75th Regiment of Foot (Invalids)

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The 75th Regiment of Foot (Invalids) was an infantry regiment of the British Army from 1762 to 1768. It was originally raised as a regiment of invalids in June 1762, by John Lind, and numbered the 118th Foot; it was renumbered as the 75th the following year, and disbanded in 1768 or 1769. [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. "75th Regiment of Foot (Invalids)". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 16 October 2007.
  2. 75th (Invalids) Regiment of Foot, National Archives Catalogue index.
  3. 118th (Invalids) Regiment of Foot, National Archives Catalogue index.