The regiment was raised in Lanarkshire, Scotland on 16 December 1777.[1] It was sent to New York in August 1779 and then to establish and defend New Ireland in June 1779.[1] It was sent to Wilmington, North Carolina in April 1781 and its light company was interned at Yorktown.[1] It was disbanded in 1784.[1]
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^ abcd. Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 13 January 2006. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
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82nd, regiment, foot, 1777, other, regiments, with, same, number, 82nd, regiment, foot, 82nd, regiment, foot, british, army, regiment, raised, service, american, revolutionary, 82nd, regiment, footactive16, december, 1777, 1784country, kingdom, great, britain,. For other regiments with the same number see 82nd Regiment of Foot The 82nd Regiment of Foot was a British army regiment raised for service in the American Revolutionary War 82nd Regiment of FootActive16 December 1777 1784Country Kingdom of Great Britain 1777 1784 BranchArmyTypeLine Infantry The regiment was raised in Lanarkshire Scotland on 16 December 1777 1 It was sent to New York in August 1779 and then to establish and defend New Ireland in June 1779 1 It was sent to Wilmington North Carolina in April 1781 and its light company was interned at Yorktown 1 It was disbanded in 1784 1 References Edit a b c d 82nd Regiment of Foot Regiments org Archived from the original on 13 January 2006 Retrieved 26 February 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 82nd Regiment of Foot 1777 amp oldid 1028840067, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
