1/95 Regiment of Foot
1 Battalion 95 Regiment of Foot
Unit Histories
| 15-May-1760 ? |
15-May-1760 ? |
Created |
in South Carolina from eight independent companies and one company from New York by Ralph Burton |
| 23-Oct-1762 |
23-Oct-1762 |
Dispersed |
Personnel drafted to other regiments in Havana |
| 07-Mar-1763 |
07-Mar-1763 |
Disbanded |
in the United Kingdom |
| 07-Apr-1780 |
07-Apr-1780 |
Reformed |
by John Reid |
| 15-Jun-1784 ? |
15-Jun-1784 ? |
Disbanded |
sometime in 1784 |
| 30-Oct-1793 |
30-Oct-1793 |
Reformed |
by William Elphinstone |
| 15-Jun-1796 ? |
15-Jun-1796 ? |
Disbanded |
sometime in 1796 |
| 15-Jan-1800 ? |
15-Jan-1800 ? |
Reformed |
as an experimental corps with 40 officiers and memn from 2/1, 1/21, 2/23, 1/25, 1/27, 1/29, 1/49, 1/55, 1/69, 1/71, 1/72, 1/79, 1/85 and 1/92 Regiments of Foot |
| 25-Aug-1800 |
25-Aug-1800 |
Renamed |
The Corps of Riflemen, also known as Coote Manningham's Sharpshooters |
| 25-Dec-1802 |
25-Dec-1802 |
Renamed |
1 Battalion 95 Regiment of Foot |
| 15-Jun-1812 ? |
15-Jun-1812 ? |
Renamed |
1 Battalion 95 Regiment of Foot (Riflemen) sometime in 1812 |
| 23-Feb-1816 |
23-Feb-1816 |
Converted to |
1 The Rifle Brigade |
| 23-Feb-1816 |
23-Feb-1816 |
Converted from |
1/96 Regiment of Foot |
| 15-Jun-1818 ? |
15-Jun-1818 ? |
Disbanded |
sometime in 1818 |
| 01-Dec-1823 |
01-Dec-1823 |
Reformed |
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| 21-Dec-1825 |
21-Dec-1825 |
Renamed |
1 Battalion 95 (Derbyshire) Regiment of Foot |
| 01-Jul-1881 |
01-Jul-1881 |
Converted to |
2 The Sherwood Foresters |
| Number of Records Returned: 17 |
| Number of Pages Returned : 1 |
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