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Gleig, on p340, uses the source document a report from
Thornton to Pakenham 'we were unable to proceed across the river until eight hours after the time appointed, and even then with only a third part of the force which you had allotted for the service * viz 298 of the 85th, and 200 Seamen and
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of the 1870s, where single-battalion regiments were linked together to share a single depot and recruiting district in the United
Kingdom, the 85th was linked with the
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in 1802; the two battalions were amalgamated there later in the year. The regiment absorbed the Bucks volunteers in 1802 and became the
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in 1795 and returned home in 1797. It embarked for the
Netherlands again in August 1799 and saw action at the
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The
History Of The Corps Of The King'S Shropshire Light Infantry. Volume II. The 85th Regiment, 1759-1881
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in August 1827. The regiment went back to Malta in 1828 and then returned home in 1831. It embarked for
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Republican French during the
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85th (or The Duke of York's Own) Regiment of Light
Infantry (Bucks Volunteers) - (1821)
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The
Generals, Andrew Jackson, Sir Edward Pakenham, and the road to New Orleans
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85th (or The Duke of York's Own) Regiment of Light
Infantry (Bucks Volunteers)
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in autumn 1813. It then pursued the French Army into France and fought at the
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85th, or The King's
Regiment of Light Infantry (Bucks Volunteers) - (1827)
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in 1878. After returning to India, it took part in operations against the
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A second battalion was raised in 1800. The 1st Battalion was deployed to
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49th (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) (Hertfordshire) Regiment of Foot
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and was involved in the destruction of their capital, Zawa, in 1879.
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286:, at which the regiment carried out a successful attack, January 1815
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702:"85th, or The King's Regiment of Light Infantry (Bucks Volunteers)"
318:
186:
94:
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19th (1st Yorkshire, North Riding – Princess of Wales's Own)
560:
85th (Bucks Volunteers) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry) - (1808)
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in 1843 before returning home in 1846. The regiment was posted to
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85th, or The King's Regiment of Light Infantry (Bucks Volunteers)
310:
later in the year. The regiment next took part in the disastrous
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797:. Vol. 56. London: Smith, Elder & Co. pp. 309–310.
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in 1856 before returning home again in 1863. It embarked for
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in December 1813 before returning to England in April 1814.
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51st (2nd York, West Riding, The King's Own Light Infantry)
663:. Barnsley, South Yorkshire: Frontline Books. p. 128.
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in 1802. It returned to England in 1808 and converted to a
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13th (1st Somersetshire) (Prince Albert's Light Infantry)
308:
85th (Bucks Volunteers) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry)
242:, on 18 November 1793. The regiment was sent to join the
3165:
indicate they were disbanded or renumbered before 1881.
2818:
107th (Queen's Own Royal Regiment of British Volunteers)
1457:
14th (Buckinghamshire – The Prince of Wales's Own)
1315:
Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment
753:"85th Regiment of Foot (Bucks Volunteers): Locations"
16:
For other units with the same regimental number, see
1678:
49th (Hertfordshire - Princess Charlotte of Wales's)
356:
in May 1814 and saw action in the last phase of the
2230:
85th (Bucks Volunteers) (The King's Light Infantry)
