62nd (Wiltshire) Regiment of Foot

For other uses, see 62nd Regiment of Foot (disambiguation).

62nd (Wiltshire) Regiment of Foot

Active| 10 December 1756-1 July 1881
Country|  Kingdom of Great Britain (1756–1800)
United Kingdom (1801–1881)
Branch|  British Army
Type| Line Infantry
Role| Line Infantry (at times Light Infantry)
Size| One battalion (two battalions 1808-1816)
Garrison/HQ| Le Marchant Barracks, Devizes
Nickname(s)| "The Moonrakers" "The Splashers"
Motto(s)| Honi Soit Qui Mal y Pense
March| "The Vly be on Turmit" (quick)
"May Blossoms" (slow)[1]
Anniversaries| 21 December (Ferozeshah)
Engagements| Seven Years' War
American Revolutionary War
French Revolutionary Wars
Napoleonic Wars
First Anglo-Sikh War
Crimean War

Military unit

The 62nd (Wiltshire) Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, which was raised in 1756 and saw service through the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 99th (Lanarkshire) Regiment of Foot to form the Wiltshire Regiment in 1881.

## History

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### Formation, Louisbourg and Carrickfergus

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Carrickfergus Castle

The formation of the regiment was prompted by the expansion of the army as a result of the commencement of the Seven Years' War. On 25 August 1756 it was ordered that a number of existing regiments should raise a second battalion; among those chosen was the 4th Regiment of Foot. The 2nd Battalion of the 4th Regiment of Foot was formed on 10 December 1756 and renumbered as the 62nd Regiment of Foot on 21 April 1758.[2] Because of a lack of available marine units, four companies of the regiment were assigned to Admiral Edward Boscawen's fleet as marines.[3] In this capacity, they took part in the Siege of Louisbourg in June 1758. Following the capture of Louisbourg, the regiment participated in General James Wolfe's campaign to capture attack on Quebec. The regiment made a diversionary landing at Beauport to confuse the French.[3]

Although the siege of Louisbourg was the regiment's first battle, it was more than a century before the War Office recognized the part they played. For decades, commanders of the regiment petitioned the War Office for the Louisbourg honour, which had been granted to the other eleven regiments present during the siege. However, the War Office continually refused, stating that there was no record of the regiment being present. This was true because the records which showed they were present were not held in the War Office. By acting as marines, they had been on the Royal Navy's books and thus the records verifying their part in the battle were held by the Admiralty. The regiment finally received the Louisbourg honour in 1910.[4]

The rest of the regiment was assigned to Ireland and eventually assigned as the garrison for Carrickfergus Castle in Carrickfergus, County Antrim.[5] On 23 February 1760, a French force of approximately 600 men conducted an amphibious assault and laid siege to the castle. The castle's defences were in a state of disrepair with a 50-foot breach in the wall.[6]

Under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel John Jennings, the four under-strength companies, approximately 200 men in all, withstood three assaults on the castle. In addition to being outnumbered, the garrison was short of ammunition, having to melt down their buttons to make bullets. By the time the French made their third attack, the defenders had expended all their ammunition and were left with rocks and bayonets. After the third attempt was beaten back, Colonel Jennings was forced to seek terms. After meeting with the French commander, Jennings and his men were allowed to surrender the castle, give their parole, retaining their arms and colours. The French, in return, promised not to plunder the town of Carrickfergus.[7] Although the regiment surrendered the castle, the French squadron which had landed the force was destroyed by the Royal Navy in an action near the Mull of Galloway. An investigation of the defence of Carrickfergus proclaimed that the men "behav'd like Lyons".[8] The Irish Parliament voted a thanks to the Regiment and Carrickfergus presented the officers with silver cups.[9]

In 1761, part of the regiment was sent to Germany to join the British forces serving on the continent. In 1763, the regiment was reunited and deployed to the West Indies where it remained until it was sent to Canada join General William Howe's forces.[10]

The first Colonel in Chief was Lt Gen William Strode who died on duty in Ireland in 1776.[2]

### American Revolutionary War

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Painting depicting a soldier from the grenadier company and an officer of the same regiment. Given the date when the painting was created, 1772 or 1773, as well as the facings, lace and hats, it appears that the two men are from the 62nd Regiment of Foot.[11] Lieutenant Colonel John Anstruther who commanded the regiment during the American Revolutionary War

