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This is a list of numbered regiments of foot of the British Army from the mid-18th century until 1881, when numbering was abandoned. Foot was the contemporary term for infantry.

Introduction

Rank and numbering

Establishment of precedence

The rank of regiments of the English Army was first fixed during the Nine Years' War. Doubts as to the respective rank of regiments fighting in the Spanish Netherlands led William III to command a Board of General Officers meeting on 10 June 1694 to establish the order of precedence of the various units.

With the union of the kingdoms of England and Scotland to form the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707 the British Army came into existence (see Creation of British Army). The order of seniority for the most senior line regiments in the British Army is based on the order of seniority in the English army. Scottish and Irish regiments were only allowed to take a rank in the English army from the date of their arrival in England or the date when they were first placed on the English establishment.

The rank or precedence of regiments was fixed by the following criteria:

• English regiments, raised in England, should rank from their date of raising
• English, Scots and Irish regiments, raised for service of a foreign power, should rank from the date that they came onto the English establishment

This led to anomalies, such as the Royal Irish Regiment, raised in 1684, being ranked as the 18th of the line, junior to eleven regiments raised between 1685 and 1688. Similarly, the Coldstream Guards is the oldest continuously serving regular regiment in the British Army. However, this regiment was placed as the second senior regiment as it entered the service of the Crown after the 1st Regiment of Foot Guards. (The Coldstream answered by adopting the motto Nulli Secundus—Second to None.)

Numbering

While regiments were known by the name of their colonel, or by their royal title, the number of their rank was increasingly used. Thus, in the Cloathing Book of 1742, which illustrated the patterns of uniforms worn by the King's forces, the regiments of foot are designated simply by numbers.

The substitution of numbers for names was completed by a clothing regulation of 1747 and a royal warrant of 1751. The 1747 document, which used numbers for the regiments throughout, decreed that no colonel was "to put his Arms, Crest, Device or Livery on any part of the Appointments of the Regiment under his command." Furthermore, in the centre of the regiment's colours was to be "painted or embroidered in gold Roman characters the number of the Rank of the Regiment". The warrant, dated 1 July 1751, repeated the instructions of the 1747 regulation and provided that regiments should in future be known by their numbers only.

As the size of the army expanded and contracted during the various conflicts of the 18th and 19th centuries, junior regiments were raised and disbanded. Accordingly, there were often a number of different regiments that bore the same number at different periods. Additionally, there were occasional partial renumberings. For instance, in 1816 the 95th (Rifle) Regiment of Foot was renamed the "Rifle Brigade", without a number. The existing 96th–103rd regiments were redesignated as the 95th–102nd.

Childers reforms

With modifications the numbers existed until 1881, when the Childers Reforms introduced "territorialisation". From 1 July 1881 the United Kingdom was divided into regimental districts, each allocated a two-battalion regiment, usually bearing a "county" title. Regimental numbers were abandoned: the 1st to 25th foot, which already had two battalions adopted new titles. The remaining regiments were paired to become the 1st or 2nd battalions of the new regiments. Two rifle regiments: the King's Royal Rifle Corps (ex 60th Foot) and the Rifle Brigade, who had four battalions each, recruited nationally.

Although the numbers were officially abolished in 1881, in some cases they continued to be used informally within the regiments. The regimental system introduced in 1881 was to last for more than seventy years. When new regiments were formed by amalgamation from 1958 onwards, the old regimental numbers were sometimes reintroduced into their titles. Examples are the 3rd East Anglian Regiment (16th/44th Foot), Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment (29th/45th Foot).

Royal and subsidiary titles

The 1751 warrant confirmed the royal titles or other special designations of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 7th, 8th, 18th, 21st, 23rd, 27th and 41st regiments. In later years, other regiments were allowed to bear the names of the monarch or other members of the Royal family. Only one regiment, the 33rd Foot, was allowed to bear the name of a person other than Royalty when it became the "Duke of Wellington's" in 1853, the year after the death of the First Duke, who had served as a subaltern in the regiment.

