The 73rd Regiment of Foot was a
regiment in the
British Army from 1758 to 1763.
It was formed on 28 April 1758 from the 2nd
Battalion of the
34th Regiment of Foot
The 34th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1702. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 55th (Westmorland) Regiment of Foot to form the Border Regiment in 1881.
History Early history
The regim ...
, and served in
Ireland until it was disbanded in 1763.
Regimental Colonels
*1758–1763: Lt-Gen. William Browne
References
Infantry regiments of the British Army
Military units and formations established in 1758
Military units and formations disestablished in 1763
1758 establishments in England
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