467:came into effect and the regiment amalgamated with
368:, the regiment accompanied by detachments from the
1069:51st (2nd Yorkshire West Riding) Regiment of Foot
540:85th (Bucks Volunteers) Regiment of Foot - (1802)
3175:
2349:91st (Princess Louise's Argyllshire Highlanders)
2062:77th (East Middlesex) (Duke of Cambridge's Own)
1378:
1101:68th (Durham) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry)
658:
617:1847–1865: Gen. Sir John Wright Guise, Bt., GCB
2712:103rd Regiment of Foot (King's Irish Infantry)
1272:Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
1109:106th Regiment of Foot (Bombay Light Infantry)
1077:105th Regiment of Foot (Madras Light Infantry)
1786:61st (South Gloucestershire) Regiment of Foot
1364:
1125:61st (South Gloucestershire) Regiment of Foot
1117:28th (North Gloucestershire) Regiment of Foot
984:
2527:97th (The Earl of Ulster's) Regiment of Foot
1706:51st Regiment of Foot (Cape Breton Regiment)
747:
745:
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400:in April 1821. After that it transferred to
1604:42nd (The Royal Highland) (The Black Watch)
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737:
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729:
727:
725:
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517:
2705:103rd Regiment of Foot (Volunteer Hunters)
1371:
1357:
991:
977:
2561:98th (Prince of Wales's) Regiment of Foot
1636:45th (Nottinghamshire Sherwood Foresters)
925:
872:
870:
654:
652:
483:Battle honours won by the regiment were:
238:, in response to the threat posed by the
2637:100th (Prince of Wales's Royal Canadian)
2624:100th (Prince Regent's County of Dublin)
1189:Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own)
1093:85th Regiment of Foot (Bucks Volunteers)
1061:46th (South Devonshire) Regiment of Foot
959:
890:
876:
812:"The 85th Regiment: History 1759 - 1881"
806:
804:
720:
630:1876–1879: Gen. Arnold Charles Errington
565:1807–1815: Gen. Thomas Slaughter Stanwix
525:
300:85th (Bucks Volunteers) Regiment of Foot
277:
213:
177:85th (Bucks Volunteers) Regiment of Foot
104:One battalion (two battalions 1800–1802)
28:85th Regiment of Foot (Bucks Volunteers)
2591:99th (Prince Regent's County of Dublin)
1946:72nd (Duke of Albany's Own Highlanders)
1876:67th (South Hampshire) Regiment of Foot
950:
930:, New York: New York University Press,
696:
694:
692:
690:
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686:
684:
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659:Burnham, Robert; McGuigan, Ron (2010).
412:in 1838 as part of the response to the
3184:Infantry regiments of the British Army
3176:
2217:85th (Royal Volontiers Light Infantry)
2101:79th (Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders)
2081:78th (Highland) (The Ross-shire Buffs)
867:
784:"Thornton, William (1779?-1840)"
649:
18:85th Regiment of Foot (disambiguation)
2771:105th (Queen's Own Royal Highlanders)
1352:
1165:43rd (Monmouthshire) Regiment of Foot
972:
850:
844:
801:
777:
455:, and assigned to district no. 42 at
1299:Somerset and Cornwall Light Infantry
1037:54th (West Norfolk) Regiment of Foot
677:
414:rebellions in Lower and Upper Canada
387:
294:in 1801 and both battalions went to
2931:114th (Royal Highlander Volunteers)
2896:111th (Loyal Birmingham Volunteers)
2752:104th (Royal Manchester Volunteers)
2166:82nd (Prince of Wales's Volunteers)
1774:60th (The King's Royal Rifle Corps)
1616:43rd (Monmouthshire Light Infantry)
1224:King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
1173:52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Foot
1157:99th (Lanarkshire) Regiment of Foot
1029:39th (Dorsetshire) Regiment of Foot
453:52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Foot
13:
2585:99th (Prince of Wales's Tipperary)
2556:98th (Prince of Wales's Tipperary)
2510:97th (Inverness-shire Highlanders)
2462:95th (Derbyshire) Regiment of Foot
1940:72nd (Royal Manchester Volunteers)
1854:65th (2nd Yorkshire, North Riding)
1323:Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment
1085:53rd (Shropshire) Regiment of Foot
960:Robinson, Colonel William (1970).
944:
620:1865–1875: Gen. Frederick Maunsell
469:53rd (Shropshire) Regiment of Foot
273:
195:53rd (Shropshire) Regiment of Foot
14:
3195:
2875:110th (Queen's Royal Musqueteers)
2673:102nd (Queen's Royal Volunteers)
2114:80th (Royal Edinburgh Volunteers)
2095:79th (Royal Liverpool Volunteers)
2018:75th (Prince of Wales's Regiment)
1866:66th (Berkshire) Regiment of Foot
1722:52nd (Oxfordshire Light Infantry)
1402:3rd (East Kent – The Buffs)
1216:Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
1149:62nd (Wiltshire) Regiment of Foot
1141:66th (Berkshire) Regiment of Foot
886:. 9 March 1815. pp. 440–446.