County affiliations

On 21 August 1782, the Commander-in-Chief of the Forces, Henry Seymour Conway, issued a regulation giving an English county designation to each regiment of foot other than those with a royal title or highland regiments. The intention was to improve recruitment during the unpopular American War of Independence, and the Home Secretary, Thomas Townshend issued a circular letter to the lieutenants of each county in England in the following terms:

My Lord,
The very great deficiency of men in the regiments of infantry being so very detrimental to the public service, the king has thought proper to give the names of the different counties to the old corps, in hopes that, by the zeal and activity of the principal nobility and gentry in the several counties, some considerable assistance may be given towards recruiting these regiments".

The names of the counties were added to the regimental titles in parentheses, ranging from the 3rd (Buffs – East Kent) Regiment of Foot to the 70th (Surrey) Regiment of Foot. In some cases more than one regiment was allocated to a county, for example, the 38th (1st Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot and 64th (2nd Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot. The attempt to link regimental areas to specific counties was found to be impractical, with regiments preferring to recruit from major centres of population. By June 1783 each regiment was again recruiting throughout the country, although the county names were to remain. In a few cases, affiliations were altered: for example the 14th and 16th Foot "exchanged" counties in 1809.

Fusiliers, light infantry and rifles

• Fusiliers: The 7th, 21st and 23rd foot had borne the title of fusiliers for some time before 1751. These regiments had originally been armed with flintlocks (or fusils, from the French), rather than matchlocks. Later, the "fusilier" title was granted as a purely honorary distinction to the 87th Foot in 1827 and to the 5th Foot in 1836. The 101st to 104th Fusiliers joined the British Army from the Honourable East India Company (HEIC) in 1861.
• Light infantry: During the Napoleonic Wars it was decided to convert a number of line regiments to light infantry, and in 1803 the 43rd and 52nd foot were accordingly redesignated as the 43rd (Monmouthshire Light Infantry) Regiment of Foot and 52nd (Oxfordshire Light Infantry) Regiment of Foot. In the next few years the 13th, 51st, 68th, 85th and 90th foot were converted to light infantry. By the middle of the 19th century the title of "light infantry" was largely an honorary one, reflected by the "elevation" of the 32nd Foot to light infantry in 1858 to recognise their gallantry in the Siege of Lucknow. Two more light infantry regiments subsequently joined the British Army, as the 105th and 106th regiments, transferred from the HEIC in 1861.
• Rifle regiments: An experimental corps of riflemen, equipped with Baker rifles and clothed in rifle green uniforms, was formed in 1800, and numbered as the 95th foot in 1802. The 60th Foot, which had some rifle battalions, was converted to rifles in 1824.

List of regiments of foot

1st–10th foot

11th–20th foot

21st–30th foot

31st–40th foot

41st–50th foot

51st–60th foot

61st–70th foot

71st–80th foot

81st–90th foot

91st–100th foot

101st–110th foot

111th–120th foot

121st–130th Foot

131st–135th foot

See also

• British Army order of precedence

References

Sources

• Edwards, T J (1953). Standards, Guidons and Colours of the Commonwealth Forces. Aldershot: Gale & Polden.
• Farmer, John S (1901). The Regimental Records of the British Army: a historical résumé chronologically arranged of titles, campaigns, honours, uniforms, facings, badges, nicknames, etc. London: Grant Richards.
• Fergusson, Bernard (1968). The Black Watch. A Short History. Glasgow: Printed for the Regiment by Collins.
• Lawson, Cecil C P (1961). A History of the Uniforms of The British Army, Volume III. London: Norman Military Publications.
• Swinson, Arthur (1972). A Register of the Regiments and Corps of the British Army. London: The Archive Press. ISBN 0-85591-000-3.
• Wickes, H L (1974). Regiments of Foot: A History of the Foot Regiments of the British Army. Reading, Berkshire: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 0-85045-220-1.

