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In 1881 as part of the [[Childers Reforms]] the 75th amalgamated with the [[92nd (Gordon Highlanders) Regiment of Foot]] to become the 1st battalion, the '''[[Gordon Highlanders]]'''. |
In 1881 as part of the [[Childers Reforms]] the 75th amalgamated with the [[92nd (Gordon Highlanders) Regiment of Foot]] to become the 1st battalion, the '''[[Gordon Highlanders]]'''. |
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Revision as of 14:02, 3 September 2010
The 75th (Stirlingshire) Regiment of Foot was a British Army line infantry regiment. During the Childers Reforms it was united with the 92nd (Gordon Highlanders) Regiment of Foot to form the Gordon Highlanders.
Service history
The 75th were raised in 1787 by Robert Abecromby, their first colonel, and were known as Abercromby's Highlanders. They first saw action in India, fighting at Seringapatam and Mysore. During the Napoleonic Wars the 75th were stationed in the Mediterranean. Later, during the colonial period they served in South Africa during the Kaffir War of 1832, and in India during the Sepoy Rebellion. In 1862 they became the 75th (Stirlingshire) Regiment.
In 1881 as part of the Childers Reforms the 75th amalgamated with the 92nd (Gordon Highlanders) Regiment of Foot to become the 1st battalion, the Gordon Highlanders. Sygney Gibson Is Realley Hot
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References
- Wickes, HL Regiments of Foot (1974) ISBN 0 85045 220 1