661:The British Army against Napoleon
633:1879–1880: Lt-Gen. Percy Hill, CB
478:
471:to become the 2nd battalion, the
268:Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland
2903:112th (King's Royal Musqueteers)
2719:103rd (Loyal Bristol Volunteers)
2325:90th (Perthshire Light Infantry)
1412:5th (Northumberland) (Fusiliers)
1232:King's Shropshire Light Infantry
1053:32nd (Cornwall) Regiment of Foot
794:Dictionary of National Biography
638:Sir Henry Percival de Bathe, Bt.
570:Sir James Willoughby Gordon, Bt.
473:King's Shropshire Light Infantry
199:King's Shropshire Light Infantry
77:
58:
45:
2945:115th (Royal Scotch Lowlanders)
2205:84th (Royal Highland Emigrants)
2186:83rd (Loyal Lincoln Volunteers)
2179:83rd (Royal Glasgow Volunteers)
2142:81st (Loyal Lincoln Volunteers)
2120:80th (Staffordshire Volunteers)
2049:77th (Montgomery's Highlanders)
1552:33rd (The Duke of Wellington's)
926:Patterson, Benton Rain (2008),
900:. Regiments.org. Archived from
832:Patterson, Benton Rain, p. 230.
755:. Regiments.org. Archived from
704:. regiments.org. Archived from
522:Colonels of the Regiment were:
392:The regiment was dispatched to
352:The regiment was dispatched to
2966:116th (Perthshire Highlanders)
2732:103rd (Royal Bombay Fusiliers)
2699:102nd (Royal Madras Fusiliers)
2668:101st (Royal Bengal Fusiliers)
2545:98th (Argyllshire Highlanders)
2037:76th (MacDonald's Highlanders)
1992:74th (Argyleshire Highlanders)
1920:71st (Highland Light Infantry)
1886:68th (Durham) (Light Infantry)
1547:32nd (Cornwall) Light Infantry
1291:Devonshire and Dorset Regiment
998:
953:The 85th King's Light Infantry
835:
826:
814:. Shropshire Regimental Museum
771:
1:
2831:107th (Bengal Light Infantry)
2812:106th (Bombay Light Infantry)
2792:105th (Madras Light Infantry)
2778:105th (Volunteers of Ireland)
2693:102nd (New South Wales Corps)
2631:100th (New South Wales Corps)
2401:94th (Royal Welsh Volunteers)
2395:93rd (Sutherland Highlanders)
2355:92nd (Donegal Light Infantry)
2131:81st (Aberdeenshire Highland)
1818:63rd (2nd Highland Battalion)
1802:62nd (1st Highland Battalion)
643:
2662:101st (Duke of York's Irish)
2338:91st (Shropshire Volunteers)
2268:87th (Royal Irish Fusiliers)
1527:28th (North Gloucestershire)
1502:23rd (Royal Welch Fusiliers)
1492:21st (Royal Scots Fusiliers)
1417:6th (Royal 1st Warwickshire)
432:in 1868 and was deployed to
416:and then transferred to the
209:
189:, raised in 1793. Under the
7:
2390:93rd (Highland) (1793-1798)
2319:90th (Yorkshire Volunteers)
2312:90th (Irish Light Infantry)
2068:78th (Fraser's Highlanders)
1909:71st (Fraser's Highlanders)
1829:64th (Loudon's Highlanders)
1689:50th (American Provincials)
1652:47th Regiment (4th Marines)
1512:25th (King's Own Borderers)
266:in October 1799 during the
226:The regiment was raised in
10:
3200:
2617:100th (Gordon Highlanders)
2597:99th (Duke of Edinburgh's)
2516:97th (Queen's Own Germans)
2489:96th (Queen's Own Germans)
2306:89th (Princess Victoria's)
2274:88th (Highland Volunteers)
2255:87th (Keith's Highlanders)
1762:59th (2nd Nottinghamshire)
1407:4th (The King's Own Royal)
919:
331:Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro
321:in 1811 for service under
317:The regiment embarked for
204:
15:
2917:113th (Royal Highlanders)
2799:106th (Black Musqueteers)
2738:104th (King's Volunteers)
2475:96th (British Musketeers)
2373:92nd (Gordon Highlanders)
2211:84th (York and Lancaster)
2056:77th (Atholl Highlanders)
1891:69th (South Lincolnshire)
1387:
1283:
1200:
1013:
1006:
345:in November 1813 and the
337:later that month and the
222:, founder of the regiment
152:French Revolutionary Wars
132:
122:
108:
100:
90:
72:
40:
32:
27:
3001:119th (The Prince's Own)
2952:115th (Prince William's)
2287:88th (Connaught Rangers)
2249:86th (Royal County Down)
1842:64th (2nd Staffordshire)
1587:40th (2nd Somersetshire)
1577:38th (1st Staffordshire)
1462:15th (York, East Riding)
1256:Royal Berkshire Regiment
1248:Gloucestershire Regiment
1181:King's Royal Rifle Corps
951:Barratt, C.R.B. (1913).
