Talk:76th Regiment of Foot

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This is all very good, and informative about this regiment. but whathas it got to do with Wellington? He's not mentioned once.

The 76th amalgamated with the 33rd to form the Duke of Wellington's Regiment, so it's all interconnected really. SoLando 20:04, 18 Feb 2004 (UTC)

What about the 76th Regiment of Foot that was raised in 1777 and disbanded in 1784. Doesn't it belong in this article? BradMajors (talk) 23:49, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

The Regiment this article refers to is the 76th Regiment of Foot that was raised by the East India Company for service in India, as an Indian regiment with both British and Indian serving officers. There had been more than one Regiment with that number prior to the regiment you refer to, which was the 'MacDonald's Highlanders', also known as 'The Old Seventy-Sixth Highland Regiment. It comprised of 7 Companies of Scots Highlanders and Lowlanders with an additional Company of Irish. There had been some considerable renumbering of regiments during the mid 1700 as the 2nd battalions of regiments raised in 1756 were converted into regiments in their own right. The 1st Bn 61st foot was renumbered as the 76th Foot and the 2nd Bn 61st Foot, became the 84th Foot. Several regiments were also disbanded and re-raised over time, such as the 33rd Regiment of Foot, disbanded in 1714 at the end of the War of the Spanish Succession and then almost immediately re-raised in 1715, for the war of the Austrian succession, those retained their original colours and distinctions. However in this case the two Regiments were entirely different entities and shared no Colours or Battle Honours. You can find more information on the 'MacDonald's Highlanders' here:- Electric Scotland Ltd. Richard Harvey (talk) 02:28, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

OK. New article created for 76th Regiment of Foot (Macdonald's Highlanders). BradMajors (talk) 19:43, 26 January 2008 (UTC)