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82nd Regiment of Foot (Prince of Wales's Volunteers)

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The 82nd Regiment of Foot (Prince of Wales's Volunteers) was an infantry regiment of the British Army, created in 1793 and amalgamated into The Prince of Wales's Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment) in 1881.

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The regiment was raised in 1793, ranked as the 82nd Regiment of Foot, and in 1802 absorbed the Prince of Wales's Volunteers, incorporating their name to become the 82nd Regiment of Foot (Prince of Wales's Volunteers).

Battle honours

Battle honours won by the Regiment were:

  • Peninsular War: Rolica, Vimiera, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Orthes, Peninsula
  • American War of 1812: Niagara
  • Crimean War: Sevastopol
  • Indian Mutiny: Lucknow

    • Colonels of the Regiment

    Regimental colonels were:

    82nd Regiment of Foot
  • 1793–1797: Gen. Charles Leigh
  • 1797–1798: Gen. James Stuart
  • 1798–1836: Gen. Sir Henry Pigot, GCMG
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  • 1836–1841: Gen. Sir John Wilson, KCB
  • 1841–1850: Lt-Gen. Sir Andrew Pilkington, KCB
  • 1850–1856: Lt-Gen. Francis Miles Milman
  • 1856–1859: Lt-Gen. Nicholas Hamilton, KH
  • 1859–1872: Gen. Hon. Thomas Ashburnham, CB
  • 1872–1881: Gen. William Samuel Newton

    • References

    82nd Regiment of Foot (Prince of Wales's Volunteers) Wikipedia
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