Le Ricain great work!
I am doing some research for a what-if scenario. What if King George III had decided to send more regiments, during the Revolutionary War, to America? The king felt he would rather increase the strength of old regiments than raise new regiments. He stated that (raising new regiments would) “only perplex and totally annihilate all chances of completing the regular forces, which alone in time of need can be depended upon; particularly in England, the raising (of) new corps would be total destruction to the army.” Most new corps did not receive their “beating order” until 1777. Below you will find the regiment name, any nickname I have found for the period, where the regiment was at the onset of the war, when it was raised if it had been disbanded after the French and Indian War (Seven Years War), who was in charge of raising the regiment, and any know commanding officer.
Regiment [color="Wheat"]...................... [/color]
Nickname [color="Wheat"].........................[/color]
Location
1st Regiment of Foot “The Royal Regiment” [color="Wheat"]...............[/color]Mediterranean
2nd Regiment of Foot “Queens Royal” [color="Wheat"]......................[/color]Tynmouth, London
3rd Regiment of Foot “The Buffs” [color="Wheat"]............................[/color]Kent
4th Regiment of Foot “The Kings Own” [color="Wheat"].....................[/color]West Indies
5th Regiment of Foot [color="Wheat"]............................................[/color]West Indies to NY in 1777-8
6th Regiment of Foot [color="Wheat"]............................................[/color]West Indies to NY in 1776
7th Regiment of Foot “Royal Fusiliers” [color="Wheat"]......................[/color]Quebec to NYC 1776
8th Regiment of Foot “The Kings” [color="Wheat"]............................[/color]Quebec Canada
9th Regiment of Foot [color="Wheat"]............................................[/color]Canada with Burgoyne
10th Regiment of Foot “The Springers” [color="Wheat"].....................[/color]Boston under the command of Francis Smith
11th Regiment of Foot [color="Wheat"]...........................................[/color]Ireland
12th Regiment of Foot “The Old Dozen” [color="Wheat"]....................[/color]Gibraltar
13th Regiment of Foot [color="Wheat"]...........................................[/color]Plymouth, England to West Indies in 1780-2
14th Regiment of Foot [color="Wheat"]...........................................[/color]Virginia in 1775 from the West Indies
15th Regiment of Foot “The Snappers” [color="Wheat"].....................[/color]Arrived in Carolinas with Clinton
16th Regiment of Foot “The Old Bucks” [color="Wheat"].....................[/color]Florida (HQ in Pensacola) moved to NY in 1776
17th Regiment of Foot “Paddy’s Blackguards” [color="Wheat"].............[/color]Arrived Boston New Years Day 1776
18th Regiment of Foot “Royal Irish” [color="Wheat"]..........................[/color]Boston
19th Regiment of Foot “Green Howards” [color="Wheat"]....................[/color]Ireland to Arrive Charleston 1781
20th Regiment of Foot “The Two Tens” [color="Wheat"].....................[/color]Sent to Quebec in April 1776
21st Regiment of Foot “Royal North British Fusiliers” [color="Wheat"].....[/color]Quebec with Burgoyne
22nd Regiment of Foot [color="Wheat"]...........................................[/color]Boston (involved in Bunker Hill)
23rd Regiment of Foot “Royal Welch Fusiliers” [color="Wheat"].............[/color]Boston
24th Regiment of Foot [color="Wheat"]...........................................[/color]Quebec with Burgoyne
25th Regiment of Foot “Kings Own Scottish Borders” [color="Wheat"]....[/color]Minorca
26th Regiment of Foot “The Cameronians” [color="Wheat"]..................[/color]April 1775 Montreal to NY late 1776 or 1777
27th Regiment of Foot “Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers” [color="Wheat"]........[/color]Ireland to Boston 1775
28th Regiment of Foot “The Slashers” [color="Wheat"].......................[/color]Charleston May 1776 to West Indies 1778
29th Regiment of Foot “Vein Openers” [color="Wheat"].......................[/color]Quebec under Lt Col Thomas Carleton
30th Regiment of Foot “Three Tens” “Three X’s” [color="Wheat"]..........[/color]Cork, Ireland to Carolina’s 1781
31st Regiment of Foot “Young Buffs” [color="Wheat"].........................[/color]Quebec with Burgoyne
32nd Regiment of Foot [color="wheat"]............................................[/color]Cork, Ireland
33rd Regiment of Foot “The Havercake Lads” [color="Wheat"]..............[/color]Carolina with Cornwallis May 1776
34th Regiment of Foot [color="Wheat"]............................................[/color]Quebec with Burgoyne
35th Regiment of Foot “Prince of Oranges Own” [color="Wheat"]...........[/color]Boston 1775
36th Regiment of Foot “The Saucy Greens” [color="wheat"].................[/color]Ireland
37th Regiment of Foot [color="Wheat"]............................................[/color]Arrived in Carolinas ‘76 Lt. Col. Rbt Abercrombie
