75th (Stirlingshire) Regiment of Foot
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For other units with the same regimental number, see 75th Regiment of Foot (disambiguation).
The 75th (Stirlingshire) Regiment of Foot, was a British Army line infantry regiment, raised in 1787. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 92nd (Gordon Highlanders) Regiment of Foot to form the Gordon Highlanders in 1881.
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75th (Stirlingshire) Regiment of Foot | |
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Active | 1787–1881 |
Country | Kingdom of Great Britain (1787–1800) United Kingdom (1801–1881) |
Branch | British Army |
Type | Infantry |
Size | One battalion |
Garrison/HQ | Dorchester Barracks |
Engagements | Third Anglo-Mysore War Fourth Anglo-Mysore War Second Anglo-Maratha War Napoleonic Wars Indian Rebellion |
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