73rd (Perthshire) Regiment of Foot
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For other units with the same regimental number, see 73rd Regiment of Foot (disambiguation).
The 73rd Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1780. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 42nd Regiment of Foot to form the Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) in 1881.
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73rd (Perthshire) Regiment of Foot | |
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Active | 1780–1881 |
Country | Kingdom of Great Britain (1780–1800) United Kingdom (1801–1881) |
Branch | British Army |
Type | Infantry |
Size | One battalion (two battalions 1809–1817) |
Garrison/HQ | Hamilton Barracks |
Engagements | Second Anglo-Mysore War Third Anglo-Mysore War French Revolutionary Wars Fourth Anglo-Mysore War Napoleonic Wars Second Kandyan War Uva Rebellion Seventh Xhosa War Indian Rebellion |
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