38th Regiment of Foot [color="wheat"]............................................[/color]Boston
39th Regiment of Foot “The Green Linnets” [color="Wheat"].................[/color]Gibraltar
40th Regiment of Foot “The Excellers” [color="Wheat"].......................[/color]Boston 1775 to W. Indies 1778 Gen Wm Adlam
41st Regiment of Foot [color="wheat"]............................................[/color]England; Jersey, Channel Islands
42nd Regiment of Foot ”Black Watch” [color="Wheat"].......................[/color]NY July 1776
43rd Regiment of Foot [color="Wheat"]............................................[/color]Boston July 1774 under Gen George Carey
44th Regiment of Foot “The Two Fours” [color="wheat"]....................[/color]Boston July 1775
45th Regiment of Foot “Nottinghamshire Regiment” [color="Wheat"]......[/color]Boston July 1776 to NY 1776 (For Howe)
46th Regiment of Foot “The Red Feathers” [color="Wheat"].................[/color]Carolina to NY 1776 (for Howe) Sir Vaughn
47th Regiment of Foot “The Cauliflowers” [color="Wheat"]....................[/color]Boston 1774 to Quebec with Burgoyne
48th Regiment of Foot [color="Wheat"]............................................[/color]West Indies 1773
49th Regiment of Foot [color="wheat"]............................................[/color]Boston June 1775 to NY Spring 1776 (For Howe)
50th Regiment of Foot “The Queens Own” [color="Wheat"]..................[/color]Jamaica 1772 to NYC in 1776
51st Regiment of Foot [color="wheat"]............................................[/color]Minorca
52nd Regiment of Foot [color="wheat"]............................................[/color]Boston October 1774
53rd Regiment of Foot “Old Five and Three Pennies” [color="Wheat"].....[/color]Boston 1775 to Quebec 1776
54th Regiment of Foot “The Flamers” [color="Wheat"].........................[/color]Arrived in Carolinas with Clinton
55th Regiment of Foot “The Cattle Reavers” [color="Wheat"]................[/color]Boston December 1775 to New York 1776
56th Regiment of Foot “The Pompadours” [color="Wheat"]....................[/color]Gibraltar
57th Regiment of Foot “The Steelbacks” [color="wheat"].....................[/color]Arrived in Carolinas with Clinton
58th Regiment of Foot “The Black Cuffs” [color="Wheat"].....................[/color]Gibraltar
59th Regiment of Foot “The Lilywhites” [color="Wheat"]......................[/color]Boston 1774
60th Regiment of Foot “Royal American” [color="Wheat"]....................[/color](4 Battalions) 2 in W. Indies, 2 in St. Augustine
61st Regiment of Foot Gooch’s Marines [color="Wheat"]......................[/color]Boston 1774
62nd Regiment of Foot “The Splashers” [color="Wheat"].....................[/color]Quebec May 1776 under Burgoyne
63rd Regiment of Foot [color="Wheat"]............................................[/color]Boston June 1775
64th Regiment of Foot “The Black Knots” [color="wheat"]...................[/color]Arrived in Boston January 1769
65th Regiment of Foot [color="Wheat"]............................................[/color]Arrived in Boston January 1769
66th Regiment of Foot [color="wheat"]............................................[/color]Ireland, Lt. Gen. Joseph Gabbett
67th Regiment of Foot [color="wheat"]............................................[/color]Ireland
68th Regiment of Foot [color="wheat"]............................................[/color]Ireland or West Indies, Gen. John Lambton
69th Regiment of Foot “The Ups and Downs” [color="Wheat"]..............[/color]Gibraltar until December 1775 then England
70th Regiment of Foot [color="wheat"]............................................[/color]Nova Scotia 1778 - 82
71st Regiment of Foot “Frasier’s Highlanders” [color="Wheat"]..............[/color]Formed 1775 (2 Batl) arrived NY July 1776
72nd Regiment of Foot “Royal Manchester Volunteers” [color="Wheat"]..[/color]Channel Islands 1778 under Col. Mawhood
73rd Regiment of Foot “MacLeod’s Highlanders” [color="Wheat"]............[/color]Raised by Lord MacLeod (1st Battalion 1777 and the
[color="Wheat"].............................................................................[/color]2nd Battalion raised 1778) served in Gambia
74th Regiment of Foot “Argyll Highlanders” [color="Wheat"]..................[/color]Raised December 1777 by Col. John Campbell 1,082
[color="wheat"].............................................................................[/color]men strong arrive Halifax, Nova Scotia Fall 1778
75th Regiment of Foot “Prince of Wales” [color="Wheat"].....................[/color]Formed in 1777, Col. W. Picton
76th Regiment of Foot “Seven and Sixpence” or [color="Wheat"]...........[/color]Raised 1777 by Lord MacDonald (1082 men)
[color="Wheat"].................................[/color]“MacDonald’s Highlanders” [color="Wheat"].........[/color]Sent to Jersey and onto NY in August 1779
[color="Wheat"].............................................................................[/color]Lt. Col. John Macdonnel (400 Light Dragoons)
77th Regiment of Foot “The Pot Hooks” [color="Wheat"]......................[/color]Raised 1775 by Duke of Atholl, Also known as “Atholl
