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British Regular and Provincial Regiments
that served in Newfoundland 1694-1919
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Rgmt #
Title
| 1694
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| 1698
| 28th
| Regiment of Foot
| 1699
| -
| 1699
| 2nd
| Queen’s Regiment of Foot
| 1717
| -
| 1871
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| Royal Regiment of Artillery
| 1717
| -
| 1871
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| Corps of Military Artificers (Royal Engineers)
| 1717
| -
| 1764
| 40th
| Regiment of Foot
| 1762
| -
| 1762
| 1st
| Royal Scots Regiment of Foot
| 1762
| -
| 1762
| 22nd
| Regiment of Foot
| 1762
| -
| 1762
| 42nd
| Highland Regiment of Foot
| 1762
| -
| 1762
| 60th
| Royal Americans
| 1762
| -
| 1764
| 45th
| Regiment of Foot (2nd Marines)
| 1762
| -
| 1762
| 77th
| Highland Regiment of Foot
| 1762
| -
| 1762
| 78th
| Highland Regiment of Foot
| 1764
| -
| 1776
| 59th
| Regiment of Foot
| 1772
| -
| 1774
| 49th
| Regiment of Foot (6th Marines)
| 1776
| -
| 1781
| 42nd
| Royal Highland Regiment
| 1776
| -
| 1776
| 65th
| Regiment of Foot
| 1778
| -
| 1780
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| Royal Newfoundland Volunteers
(Captain Pringle)
| 1780
| -
| 1783
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| His Majesty’s Newfoundland Regiment of Foot
(Major Pringle)
| 1779
| -
| 1783
| 71st
| Regiment of Foot
| 1783
| -
| 1787
| 37th
| Regiment of Foot
| 1787
| -
| 1800
| 4th
| King’s Own Regiment of Foot
| 1795
| -
| 1802
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| Royal Newfoundland Regiment
(Skinner’s Fencibles)
| 1803
| -
| 1816
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| The Newfoundland Regiment of Fencible Infantry
(The Royal Newfoundland Regiment)
(Lt Col Skerrett)
| 1805
| -
| 1813
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| Royal Nova Scotia Fencible Infantry
| 1801
| -
| 1804
| 66th
| Regiment of Foot
| 1804
| -
| 1814
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| St.John’s Volunteer Rangers
| 1812
| -
| 1813
| 103rd
| Regiment of Foot
| 1816
| -
| 1818
| 98th
| Highland Regiment of Foot
| 1814
| -
| 1815
| 93rd
| Southerland Regiment
| 1818
| -
| 1824
| 74th
| Regiment of Foot
| 1818
| -
| 1871
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| Royal Corps of Sappers and Miners
| 1824
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| 1824
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| Duke of York’s Rifle Corps and Light Infantry
| 1824
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| 1841
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| Newfoundland Veteran Companies
| 1841
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| 1862
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| Royal Newfoundland Companies
| 1860
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| 1871
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| Royal Newfoundland Volunteers
| 1862
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| 1870
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| The Royal Canadian Rifles
| 1914
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| The Royal Newfoundland Regiment
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Brief History of Several of the above noted Regiments
In 1754 the British Government determined to raise two Highland Regiments for service in North America
in their continuing struggle with France. Simon Fraser, Master of Lovat, was commissioned as Lieutenant
Colonel of the Regiment to be designated the 78th Regiment of Foot. The second Regiment was designated
the 77th Regiment of Foot (Montgomerie’s Highlanders). The 78th Regiment (Fraser’s Highlanders) were
assembled as Iverness and after being recruited to full strength the regiment departed Glasgow in 1757
en route to America. In 1758 they participated in the capture of Louisbourg and the following year
joined General Wolfe in the capture of Quebec.
In 1762 the French Government assembled a force of nearly seven hundred troops under command of Count
D"Haussonvile with the intention of capturing St.John’s. On the 24th of June they landed at Bay
Bulls and proceeded to march toward St.John’s which being only lightly defended surrendered shortly.
Colonel William Amhearst, who commanded troops in New York, was tasked with the recovery of
the colony from the French. The British force was comprised of the Royal Scots,
the 77th Montgomerie’s the 78th Fraser Highlanders and the Royal Americans. Amhearst
landed at Torbay and a detachment of 78 Fraser Highlanders under the command of Captain
McDonnell was tasked with the clearing the landing site of French skirmishers. On the
morning of the 15th the Fraser Highlanders were able to slip past the French advance
posts under cover of fog and engage the enemy in a surprise attack. The French were
driven from Signal Hill and after two days of mortar barrage surrendered to Amhearst
on the 18th of September effectively ending French involvement in North America.
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The Regimental Colours
His Majesty's Royal
Newfoundland Regiment
of Foot
The Regimental Colours
His Majesty's Royal
Newfoundland Regiment
of Foot
The Kings Colours
His Majesty's Royal
Newfoundland Regiment
ofFoot
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