The 73rd Regiment of Foot also known as MacLeod's Highlanders after its founder Lord MacLeod, was an infantry regiment of the British Army. The regiment was raised in 1780 as the 2nd Battalion, 42nd Foot, before being granted regimental status in 1786 as the 73rd. For the majority of its first twenty years of existence, the regiment saw service in India, then Australia. Over the course of the 19th century, the regiment served throughout the British Empire and elsewhere, before, in 1881, as part of the Childers Reforms of the army, it became the 71st Regiment of Foot and was amalgamated with the 42nd Foot to form the Black Watch (Royal Highlanders). The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... 1780 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The 42nd (Royal Highland) Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army. ... 1786 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1881 (MDCCCLXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland (3 SCOTS) is an infantry battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland. ...
The 73rdRegiment of Foot also known as MacLeod's Highlanders after its founder Lord MacLeod, was an infantry regiment of the British Army.
The regiment was raised in 1780 as the 2nd Battalion, 42nd Foot, before being granted regimental status in 1786 as the 73rd.
Over the course of the 19th century, the regiment served throughout the British Empire and elsewhere, before, in 1881, as part of the Childers Reforms of the army, it became the 71st Regiment of Foot and was amalgamated with the 42nd Foot to form the Black Watch (Royal Highlanders).
The Regiment of the Line was formed officially in 1739 as the 42nd Highland Regiment of Foot under John, the Earl of Crawford, and first mustered in 1740, at Aberfeldy.
The regiment was present at the second battle of Ticonderoga in 1759 and the surrender of Montreal in 1760.
During the American Revolutionary War, the regiment was involved in the defeat of George Washington in the Battle of Long Island and the later battles of Brandywine, Germantown, Monmouth, the siege of Charleston, and the final Battle of Yorktown.
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