81st Regiment of Foot (Loyal Lincoln Volunteers)
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For other units with the same regimental number, see 81st Regiment of Foot (disambiguation).
The 81st Regiment of Foot (Loyal Lincoln Volunteers) was an infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1793. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 47th (Lancashire) Regiment of Foot to form the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment in 1881.
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81st (Loyal Lincoln Volunteers) Regiment of Foot | |
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Active | 1793–1881 |
Country | Kingdom of Great Britain (1793–1800) United Kingdom (1801–1881) |
Branch | British Army |
Type | Infantry Regiment |
Role | Infantry |
Garrison/HQ | Fulwood Barracks, Lancashire |
Motto(s) | Loyaute m'oblige |
March | "The Red, Red Rose" and "The Lincolnshire Poacher" |
Engagements | French Revolutionary Wars Napoleonic Wars Second Anglo-Afghan War |
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