volunteers, 1793-1881 (Also known as)
Date: 1793-1881
History: Raised in 1793, the 80th (Royal Edinburgh Volunteers Regiment) of Foot having disbanded in 1784. 1793-1881: 80th (Staffordshire Volunteers) Regiment of Foot. 1881: linked to the 38th (1st Staffordshire) Regiment to form the South Staffordshire Regiment.
Functions, occupations and activities: Government (central)
References: Swinson, Regiments and Corps..., 1972; NCA Rules
Name authority reference: GB/NNAF/C285959
Collections
Number Description Held by Reference Further information
1
1778-1877: 80th Foot
The National Archives, Kew
2
1877-1888: 38th Foot, 80th Foot and South Staffordshire Regiment
The National Archives, Kew
3
1796 - 1906: South Staffordshire Regiment
4
1778-1812.: 80 Foot. 1778 June: Colonel Sir William Erskine's Regiment, or the Edinburgh Royal...
The National Archives, Kew
WO 17/201