The regiment returned to North America in 1776, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel John Anstruther.[12] Anstruther would command the regiment from 1773 until retirement in 1782.[12]

Initially dispatched to Canada, the regiment took part in the Canadian campaign during the American Revolutionary War. The regiment's flank companies would be detached and take part in the Battle of Trois-Rivières in June 1776.[13] The regiment's companies were reunited to support the British drive to clear the Americans from the rest of Canada, including the Battle of Valcour Island in October 1776.[14]

Following its participation in the Canadian campaign of 1776, the regiment was assigned to serve as part of Major-General John Burgoyne's forces. The regiment served under Burgoyne at the Battle of Saratoga in September 1777. The regiment was brigaded with the 9th, 20th, and 21st regiments under the command of Major-General James Inglis Hamilton.[15] The regiment surrendered along with the rest of the force and most of the regiment remained imprisoned until 1781 when they were repatriated to England. In 1782, now under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Campbell, the regiment was given, for the first time, the county title "Wiltshire".[2]

### Napoleonic Wars

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In 1791, at the start of the French Revolution, the regiment was sent to the West Indies.[16] In 1795, the regiment transferred to Jamaica. The regiment spent most of 1796 fighting in a British invasion of Saint-Domingue (now Haiti). As with the rest of that British expedition, the regiment suffered heavily from yellow fever.[17] After transferring men to other units, the cadre returned by ship to England in 1797.[16]

In 1799, the regiment was expanded into a two battalion regiment. However, with the Treaty of Amiens in 1802, the 2nd battalion was disbanded. When hostilities resumed, a second battalion was once again raised in 1804. Initially, the second battalion was raised for limited service; however the rank and file volunteered for additional services. In 1808, the 2nd battalion was assigned to garrison Jersey, the 1st battalion having been dispatched to Sicily in 1809.[16]

The 1st battalion participated in a raid under General John Stuart resulting in the destruction of the magazines at Ischia and Procida. In 1811, elements of the 1st battalion participated in another raid on the Italian mainland. Three companies were landed at Palinuro. For three days, they engaged a French force of approximately 1,000, and in the process destroyed three batteries and captured a French convoy. Detachments of the 1st battalion were used on gunboat duty operating out of Messina. These army crewed gunboats managed to capturing a French privateer and retaking two of her prizes.[18] In 1812, the 1st battalion was transferred to eastern Spain to support Wellington's forces on the Peninsula.[16]

The 2nd battalion, along with the 2nd battalion of the 47th Regiment of Foot and the 2nd battalion of the 84th Regiment of Foot, was attached to Major-General Lord Aylmer's independent brigade during Wellington's offensive across the Pyrenees beginning in 1813.[18] The 2nd battalion then moved on in preparation for the Battle of Bayonne when the war ended. The 2nd battalion was then sent to Ireland after a brief period of occupation duties in France.[19]

In 1814, after spending time in Spain, 1st battalion was assigned again to an expedition to Italy. The battalion landed at Livorno before marching on Genoa.[20] Like many other units of the British Army, upon Napoleon's abdication, the 1st battalion was ordered to British North America to fight against the United States in the American War of 1812.[9] A detachment of 12 men were deployed to the Gulf Coast. Five companies of the 1st Battalion were stationed from July, 1815, to 1819 at St. George's, Bermuda, British North America (the Bermuda Garrison being part of the Nova Scotia Command until Bermuda was left out of the 1867 Confederation of Canada), an Imperial fortress colony brought to prominence by the American War of 1812. The Commanding Officer, Lieutenant-Colonel David Ximenes, married Eliza Mary Evans, the daughter of Royal Navy Captain Fitzherbert Evans of the Bermuda Naval Yard (which alternated seasonally with the Halifax Naval Yard as main base for the North America Station), at St. George's on the 5 August 1816.[21] Neither of the battalions of the regiment were present at the Battle of Waterloo. The 1st battalion was sent to the West Indies, while the 2nd battalion was sent to France for occupation duties after the conclusion of the Hundred Days.[18] In 1816 the 2nd battalion was disbanded and its officers put on half-pay.[2]

Following the Napoleonic Wars, the regiment returned to Halifax, Nova Scotia. It remained there until 1823 when it was rotated to Ireland. The regiment remained in Ireland until 1830.[22]

### The Victorian era

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Depiction of the 62nd Regiment at the Battle of Ferozeshah in December 1845 by Henry Martens. The picture shows the 62nd, based on the buff colour of the flag and of the facings of the British regulars shown, in action, most likely on the second day. The figures in the foreground are most likely members of the regiment's light company.