518:Colonels of the Regiment
193:it amalgamated with the
53:Kingdom of Great Britain
2869:109th (Bombay Infantry)
2850:108th (Madras Infantry)
2572:99th (Jamaica Regiment)
2192:83rd (County of Dublin)
1668:48th (Northamptonshire)
1646:46th (South Devonshire)
1507:24th (2nd Warwickshire)
1442:11th (North Devonshire)
1045:Somerset Light Infantry
610:1843–1847: Lt-Gen. Sir
605:John Forster Fitzgerald
596:1839–1840: Lt-Gen. Sir
582:1823–1839: Lt-Gen. Sir
553:Sir Charles Asgill, Bt.
511:Second Anglo-Afghan War
438:Second Anglo-Afghan War
335:Second Siege of Badajoz
162:Second Anglo-Afghan War
3148:134th (Loyal Limerick)
2765:104th Regiment of Foot
2759:104th (New Brunswick )
1695:50th (The Queen's Own)
1572:37th (North Hampshire)
1542:31st (Huntingdonshire)
1487:20th (East Devonshire)
1477:18th (The Royal Irish)
1392:1st or The Royal Scots
857:United Service Journal
851:Gleig, George (1840).
779:Vetch, Robert Hamilton
533:Sir George Nugent, Bt.
339:Siege of San Sebastián
287:
230:by Lieutenant-Colonel
223:
3161:Regimental titles in
2863:109th (Aberdeenshire)
2495:96th Regiment of Foot
2419:94th (Scots Brigade)
2043:76th Regiment of Foot
1796:62nd (Royal American)
1752:57th (West Middlesex)
1537:30th (Cambridgeshire)
1532:29th (Worcestershire)
1472:17th (Leicestershire)
1422:7th (Royal Fusiliers)
1240:Durham Light Infantry
547:Sir Charles Ross, Bt.
526:85th Regiment of Foot
513:: Afghanistan 1879-80
463:. On 1 July 1881 the
382:Battle of New Orleans
362:Battle of Bladensburg
284:Battle of New Orleans
281:
236:85th Regiment of Foot
217:
145:Battle of Bladensburg
2024:75th (Stirlingshire)
1768:60th (De Grangues's)
1567:36th (Herefordshire)
1437:10th (North Lincoln)
603:1840–1843: F.M. Sir
128:The Elegant Extracts
1860:66th (Pepperrell's)
1823:63rd (West Suffolk)
1757:58th (Rutlandshire)
1737:54th (West Norfolk)
1727:53rd (10th Marines)
1598:42nd (Oglethorpe's)
1562:35th (Royal Sussex)
1522:27th (Inniskilling)
1467:16th (Bedfordshire)
1447:12th (East Suffolk)
1397:2nd (Queen's Royal)
1331:Royal Green Jackets
1021:Devonshire Regiment
904:on 10 February 2006
623:1875–1876: Lt-Gen.
545:1805–1806: Lt-Gen.