Footnotes

1. White, A. S. (January–March 1926). "The order of precedence of regiments". Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research. 5 (19): 17–23. JSTOR 44219259.
2. Royal Scots Greys (1840). Historical record of the Royal regiment of Scots dragoons: now the Second, or Royal North British dragoons, commonly called the Scots greys, to 1839. p. 56-57.
3. ^ Cannon, Richard (1848). Historical Record of the Eighteenth or Royal Irish Regiment of Foot. London: HMSO. pp. 14–15.
4. "Coldstream Guards". www.army.mod.uk. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
5. Representation of the Cloathing of His Majesty's Household and of all the forces upon the Establishments of Great Britain and Ireland. 1742.
6. Regulation for the Cloathing of the Marching Regiments of Foot, 1747, reprinted in Edwards (1953) pp.191-193
7. ^ Royal Warrant 1 July 1751 (PRO/WO/26/21) reprinted in Edwards (1953) pp. 194-200
8. Swinson (1972) pp.197–205
9. "No. 24992". The London Gazette. 1 July 1881. pp. 3300–3301.
10. ^ "Her Majesty has been graciously pleased to command that Her Majesty's 33rd Regiment of Foot shall henceforth bear the name of 'The 33rd (or the Duke of Wellington's Regiment)', which honourable distinction will be inscribed on the Colours of the Regiment." "No. 21452". The London Gazette. 28 June 1853. p. 1818.
11. Examples of the circular issued to the Lieutenants for the Counties of Oxford and Warwick Kippis, Andrew (1783). The New Annual register or General Repository of History, Politics and Literature for the Year 1782. London: G Robinson. pp. 166–168. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
12. Swinson (1972) pp.77-170
13. Wickes (1974), p.v
14. Beekett, Ian F W (2003). Discovering English County Regiments. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. p. 7. ISBN 0-7478-0506-7. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
15. ^ "No. 16263". The London Gazette. 3 June 1809. p. 808.
16. ^ Swinson (1972), p.189
17. ^ "No. 19382". The London Gazette. 13 May 1836. p. 844.
18. ^ "Her Majesty's Government have expressed an anxious desire to preserve the proud recollections of distinguished service which belong especially to the older Regiments of each Presidency, and to incorporate with Her Majesty's Army, Corps which have so greatly contributed to the acquisition and maintenance of Her Majesty's Dominions in the East.
    Her Majesty having graciously determined to mark Her estimation of the services of Her Indian Armies, by conferring the designation of "Royal" upon three of the European Regiments, and by selecting for this honour one Regiment from each Presidency – the selection of which has been left by Her Majesty to the judgment and discretion of the Government of India – the Viceroy and Governor-General in Council has much gratification in announcing that the following Regiments will henceforward bear the honourable designation of "Royal" Regiments:—
    • The 1st Bengal Fusiliers.
    • The 1st Madras Fusiliers.
    • The 1st Bombay Fusiliers.
    
    The three older Regiments in the several Presidencies will thus be converted into Regiments of Her Majesty's General Army, and will be numbered and designated as follows :—
    • The 101st Regiment of Foot (Royal Bengal Fusiliers).
    • The 102nd Regiment of Foot (Royal Madras Fusiliers).
    • The 103rd Regiment of Foot (Royal Bombay Fusiliers).
    • The 104th Regiment of Foot (Bengal Fusiliers).
    • The 105th Regiment of Foot (Madras Light Infantry).
    • The 106th Regiment of Foot (Bombay Light Infantry).
    • The 107th Regiment of Foot (Bengal Infantry).
    • The 108th Regiment of Foot (Madras Infantry).
    • The 109th Regiment of Foot (Bombay Infantry).
    