[color="Wheat"].............................................................................[/color]Highlanders”, Col. John Murry, Stationed in Ireland
78th Regiment of Foot “Seaforth’s Highlanders” [color="Wheat"]............[/color]Raised 1778 by Earl of Seaforth, Major Alexander Mackenzie
79th Regiment of Foot “Liverpool Blues” [color="Wheat"]......................[/color]Raised Late 1778 or Early 1779, Sent to Jamaica
80th Regiment of Foot “Royal Edinburgh Volunteers” [color="Wheat"]......[/color]Raised in 1778 by Sir William Erskine and sent to
[color="Wheat"].............................................................................[/color]New York in August 1779, Lt. Col. Dundas
81st Regiment of Foot “Aberdeenshire Highlanders” [color="wheat"].......[/color]Raised 1778 under the Hon. William Gordon of Fyvie
[color="wheat"].............................................................................[/color]for service in Ireland
82nd Regiment of Foot “The Duke of Hamilton’s” [color="Wheat"]..........[/color]Raised in December 1777 by the Duke of Hamilton
[color="Wheat"]............................................................................[/color]for service in North America, Col. Francis Mclean Arrived
[color="Wheat"]............................................................................[/color]July 1779 Nova Scotia and sent to NY in August 1779
83rd Regiment of Foot “Royal Glasgow Volunteers” [color="Wheat"].......[/color]Formed in 1777 under Col. George Scott; NY 1781
84th Regiment of Foot “Royal Highland Emigrants” [color="Wheat"]........[/color]Raised in 1777; 1st Battalion Quebec, 2nd Battalion
[color="Wheat"]............................................................................[/color]Carolina’s and then Virginia, Col. Allan Maclean
85th Regiment of Foot “Royal Volunteers” [color="Wheat"]...................[/color]Raised 1777 in Westminster by Lords Harrington and
[color="Wheat"].............................................................................[/color]Chesterfield and served in Jamaica
86th Regiment of Foot “The Duke of Rutland’s” [color="Wheat"]............[/color]Raised West Indies late 1779 under Col. Anthony St. Leger
87th Regiment of Foot “The Faughs” [color="Wheat"].........................[/color]1779 formed under Viscount Chewton, served in the
[color="Wheat"]............................................................................[/color]West Indies 1780 - 1782
88th Regiment of Foot “The Devils Own” [color="wheat"]....................[/color]Raised October 1779 under Col. Thomas Keating
89th Regiment of Foot [color="Wheat"]............................................[/color]Formed in 1779 under Col. Lucius F. Cary
90th Regiment of Foot [color="Wheat"]............................................[/color]Formed in October 1779 under Col. Loftus Anthony
[color="Wheat"]............................................................................[/color]Tottenham and served in the West Indies
91st Regiment of Foot [color="wheat"]............................................[/color]Raised in 1779 under Col. Dudley Ackland, received
[color="Wheat"]............................................................................[/color]orders 1780 for service in North America
92nd Regiment of Foot “Donegal Light Infantry” [color="wheat"]...........[/color]Formed 1779 under the Hon. James Stuart, Ireland
93rd Regiment of Foot “Southerland Fencibles” [color="Wheat"]...........[/color]1779 formed under Col. William McCarmick
94th Regiment of Foot [color="Wheat"]............................................[/color]Raised in Essex in 1779 and sent to Jamaica in 1780
95th Regiment of Foot [color="wheat"]............................................[/color]1780 formed under Col. John Reid
96th Regiment of Foot “Queens Royal Irish Regiment” [color="wheat"]...[/color]1780 formed under Col. Richard Whyte
97th Regiment of Foot [color="Wheat"]............................................[/color]Raised 1780 under Col. Samuel Stanton
98th Regiment of Foot [color="wheat"]............................................[/color]Raised 1780 under Col. William Fullarton
99th Regiment of Foot “Jamaica Regiment””The Nines” [color="wheat"]..[/color]Raised 1780 under Maj Gen C. Rainsford
100th Regiment of Foot [color="Wheat"]..........................................[/color]Formed 1780 under Col. Thomas Fredrick Mackenzie Humberstone
102nd Regiment of Foot [color="wheat"]..........................................[/color]Formed 1780 under Col. William Rowley Departed England 1781 for West Indies
103rd Regiment of Foot “Kings Irish Infantry” [color="Wheat"]..............[/color]Formed 1780
104th Regiment of Foot [color="wheat"]..........................................[/color]Formed 1780
105th Regiment of Foot “Volunteers of Ireland” [color="Wheat"]...........[/color]Raised in 1777 by Lord Rawdon in Philadelphia but,
[color="Wheat"]............................................................................[/color]not placed on the establishment until 1781
More to follow!