436:for service in the
360:. It fought at the
329:. It fought at the
323:Viscount Wellington
306:role, becoming the
264:Battle of Castricum
254:. It was posted to
218:Lieutenant-Colonel
2107:80th (Light Armed)
1742:55th (Westmorland)
1717:52nd (9th Marines)
1700:51st (8th Marines)
1683:50th (7th Marines)
1673:49th (6th Marines)
1663:48th (5th Marines)
1641:46th (3rd Marines)
1631:45th (2nd Marines)
1621:44th (1st Marines)
1610:43rd (Spotswood's)
1582:39th (Dorsetshire)
1432:9th (East Norfolk)
1307:The Light Infantry
1264:Wiltshire Regiment
883:The London Gazette
347:Battle of the Nive
312:Walcheren Campaign
288:
224:
3171:
3170:
3078:124th (Waterford)
3071:124th (1762-1763)
3064:123rd (1794-1796)
3057:123rd (1762-1764)
3050:122nd (1794-1796)
3043:122nd (1762-1764)
3036:121st (1794-1795)
3029:121st (1761-1763)
3022:120th (1794-1795)
3015:120th (1762-1763)
3008:119th (1794-1796)
2994:118th (1794-1795)
2980:117th (1793-1795)
2938:114th (1794-1795)
2924:113th (1794-1795)
2910:112th (1794-1795)
2889:111th (1761-1763)
2882:110th (1794-1795)
2856:109th (1761-1763)
2844:108th (1794-1795)
2837:108th (1760-1763)
2806:106th (1794-1796)
2785:105th (1794-1796)
2745:104th (1782-1783)
2726:103rd (1809-1816)
2679:102nd (1780-1783)
2650:101st (1780-1783)
2610:100th (1780-1784)
1972:73rd (Perthshire)
1747:56th (West Essex)
1732:53rd (Shropshire)
1658:47th (Lancashire)
1626:44th (East Essex)
1557:34th (Cumberland)
1517:26th (Cameronian)
1380:Regiments of foot
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898:"Training Depots"
670:978-1-84832-562-3
388:The Victorian era
378:Mississippi River
343:Battle of Nivelle
333:in May 1811, the
260:Battle of Alkmaar
252:Flanders Campaign
240:French Revolution
170:
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3155:135th (Limerick)
3141:133rd (Highland)
3134:132nd (Highland)
2987:118th (Invalids)
2973:117th (Invalids)
2959:116th (Invalids)
2643:101st (Highland)
2603:100th (Highland)
2579:99th (1794-1797)
2566:99th (1760-1763)
2551:98th (1804-1816)
2538:98th (1780-1784)
2532:98th (1760-1763)
2522:97th (1816-1818)
2505:97th (1780-1784)
2500:97th (1760-1763)
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2443:95th (1794-1796)
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2408:94th (1780-1783)
2384:93rd (1779-1783)
2378:93rd (1760-1763)
2368:92nd (1793-1795)
2362:92nd (1779-1783)
2344:91st (1793-1795)
2331:91st (1759-1763)
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2030:76th (1758–1763)
2004:75th (1758–1763)
1978:74th (1758–1763)
1952:73rd (1758–1763)
1926:72nd (1758–1763)
1902:71st (1758-1763)
1881:68th (Bedford's)
1848:65th (Shirley's)
1808:62nd (Wiltshire)
1791:62nd (Baterau's)
1592:41st (The Welsh)
1427:8th (The King's)
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531:1794–1805: F.M.
465:Childers Reforms
449:Cardwell Reforms
366:William Thornton
314:in autumn 1809.
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2293:89th (Highland)
2148:82nd (invalids)
2125:81st (Invalids)
2075:78th (Highland)
2011:75th (Invalids)
1998:74th (Highland)
1985:74th (Invalids)
1966:73rd (Highland)
1959:73rd (Invalids)
1933:72nd (Invalids)
1915:71st (Invalids)
1871:67th (Bolton's)
1836:64th (Draper's)
1813:63rd (American)
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434:Afghanistan
418:West Indies
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248:Netherlands
140:War of 1812
133:Engagements
123:Nickname(s)
109:Garrison/HQ
68:(1801–1881)
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36:1793 - 1881
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908:16 October
644:References
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586:, GCB, GCH
572:, GCB, GCH
370:Royal Navy
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402:Gibraltar
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