86th Regiment of Foot (1758)
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For other units with the same regimental number, see 86th Regiment of Foot (disambiguation).
86th Regiment of Foot | |
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Active | 1758–1763 |
Country | Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800) |
Branch | British Army |
Type | Infantry |
Commanders | |
Colonel of the Regiment | General Richard Alchorne Worge |
Military unit
The 86th Regiment of Foot was a short-lived infantry regiment in the
61st Regiment of Foot.[1]
In 1758 the regiment embarked at Kinsale for Gorée, off the coast of Senegal, both of which had been recently captured from the French. There it served on garrison duty until it was disbanded in 1763 following the Treaty of Paris.
The Colonel-Commandant of the Regiment throughout its life was General
Member of Parliament
on his return to England.
References
- ^ "86th Regiment of Foot". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 2006-02-17. Retrieved 2018-09-27.