In 1830, the regiment was deployed to India. Arriving in September 1830, the regiment was initially garrisoned at Bangalore. After two relatively quiet years in India, the regiment participated in putting down the abortive Bangalore Mutiny. The next twelve years passed relatively quietly for the regiment. At the end of 1844, the regiment was ordered to Ferozepore. There they joined the British East India Company forces gathering there.[22]

From March until December 1845, the regiment garrisoned the area as tensions between British-controlled India and Sikhs escalated. In December 1845, hostilities began in the First Anglo-Sikh War. On 21–22 December 1845, the regiment fought in the Battle of Ferozeshah. There the British-Company forces, under the command of General Hugh Gough, were successful in a hard-fought battle where the regiment suffered heavy casualties, including 18 out of 23 officers and 281 out of 580 other ranks.[9] The regiment had been part of an attack on the strongest part of the Sikh lines. However, they were unable to carry the position at bayonet point and were forced to retreat with the rest of their division.[23] By the end of the first day of battle, no officers were left to take charge of the regiment. Command of the regiment devolved to its sergeants and non-commissioned officers.[24] In honor of their leadership, 21 December became a regimental anniversary.[24]

Although the honor for Ferozeshah would be considered one of the regiment's crowning moments, it did not come without controversy. In his report of the battle, the divisional commander reported that the regiment was "panic-struck" during the fighting and that was the cause of its losses. This was contradicted by General Gough's report. In the end, Gough's version was supported by Parliament, the Duke of Wellington, and the army staff at Horse Guards.[23]

Although diminished by its losses at Ferozeshah, the regiment also fought at the Battle of Sobraon in February 1846. There they served in General Robert Dick's Division, participating in the main bayonet assault against the Sikh defences once Gough's forces ran out of artillery ammunition.[25]

Despite the regiment's exploits at Ferozeshah and Sobaron being among the regiment's proudest honours, the tour in India was also the sight of one its greatest embarrassments. On two separate occasions, the regiment lost its colors. At first, they were lost when the boat carrying them sank in the Ganges in 1842.[9] The second time, after they were recovered, they burned when the same boat caught fire in 1847.[26] The regiment remained in India for another two years. In that time, the regiment was garrisoned at various stations in India, in addition to performing ceremonial duties for visiting dignitaries. The regiment returned to England in 1847 before being sent to Ireland in 1854.[16]

### Crimean War

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Photograph of the interior of the Great Redan after the fall of Sevastopol.

For the next few years the regiment served in Ireland, assigned to the garrison at Fermoy. In January 1854, with war brewing in the Black Sea, the regiment was put on notice for service in Crimea.[27] The regiment saw action in the Crimean War as part of the Second Division. The regiment participated in the Siege of Sevastopol in winter 1854. On 8 September 1855, the regiment was among the battalions which took part in the failed assault of the Redan bastion. Once again, the regiment suffered heavy casualties, including half of its officers and senior non-commissioned officers.[9]

### Canada, Ireland, India, Aden and Amalgamation

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The regiment returned to Canada in 1857 and remained there until 1864 when it came home.[16] A year later, the regiment returned to Ireland and engaged the Fenians in an action at Kilmallock while defending some police barracks in March 1867. Two years later, the regiment returned to India and traveled through the Punjab in July 1879.[28] The regiment then transferred to Aden in 1880.[16]

As part of the Cardwell Reforms of the 1870s, where single-battalion regiments were linked together to share a single depot and recruiting district in the United Kingdom, the 62nd was linked with the 99th (Lanarkshire) Regiment of Foot, and assigned to district no. 38 at Le Marchant Barracks in Devizes.[29] On 1 July 1881 the Childers Reforms came into effect and the regiment amalgamated with the 99th (Lanarkshire) Regiment of Foot to form the Wiltshire Regiment.[2]

