93rd Regiment of Foot (1780)
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For other units with the same regimental number, see 93rd Regiment of Foot (disambiguation).
93rd Regiment of Foot | |
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Active | 1780–1783 |
Country | Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800) |
Branch | British Army |
Type | Infantry |
Commanders | |
Colonel of the Regiment | Col. William McCormick |
Military unit
The 93rd Regiment of Foot was a short-lived infantry regiment in the British Army which was raised in 1780 to provide garrison troops for the West Indies during the American Revolutionary War.[1]
The colonel-commandant of the regiment was Colonel William McCormick.
After several years stationed in Jamaica the regiment was disbanded in England after the Treaty of Paris in 1783.
References
- ^ "93rd Regiment of Foot". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 9 November 2007.
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