Catalogue description 80 Foot. 1778 June: Colonel Sir William Erskine's Regiment, or the Edinburgh Royal...

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Details of WO 17/201
Reference: WO 17/201
Description:

80 Foot.

  • 1778 June: Colonel Sir William Erskine's Regiment, or the Edinburgh Royal Volunteers; at Edinburgh.
  • 1794 Jan-1796 Apr: 80th Regiment of Foot, or Staffordshire Volunteers; colonels: Lord Paget, and John St Leger.
  • 1807 Aug-1812 Dec: 80th Regiment of Foot, or Staffordshire Volunteers; commanded by Lt Col Benjamin Forbes, and Major General the Hon Sir Edward Paget; includes returns form India (Cannanore and Seringapatam) and barracks in England (mainly Stafford and Danbury).

Date: 1778-1812.
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description

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