92nd (Gordon Highlanders) Regiment of Foot
- 92nd (Gordon Highlanders) Regiment of Foot
Infobox Military Unit
unit_name= 92nd Regiment of Foot
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dates= 1794 - 1881
country= United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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branch= British Army
type= Highland Infantry Regiment
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battles= Peninsular War
Crimean War
Sepoy Rebellion
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battle_honours= WaterlooThe 92nd Regiment of Foot was a British Army infantry regiment was granted Royal Warrant on February 10th 1794, and first paraded on 24th June 1794, originally being numbered the 100th Regiment of Foot. It was amalgamated with the 75th Regiment of Foot to form the Gordon Highlanders during the Childers Reforms in 1881.
History
Victoria Cross awards
*George Stuart White
*Thomas Beach - (attached to the 55th Regiment of Foot)
External links
* [http://www.thegordonhighlanders.co.uk/History.htm History of the Gordon Highlanders]
* [http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/092-798.htm British Regiments site]
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