## Battle honours

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Battle hours won by the regiment were:[2]

* Peninsular War: Nive, Peninsula
* Anglo-Sikh War: Ferozeshah, Sobraon
* Crimean War: Sevastopol

## Colonels of the Regiment

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Colonels of the Regiment were:[2]

* 1742–1748: Col. John Batereau
* Regiment disbanded 1748

### 62nd Regiment of Foot - (1758)

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* 1758–1776: Lt-Gen. William Strode
* 1776–1779: Maj-Gen. Valentine Jones
* 1779–1805: Gen. Edward Mathew

### 62nd (the Wiltshire) Regiment of Foot - (1782)

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* 1805–1806: F.M. Sir George Nugent, 1st Baronet, GCB
* 1806–1810: Gen. Sir Eyre Coote, GCB, KC
* 1810–1837: F.M. Sir Samuel Hulse, GCH
* 1837–1840: Gen. Sir Frederick Augustus Wetherall, GCH
* 1840–1843: Lt-Gen. Sir Archibald Campbell, 1st Baronet, GCB (of Ava)
* 1843–1850: F.M. Sir John Forster Fitzgerald, GCB
* 1850: Gen. Sir James Fergusson, GCB
* 1850–1851: Lt-Gen. William Smelt, CB
* 1851–1858: Lt-Gen. Thomas Lightfoot, CB
* 1858–1881: Gen. Sir William Thomas Knollys, KCB

## References

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1. ^ Chant, p. 228
2. ^ a b c d e f g "62nd (Wiltshire) Regiment of Foot". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 28 February 2007. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
3. ^ a b "Fife and Drums of the LXIId Regiment of Foot". British Regimental Drums. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
4. ^ "Battle Honour, Louisbourg". Farmer's Boys. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
5. ^ Rudolf, p. 537
6. ^ Bartlett, p. 226
7. ^ United Services Magazine, p. 317
8. ^ Bartlett, p. 227
9. ^ a b c d e "62nd (Wiltshire) Regiment 1756-1881". The Wardrobe. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
10. ^ United Services Magazine, p. 318
11. ^ "Two Soldiers" (PDF). Retrieved 22 January 2017.
12. ^ a b "Lieutenant-Colonel John Anstruther, 62nd Regiment of Foot, ca.1782". Retrieved 22 January 2017.
13. ^ Jones, p. 74
14. ^ Jones, p. 159
15. ^ "Battle of Freeman's Farm". British Battles. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
16. ^ a b c d e f g "1st Battalion 62nd (Wiltshire) Regiment of Foot: locations". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 24 February 2007. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
17. ^ United Services Magazine, p. 319
18. ^ a b c United Services Magazine, p. 321
19. ^ "2nd Battalion 62nd (Wiltshire) Regiment of Foot: locations". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 28 February 2007. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
20. ^ Nafziger & Gioannini 2002, p. 193.
21. ^ Hollis Hallett, y A.C. (1991). EARLY BERMUDA RECORDS 1619-1826: A Guide to the Parish and Clergy Registers with some Assessment Lists and Petitions. Pembroke, Bermuda: Juniperhill Press (Printed in Canada by the University of Toronto Press). page 399 ST. GEORGE'S REGISTERS, Groom Marriages. ISBN 0-921992-04-1.
22. ^ a b United Services Magazine, p. 322
23. ^ a b United Services Magazine, p. 323
24. ^ a b "Battle of Ferozeshah". British Battles. Archived from the original on 31 December 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
25. ^ "Battle of Sobraon". British Battles. Archived from the original on 25 February 2007. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
26. ^ Rutt, p. 185
27. ^ United Services Magazine, p. 324
28. ^ See India List for July 1879, s.v. Surgeon P J O'Sullivan.
29. ^ "Training Depots". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 10 February 2006. Retrieved 16 October 2016.