    The Corps transferred to Her Majesty's Service will retain all honorary distinctions which they have won. These will be borne on appointments and colours, or in the Army List, in such manner as Her Majesty's Government may think best suited to the Arm of the Service to which the Corps belongs. "No. 22514". The London Gazette. 28 May 1861. pp. 2252–2253.
19. ^ Swinson (1972), p.141
20. ^ Swinson (1972), p.151
21. ^ "Her Majesty, in consideration of the enduring fortitude and perservering [sic] gallantry displayed in the Defence of the Residency of Lucknow, has been graciously pleased to command that the 32nd Regiment be clothed, equipped and trained as a Light Infantry Regiment from the 26th of February last""No. 22139". The London Gazette. 14 May 1858. p. 2407.
22. Swinson (1972) pp. 262-263
23. Swinson (1972) p.159
24. ^ Swinson (1972), p.73
25. ^ Swinson (1972), p.75
26. ^ Swinson (1972), p.77
27. Swinson (1972), p.79
28. ^ Swinson (1972), p.81
29. ^ "No. 18945". The London Gazette. 15 June 1832. p. 1380.
30. ^ Swinson (1972), p.83
31. ^ Swinson (1972), p.85
32. ^ Swinson (1972), p.87
33. ^ Swinson (1972), p.89
34. ^ Swinson (1972), p.91
35. ^ Swinson (1972), p.93
36. ^ Swinson (1972), p.95
37. ^ Swinson (1972), p.97
38. "No. 20134". The London Gazette. 30 August 1842. p. 2331.
39. ^ Swinson (1972), p.99
40. "No. 24333". The London Gazette. 6 June 1876. p. 3357.
41. ^ Swinson (1972), p.101
42. ^ Swinson (1972), p.103
43. ^ Swinson (1972), p.105
44. ^ Swinson (1972), p.107
45. "No. 24260". The London Gazette. 29 October 1875. p. 5115.
46. ^ Swinson (1972), p.108
47. ^ Swinson (1972), p.110
48. "No. 24440". The London Gazette. 3 April 1877. p. 2396.
49. ^ Swinson (1972), p.112
50. ^ A Soldier's History. Glasgow: Royal Highland Fusiliers. 1979. p. 8.
51. ^ Swinson (1972), p.114
52. ^ Swinson (1972), p.115
53. ^ Swinson (1972), p.117
54. ^ Swinson (1972), p.119
55. ^ Swinson (1972), p.123
56. ^ Swinson (1972), p.124
57. ^ Swinson (1972), p.125
58. ^ Swinson (1972), p.126
59. ^ Swinson (1972), p.127
60. ^ Swinson (1972), p.128
61. Regarded as a reraising of a regiment that existed from 1694–1698. Sir Richard Atkins's Regiment of Foot, raised on the Irish Establishment 23 April 1694, transferred to English Establishment as George Villiers's Regiment of Foot 6 December 1696; disbanded 1698.
62. ^ Swinson (1972), p.129
63. ^ Swinson (1972), p.130
64. ^ Swinson (1972), p.131
65. ^ Swinson (1972), p.132
66. ^ Swinson (1972), p.133
67. ^ Swinson (1972), p.134
68. ^ Swinson (1972), p.135
69. ^ Swinson (1972), p.136
70. ^ Swinson (1972), p.137
71. ^ Swinson (1972), p.138
72. "Her Majesty has been graciously pleased to approve of the 41st Regiment of Foot being in future styled the 41st, or The Welsh Regiment of Foot ""No. 18782". The London Gazette. 8 March 1831. p. 442.
73. ^ Margesson, John; Evans, Lionel (1977). A Short History of the Royal Regiment of Wales (24th/41st Foot). Cardiff: Royal Regiment of Wales. pp. 24–25.
74. ^ Swinson (1972), p.139
75. Fergusson (1968) p.19
76. Fergusson (1968) p.61
77. Fergusson (1968) pp.13-15
78. ^ Swinson (1972), p.142
79. ^ Swinson (1972), p.143
80. "The Queen has been graciously pleased to command that the 45th or Nottinghamshire Regiment may in future bear the title of 'Sherwood Foresters', with reference to the traditions of the County of Nottingham, and in consideration of the Regiment's distinguished services." "No. 23203". The London Gazette. 28 December 1866. p. 7173.
81. ^ Swinson (1972), p.145
82. ^ Swinson (1972), p.146
83. ^ Swinson (1972), p.147
84. ^ Swinson (1972), p.148
85. "His Royal Highness the Prince Regent has been pleased, in the name and on behalf of his Majesty, to approve of the 49th (or the Hertfordshire) Regiment being in future styled the 49th (or Princess Charlotte of Wales's) Regiment, retaining its County Title." "No. 17111". The London Gazette. 17 February 1816. p. 308.
