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73rd Regiment of Foot (1758)

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73rd Regiment of Foot
Active1758–1763
Country Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800)
Branch British Army
TypeInfantry
Military unit

The 73rd Regiment of Foot was a regiment in the British Army from 1758 to 1763. It was formed on 28 April 1758 from the 2nd Battalion of the 34th Regiment of Foot, and served in Ireland until it was disbanded in 1763.

Regimental Colonels

  • 1758–1763: Lt-Gen. William Browne

References

  1. "73rd Regiment of Foot [1756-1763]". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 16 October 2007. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
Regiments of foot 1740–1881

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


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