## Sources

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* Bartlett, Thomas (1997). A Military History of Ireland. New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0521415996.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
* Chant, Christopher (1988). The Handbook of British Regiments. London, IMP Publishing Services.
* Jones, Charles Henry (1882). History of The Campaign For The Conquest of Canada in 1776. Philadelphia: Porter & Coates.
* Nafziger, George F.; Gioannini, Marco (2002). The defense of the Napoleonic kingdom of Northern Italy, 1813-1814. Westport, Conn.: Praeger. ISBN 978-0-313-07531-5.
* Rudolf, R. de M. (1906). Short Histories of the Territorial Regiments of the British Army. London: His Majesty's Stationery Office.
* Rutt, Graham (2014). Cycling Britain's Cathedrals. Vol. 1\. Lulu. ISBN 978-1326056049.
* The Old Springers: A Historical Sketch of The 62nd Regiment in United Services Magazine no. 496. London: A. Schulze. 1870.

## Further reading

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* Gillson, Lieutenant Colonel R.M.T. (1921). A short history of the Wiltshire Regiment (62nd and 99th Foot) from 1756 to 1918. Gale and Polden.

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The Rifles

Predecessors|

| 1st generation|

* Devonshire Regiment (1685–1958)
* 39th (Dorsetshire) Regiment of Foot (1719–1881)
* 54th (West Norfolk) Regiment of Foot (1755–1881)
* Somerset Light Infantry (1685–1959)
* 32nd (Cornwall) Regiment of Foot (1702–1881)
* 46th (South Devonshire) Regiment of Foot (1741–1881)
* 51st (2nd Yorkshire West Riding) Regiment of Foot (1755–1881)
* 105th Regiment of Foot (Madras Light Infantry) (1862–1881)
* 53rd (Shropshire) Regiment of Foot (1755–1881)
* 85th Regiment of Foot (Bucks Volunteers) (1793–1881)
* 68th (Durham) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry) (1758–1881)
* 106th Regiment of Foot (Bombay Light Infantry) (1868–1881)
* 28th (North Gloucestershire) Regiment of Foot (1694–1881)
* 61st (South Gloucestershire) Regiment of Foot (1758–1881)
* 49th (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) (Hertfordshire) Regiment of Foot (1744–1881)
* 66th (Berkshire) Regiment of Foot (1758–1881)
* 62nd (Wiltshire) Regiment of Foot (1756–1881)
* 99th (Lanarkshire) Regiment of Foot (1824–1881)
* 43rd (Monmouthshire) Regiment of Foot (1741–1881)
* 52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Foot (1755–1881)
* King's Royal Rifle Corps (1756–1966)
* Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) (1802–1966)

|

2nd generation|

* Dorset Regiment (1881–1958)
* Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry (1881–1959)
* King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (1881–1968)
* King's Shropshire Light Infantry (1881–1968)
* Durham Light Infantry (1881–1968)
* Gloucestershire Regiment (1881–1994)
* Royal Berkshire Regiment (1881–1959)
* Wiltshire Regiment (1881–1959)
* Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry (1881–1966)

3rd generation|

* Devonshire and Dorset Regiment (1958–2007)
* Somerset and Cornwall Light Infantry (1959–1968)
* The Light Infantry (1968–2007)
* Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment (1994–2007)
* Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment (1959–1994)
* Royal Green Jackets (1966–2007)