86. ^ Swinson (1972), p.149
87. "His Majesty has been pleased to command that the 50th Regiment of foot shall in future be styled 'the 50th or Queen's Own' instead of 'the Duke of Clarence's Regiment;' and that the facings of the Regiment be accordingly changed from black to blue." "No. 18776". The London Gazette. 15 February 1831. p. 291.
88. ^ Swinson (1972), p.150
89. ^ "His Majesty has been graciously pleased to command that the 51st Light Infantry Regiment shall bear, in addition to the present county title, the title of 'the 51st (or King's Own) Light Infantry Regiment'; and that the uniform of the Regiment shall be faced with blue... that the 85th Light Infantry Regiment shall bear, in addition to the present county title, the title of 'the 85th (or The King's) Light Infantry Regiment' instead of the 'Duke of York's Own Regiment of Light Infantry'; and that the uniform of the Regiment shall be faced with blue... ." "No. 17699". The London Gazette. 21 April 1821. p. 895.
90. ^ Swinson (1972), p.152
91. ^ Swinson (1972), p.153
92. ^ Swinson (1972), p.154
93. ^ Swinson (1972), p.155
94. ^ Swinson (1972), p.156
95. ^ Swinson (1972), p.157
96. ^ Swinson (1972), p.158
97. ^ Swinson (1972), p.159
98. "His Majesty has been pleased to direct that the 60th Regiment of Foot shall cease to bear the appellation of the 'Royal American' Regiment, and that it shall be termed the 60th Regiment, or 'the Duke of York's Own Rifle Corps and Light Infantry'." "No. 18039". The London Gazette. 26 June 1824. p. 1037.
99. "His Majesty has been graciously pleased to approve of the 60th Regiment of Foot being in future styled the 60th, or 'the King's Royal Rifle Corps', instead of the Duke of York's Own Rifle Corps.""No. 18747". The London Gazette. 19 November 1830. p. 2420.
100. ^ Swinson (1972), p.161
101. ^ Swinson (1972), p.162
102. ^ Swinson (1972), p.163
103. ^ Swinson (1972), p.164
104. ^ Chartrand, René; Rickman, David (2002). Colonial American troops, 1610-1774, Volume 1. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. p. 20. ISBN 978-1-84176-324-8.
105. ^ Swinson (1972), p.165
106. ^ Swinson (1972), p.166
107. ^ Swinson (1972), p.167
108. ^ Swinson (1972), p.168
109. ^ Swinson (1972), p.169
110. ^ Swinson (1972), p.170
111. "His Majesty has been pleased to approve of the 70th Regiment of Foot discontinuing the appellation of the 'Glasgow Lowland Regiment' and of its being permitted to resume its former title, of the 70th, or 'Surrey' Regiment of Foot." "No. 18199". The London Gazette. 3 December 1825. p. 2213.
112. ^ Swinson (1972), p.171
113. ^ Swinson (1972), p.172
114. "His Majesty has been pleased to approve of the 72d Regiment of Foot again becoming a Highland Regiment and of its bearing the title of 'The 72d, or the Duke of Albany's Own Highlanders'." "No. 17987". The London Gazette. 27 December 1823. p. 2159.
115. ^ Queen's Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons), A Short History. Inverness: Queen's Own Highlanders. 1973. pp. 8–9.
116. ^ Swinson (1972), p.173
117. Fergusson (1968), pp.58-62
118. ^ Swinson (1972), p.174
119. ^ Swinson (1972), p.175
120. ^ Swinson (1972), p.176-177
121. "No. 24338". The London Gazette. 20 June 1876. p. 3563.
122. ^ Swinson (1972), p.178
123. ^ Swinson (1972), p.179
124. "No. 24003". The London Gazette. 1 August 1873. p. 3590.
125. ^ Swinson (1972), p.181
126. A Short History of The Staffordshire Regiment. Lichfield: Staffordshire Regiment. 1972. pp. 8–9.
127. ^ Swinson (1972), p.182
128. ^ Usher, George (2006). Dictionary of British Military History. London: A & C Black. pp. 149–150. ISBN 978-1-4081-0223-7.
