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83 Foot: 1762 Apr: 83rd Regiment of Foot; colonel: Bigoe Armstrong; contains one...
Catalogue reference: WO 17/204
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- 1762-1812.
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83 Foot:
- 1762 Apr: 83rd Regiment of Foot; colonel: Bigoe Armstrong; contains one monthly return from Cork in Ireland.
- 1778 July: Colonel Leslie's Glasgow Royal Volunteers; includes report by Major General Robert Skene on condition and demographic composition of officers and men.
- 1794 Feb: The Prince of Wales's Irish Regiment of Foot; colonel: John Doyle; contains one monthly return from headquarters divided between Hilsea and Ireland.
- 1794 Dec to 1795 May: 83rd Regiment of Foot; colonel: William Fitch.
- 1802 July to 1812 Dec: 83rd Regiment of Foot; colonel: James Balfour; includes monthly returns from Jamaica, Jersey, Isle of Wight, Cape of Good Hope, Portugal and Spain.
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