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* t
* e

Regiments of foot 1740–1881

* 1st or The Royal Scots
* 2nd (Queen's Royal)
* 3rd (East Kent - The Buffs)
* 4th (The King's Own Royal)
* 5th (Northumberland) (Fusiliers)
* 6th (Royal 1st Warwickshire)
* 7th (Royal Fusiliers)
* 8th (The King's)
* 9th (East Norfolk)
* 10th (North Lincoln)
* 11th (North Devonshire)
* 12th (East Suffolk)
* 13th (1st Somersetshire) (Prince Albert's Light Infantry)
* 14th (Buckinghamshire - The Prince of Wales's Own)
* 15th (York, East Riding)
* 16th (Bedfordshire)
* 17th (Leicestershire)
* 18th (The Royal Irish)
* 19th (1st Yorkshire, North Riding - Princess of Wales's Own)
* 20th (East Devonshire)
* 21st (Royal Scots Fusiliers)
* 22nd (Cheshire)
* 23rd (Royal Welch Fusiliers)
* 24th (2nd Warwickshire)
* 25th (King's Own Borderers)
* 26th (Cameronian)
* 27th (Inniskilling)
* 28th (North Gloucestershire)
* 29th (Worcestershire)
* 30th (Cambridgeshire)
* 31st (Huntingdonshire)
* 32nd (Cornwall) Light Infantry
* 33rd (The Duke of Wellington's)
* 34th (Cumberland)
* 35th (Royal Sussex)
* 36th (Herefordshire)
* 37th (North Hampshire)
* 38th (1st Staffordshire)
* 39th (Dorsetshire)
* 40th (2nd Somersetshire)
* 41st (The Welsh)
* 42nd (Oglethorpe's)
* 42nd (The Royal Highland) (The Black Watch)
* 43rd (Spotswood's)
* 43rd (Monmouthshire Light Infantry)
* 44th (1st Marines)
* 44th (East Essex)
* 45th (2nd Marines)
* 45th (Nottinghamshire Sherwood Foresters)
* 46th (3rd Marines)
* 46th (South Devonshire)
* 47th Regiment (4th Marines)
* 47th (Lancashire)
* 48th (5th Marines)
* 48th (Northamptonshire)
* 49th (6th Marines)
* 49th (Hertfordshire - Princess Charlotte of Wales's)
* 50th (7th Marines)
* 50th (American Provincials)
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* 51st (8th Marines)
* 51st Regiment of Foot (Cape Breton Regiment)
* 51st (2nd York, West Riding, The King's Own Light Infantry)
* 52nd (9th Marines)
* 52nd (Oxfordshire Light Infantry)
* 53rd (10th Marines)
* 53rd (Shropshire)
* 54th (West Norfolk)
* 55th (Westmorland)
* 56th (West Essex)
* 57th (West Middlesex)
* 58th (Rutlandshire)
* 59th (2nd Nottinghamshire)
* 60th (De Grangues's)
* 60th (The King's Royal Rifle Corps)
* 61st (Gooch's)
* 61st (South Gloucestershire) Regiment of Foot
* 62nd (Baterau's)
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* 62nd (1st Highland Battalion)
* 62nd (Wiltshire)
* 63rd (American)
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* 65th (Shirley's)
* 65th (2nd Yorkshire, North Riding)
* 66th (Pepperrell's)
* 66th (Berkshire) Regiment of Foot
* 67th (Bolton's)
* 67th (South Hampshire) Regiment of Foot
* 68th (Bedford's)
* 68th (Durham) (Light Infantry)
* 69th (South Lincolnshire)
* 70th (Surrey)
* 71st (1758–1763)
* 71st (Fraser's Highlanders)
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* 74th (Invalids)
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* 75th (Invalids)
* 75th (Prince of Wales's Regiment)
* 75th (Stirlingshire)
* 76th (1758–1763)
* 76th (MacDonald's Highlanders)
* 76th Regiment of Foot
* 77th (Montgomery's Highlanders)
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* 78th (Fraser's Highlanders)
* 78th (Highland)
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* 79th (1758–1763)
* 79th (Royal Liverpool Volunteers)
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* 84th (1758–1764)
* 84th (Royal Highland Emigrants)
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* 85th (Royal Volontiers Light Infantry)
* 85th (1779–1783)
* 85th (Bucks Volunteers) (The King's Light Infantry)
* 86th (1759–1763)
* 86th (1779–1783)
* 86th (Royal County Down)
* 87th (Keith's Highlanders)
