82nd Regiment of Foot (Prince of Wales's Volunteers)
For other regiment with the same number, see 82nd Regiment of Foot (disambiguation).
The 82nd Regiment of Foot (Prince of Wales's Volunteers) was an infantry regiment of the British Army, created in 1793 and amalgamated into The Prince of Wales's Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment) in 1881.
The regiment was raised in 1793, ranked as the 82nd Regiment of Foot, and in 1802 absorbed the Prince of Wales's Volunteers, incorporating their name to become the 82nd Regiment of Foot (Prince of Wales's Volunteers).
Battle honours
Battle honours won by the Regiment were: [1]
- Peninsular War: Rolica, Vimiera, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Orthes, Peninsula
- American War of 1812: Niagara
- Crimean War: Sevastopol
- Indian Mutiny: Lucknow
Colonels of the Regiment
Regimental colonels were:[1]
- 82nd Regiment of Foot
- 1793–1797: Gen. Charles Leigh
- 1797–1798: Gen. James Stuart
- 1798–1836: Gen. Sir Henry Pigot, GCMG
- 82nd Regiment of Foot (Prince of Wales's Volunteers) - (1802)
- 1836–1841: Gen. Sir John Wilson, KCB
- 1841–1850: Lt-Gen. Sir Andrew Pilkington, KCB
- 1850–1856: Lt-Gen. Francis Miles Milman
- 1856–1859: Lt-Gen. Nicholas Hamilton, KH
- 1859–1872: Gen. Hon. Thomas Ashburnham, CB
- 1872–1881: Gen. William Samuel Newton
References
- 1 2 "82nd (The Prince of Wales's Volunteers) Regiment of Foot". regiments.ord. Archived from the original on 19 May 2006. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- "82nd Regiment of Foot (Prince of Wales's Volunteers)". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 13 January 2008.
- "An Unofficial History of the 82nd Regiment of Foot". 82ndregiment.com. Archived from the original on 8 February 2011.
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