129. "His Majesty has been graciously pleased to approve of the 81st Regiment resuming the appellation of 'The Loyal Lincoln Volunteers', in addition to its present numerical title." "No. 18928". The London Gazette. 20 April 1832. p. 887.
130. ^ Swinson (1972), p.183
131. The subsidiary title was confirmed on 20 December 1831 by William IV
132. ^ Jarvis, Brevet-Major (1866). Historical Record of the Eighty-Second Regiment, or Prince of Wales's Volunteers. London: W O Mitchell. pp. 1–2.
133. ^ Swinson (1972), p.184
134. ^ Outline History of the Royal Irish Rangers. Armagh: Royal Irish Rangers. 1879. pp. 10–12.
135. ^ Swinson (1972), p.185
136. ^ Farmer (1901), p.188
137. Letter dated 21 January 1809 from Sir James Pulteney, Secretary at War, stating that "His Majesty has been pleased to order that the 84th Regiment of Foot... shall in future assume and bear the name of 'York and Lancaster' in addition to its present numerical title." The 1st battalion of the regiment was raised in York in 1793, and a second battalion in Lancashire in 1808. Raikes, George Alfred (1885). Roll of the officers of the York and Lancaster regiment. The Second Battalion. London: Richard Bentley and Son. p. viii.
138. Swinson (1972), p.242
139. ^ Swinson (1972), p.186
140. ^ Farmer (1901), p.176
141. "His Royal Highness the Prince Regent has been pleased, in the name and on the behalf of His Majesty, to approve of the 85th Regiment being in future styled the 85th (or Duke of York's Own) Regiment of Light Infantry...""No. 17054". The London Gazette. 22 August 1815. p. 1718.
142. ^ Swinson (1972), p.188
143. ^ Farmer (1901), p.200
144. "His Majesty has been pleased to order that the 86th Regiment of Foot shall in future be styled the 86th (or Leinster) Regiment.""No. 16309". The London Gazette. 24 October 1809. p. 1690.
145. "His Royal Highness the Prince Regent, in the name and on the behalf of His Majesty, has been pleased to approve of the 86th Regiment being in future styled the 86th (or Royal County Down) Regiment...""No. 16604". The London Gazette. 26 May 1812. p. 929.
146. "His Majesty has been pleased to approve of the 87th Regiment of Foot assuming the title of 'Royal', and of its being in future styled, 'The 87th, or Royal Irish Fusiliers', instead of 'The Prince of Wales's own Irish Fusiliers'.""No. 18416". The London Gazette. 20 November 1827. p. 2387.
147. ^ Swinson (1972), p.190
148. ^ Swinson (1972), p.191
149. "The Queen has been graciously pleased to command that the 89th Regiment of Foot may henceforth bear the title of 'Princess Victoria's' Regiment, in commemoration of the recent presentation of new colours, to replace those presented by Her Majesty when Princess Victoria.""No. 23118". The London Gazette. 22 May 1866. p. 3068.
150. ^ Swinson (1972), p.192
151. ^ Swinson (1972), p.193
152. "Her Majesty has been graciously pleased to approve of the 91st Regiment (Argyllshire Highlanders) being in future styled the '91st Princess Louise's Argyllshire Highlanders,' and of its being permitted to bear on its Regimental Colour, the Boar's Head (the Campbell Crest) as a device surrounded with the motto Ne Obliviscaris, with the Princess Louise's Coronet and Cypher in the three corners.""No. 23845". The London Gazette. 2 April 1872. p. 1278.
153. ^ Swinson (1972), p.194
154. ^ Swinson (1972), p.195
155. ^ Swinson (1972), p.196
156. Iain Kerr (26 July 2001). "The Connaught Rangers". Irish Regiments in World War I. Waterford County Museum. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
157. ^ Swinson (1972), p.197
158. ^ "The Prince Regent, in the name and on the behalf of His Majesty, has been pleased to direct, that the Battalions of the 95th Regiment shall in future be styled the Rifle Brigade, and that it shall be taken out of the numbered Regiments of the Line.
     