* 87th (1779–1783)
* 87th (Royal Irish Fusiliers)
* 88th (Highland Volunteers)
* 88th (1779-1783)
* 88th (Connaught Rangers)
* 89th (Highland)
* 89th (1779–1783)
* 89th (Princess Victoria's)
* 90th (Irish Light Infantry)
* 90th (Yorkshire Volunteers)
* 90th (Perthshire Light Infantry)
* 91st (1759–1763)
* 91st (Shropshire Volunteers)
* 91st (1793–1795)
* 91st (Princess Louise's Argyllshire Highlanders)
* 92nd (Donegal Light Infantry)
* 92nd (1779–1783)
* 92nd (1793–1795)
* 92nd (Gordon Highlanders)
* 93rd (1760–1763)
* 93rd (1779–1783)
* 93rd (Highland) (1793–1798)
* 93rd (Sutherland Highlanders)
* 94th (Royal Welsh Volunteers)
* 94th (1780–1783)
* 94th (Irish)
* 94th (Scots Brigade)
* 94th
* 95th (1759–1763)
* 95th (1780–1783)
* 95th (1794–1796)
* 95th (Riflemen)
* 95th (1816–1818)
* 95th (Derbyshire) Regiment of Foot
* 96th (1760–1763)
* 96th (British Musketeers)
* 96th (1803–1816)
* 96th (Queen's Own Germans)
* 96th Regiment of Foot
* 97th (1760–1763)
* 97th (1780–1784)
* 97th (Inverness-shire Highlanders)
* 97th (Queen's Own Germans)
* 97th (1816–1818)
* 97th (The Earl of Ulster's) Regiment of Foot
* 98th (1760–1763)
* 98th (1780–1784)
* 98th (Argyllshire Highlanders)
* 98th (1804–1816)
* 98th (Prince of Wales's Tipperary)
* 98th (Prince of Wales's) Regiment of Foot
* 99th (1760–1763)
* 99th (Jamaica Regiment)
* 99th (1794–1797)
* 99th (Prince of Wales's Tipperary)
* 99th (Prince Regent's County of Dublin)
* 99th (Duke of Edinburgh's)
* 100th (Highland)
* 100th (1780–1784)
* 100th (Gordon Highlanders)
* 100th (Prince Regent's County of Dublin)
* 100th (New South Wales Corps)
* 100th (Prince of Wales's Royal Canadian)
* 101st (Highland)
* 101st (1780–1783)
* 101st (Irish)
* 101st (Duke of York's Irish)
* 101st (Royal Bengal Fusiliers)
* 102nd (Queen's Royal Volunteers)
* 102nd (1780–1783)
* 102nd (Irish)
* 102nd (New South Wales Corps)
* 102nd (Royal Madras Fusiliers)
* 103rd Regiment of Foot (Volunteer Hunters)
* 103rd Regiment of Foot (King's Irish Infantry)
* 103rd (Loyal Bristol Volunteers)
* 103rd (1809–1816)
* 103rd (Royal Bombay Fusiliers)
* 104th (King's Volunteers)
* 104th (1782–1783)
* 104th (Royal Manchester Volunteers)
* 104th (New Brunswick)
* 104th Regiment of Foot
* 105th (Queen's Own Royal Highlanders)
* 105th (Volunteers of Ireland)
* 105th (1794–1796)
* 105th (Madras Light Infantry)
* 106th (Black Musqueteers)
* 106th (1794–1796)
* 106th (Bombay Light Infantry)
* 107th (Queen's Own Royal Regiment of British Volunteers)
* 107th (1794–1795)
* 107th (Bengal Light Infantry)
* 108th (1760–1763)
* 108th (1794–1795)
* 108th (Madras Infantry)
* 109th (1761–1763)
* 109th (Aberdeenshire)
* 109th (Bombay Infantry)
* 110th (Queen's Royal Musqueteers)
* 110th (1794–1795)
* 111th (1761–1763)
* 111th (Loyal Birmingham Volunteers)
* 112th (King's Royal Musqueteers)
* 112th (1794–1795)
* 113th (Royal Highlanders)
* 113th (1794–1795)
* 114th (Royal Highlander Volunteers)
* 114th (1794–1795)
* 115th (Royal Scotch Lowlanders)
* 115th (Prince William's)
* 116th (Invalids)
* 116th (Perthshire Highlanders)
* 117th (Invalids)
* 117th (1793–1795)
* 118th (Invalids)
* 118th (1794–1795)
* 119th (The Prince's Own)
* 119th (1794–1796)
* 120th (1762–1763)
* 120th (1794–1795)
* 121st (1761–1763)
* 121st (1794–1795)
* 122nd (1762–1764)
* 122nd (1794–1796)
* 123rd (1762–1764)
* 123rd (1794–1796)
* 124th (1762–1763)
* 124th (Waterford)
* 125th
* 126th
* 127th
* 128th
* 129th
* 130th
* 131st
* 132nd (Highland)
* 133rd (Highland)
* 134th (Loyal Limerick)
* 135th (Limerick)

Regimental titles in italics indicate they were disbanded or renumbered before 1881.
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