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WO 12/7177
Catalogue reference: PRO 49/52
WO 12/7177
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98th Foot
Catalogue reference: Sub-sub-series within WO 12
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- Sub-sub-series within WO 12
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Title (The name of the record)
- 98th Foot
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1794-1877
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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Prior to 1800, three unconnected Foot Regiments bore the identification number of 98th Foot. The first 98th Regiment of Foot was raised in c1760 and disbanded in 1763. A second regiment was raised in c1780 and disbanded in c1785. A third regiment, the 98th (Argyllshire Highlanders) Regiment of Foot, was formed in 1794 under Colonel Duncan Campbell before being renumbered as the 91st Foot.
In 1804, a new 98th Foot was formed under Colonel John Burke. In 1816 this 98th Foot Regiment was renumbered the 97th Foot (thus replacing the existing 97th Foot which, also in 1816, was renumbered 96th).
In 1816 when the existing 98th Regiment of Foot was renumbered 97th Foot, the 99th (Prince of Wales's Tipperary Regiment) of Foot was renumbered 98th Foot before being disbanded in 1818.
In 1824, another 98th Foot was formed. In 1876 this was renamed the 98th (The Prince of Wales's) Regiment of Foot and continued until 1881 when this regiment was linked to the 64th (2nd Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot to form The North Staffordshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's).
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