     His Royal Highness has also been pleased to direct, that the numbers of the following Corps shall accordingly be altered, viz.
     • The 96th Regiment to be numbered the 95th Regiment.
     • The 97th (or Queen's Own) to be numbered the 96th (or Queen's Own).
     • The 98th Regiment to be numbered the 97th Regiment.
     • The 99th Regiment to be numbered the 98th, retaining the title of the Prince of Wales's Tipperary Regiment.
     • The 100th Regiment to be numbered the 99th, retaining the title of the Prince Regent's County of Dublin Regiment.
     • The 102d Regiment to be numbered the 100th Regiment." "No. 17115". The London Gazette. 2 March 1816. p. 405.
159. "His Majesty has also been pleased to approve of the 95th Regiment being styled, the 95th or 'Derbyshire' Regiment of Foot." "No. 18199". The London Gazette. 3 December 1825. p. 2213.
160. ^ Swinson (1972), p.198
161. "96th Foot. The Queen has been graciously pleased to approve of this Regiment being permitted to bear upon its Second or Regimental Colour the honours and distinctions formerly borne by the old 96th Foot, which was disbanded in the year 1818" "No. 24109". The London Gazette. 30 June 1874. p. 3258.
162. ^ Swinson (1972), p.199
163. ^ Swinson (1972), p.200
164. "The Queen has been graciously pleased to approve of the 98th Foot being in future styled 'The 98th, or the Prince of Wales's, Regiment of Foot', and of it bearing His Royal Highness' Plume on its Regimental Colour." "No. 24376". The London Gazette. 27 October 1876. p. 5720.
165. ^ Swinson (1972), p.201
166. "99th Foot, The Queen has been graciously pleased to approve of this Regiment being in future styled The 99th (Duke of Edinburgh's) Regiment; and of it being permitted to bear, on its second or Regimental Colour, His Royal Highness's Coronet and Cypher." "No. 24094". The London Gazette. 12 May 1874. p. 2508.
167. ^ Swinson (1972), p.202
168. ^ Swinson (1972), p.204
169. "The Queen has been graciously pleased to approve of the 100th (or Prince of Wales' Royal Canadian) Regiment of Foot having inscribed on its Regimental Colour the word "Niagara" as formerly granted to the old 100th, The Prince Regent's County, of Dublin Regiment, in commemoration of its distinguished conduct at the capture of Fort Niagara by assault on 13th December, 1813." "No. 24198". The London Gazette. 9 April 1875. p. 2030.
170. ^ Swinson (1972), p.203
171. ^ Swinson (1972), p.205
172. ^ Swinson (1972), p.206
173. ^ Swinson (1972), p.207
174. ^ Swinson (1972), p.208
175. ^ Swinson (1972), p.209
176. ^ Swinson (1972), p.210
177. ^ Swinson (1972), p.211
178. ^ "110th Regiment of Foot". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 19 December 2007. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
179. ^ "111th Regiment of Foot". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 19 December 2007. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
180. ^ "112th Regiment of Foot". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 19 December 2007. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
181. ^ "113th Regiment of Foot". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 16 October 2007. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
182. ^ "113th Regiment of Foot". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 19 December 2007. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
183. ^ "114th Regiment of Foot". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 19 December 2007. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
184. ^ "114th Regiment of Foot". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 19 December 2007. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
185. ^ "115th Regiment of Foot". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 19 December 2007. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
186. ^ "115th Regiment of Foot". Regiments.org. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
187. ^ Invalid regiments were formed by outpatients from the Royal Hospital Chelsea to man garrisons and to provide guards at royal palaces, and thus release regular troops for active service. Lawson (1961), pp.133-135
188. ^ "116th (Invalids) Regiment of Foot". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 19 December 2007. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
189. ^ "117th Regiment of Foot". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 19 December 2007. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
190. ^ "118th Regiment of Foot". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 19 December 2007. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
191. ^ "119th Regiment of Foot". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 12 October 2007. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
192. ^ "120th Regiment of Foot". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 19 December 2007. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
193. ^ "121st Regiment of Foot". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 14 October 2007. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
194. ^ "122nd Regiment of Foot". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 10 October 2007. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
195. ^ "100th Regiment of Foot and 123rd Regiment of Foot". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 16 October 2007. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
196. ^ "124th Regiment of Foot". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 19 December 2007. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
197. ^ "125th Regiment of Foot". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 19 December 2007. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
198. ^ "126th Regiment of Foot". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 19 December 2007. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
199. ^ "127th Regiment of Foot". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 16 October 2007. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
200. ^ "128th Regiment of Foot". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 19 December 2007. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
201. ^ "129th Regiment of Foot". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 16 October 2007. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
202. ^ "130th Regiment of Foot". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 16 October 2007. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
203. ^ "131st Regiment of Foot". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 19 December 2007. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
204. ^ "132nd Regiment of Foot". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 19 December 2007. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
205. ^ "133rd Regiment of Foot". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 19 December 2007. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
206. ^ "134th Regiment of Foot". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 19 December 2007. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
207. ^ "135th Regiment of Foot". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 19 December 2007. Retrieved 7 September 2009.

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