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The regiment was raised by Colonel Thomas Gage as the 80th Regiment of Light-Armed Foot in May 1758. [2] The purpose of this unit was to provide a formal regiment that could combat France and its Native American allies during the French and Indian War , while adopting such tactics and equipment that had been proven by Roger's Rangers .
The regiment was raised by Colonel Thomas Gage as the 80th Regiment of Light-Armed Foot in May 1758. [2] The purpose of this unit was to provide a formal regiment that could combat France and its Native American allies during the French and Indian War , while adopting such tactics and equipment that had been proven by Roger's Rangers .
6 de ago. de 2022 · The 80th Regiment of LightArmed Foot was the first light infantry regiment in the British Army. The regiment was raised by Colonel Thomas Gage as the 80th Regiment of LightArmed Foot in May 1758. The purpose of this unit was to provide a formal regiment that could combat France and its Native Amer
The regiment was raised in Buckinghamshire by Lieutenant-Colonel George Nugent as the 85th Regiment of Foot, in response to the threat posed by the French Revolution, on 18 November 1793. The regiment was sent to join the Duke of York 's army in the Netherlands in 1794 as part of the unsuccessful defence of that country against the Republican French during the Flanders Campaign . [3]
Thomas Gage and was called the 80th Regiment of Light Armed Foot (Also ‘Gage’s Light Infantry’). It was made up of 20 officers and 545 men in 5 companies. Organisation The regular establishment of a regiment of foot was of about 600 men in 10 companies. The 85th
The 117th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1794 by the regimentation of independent companies and disbanded in 1796. Its personnel were formed into the Argyllshire Militia.
The 131st Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, created in 1793 and disbanded in 1796. The regiment was raised by General Henry Edward Fox , with the colonelcy being transferred to Lowther Pennington, 2nd Baron Muncaster shortly thereafter.
