130th Regiment of Foot
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The 130th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment
of the British Army
, created in 1794 and disbanded in 1796.
After being raised it was sent to the West Indies, where it fought in the Second Maroon War
in Jamaica.
Regiment
A regiment is a major tactical military unit, composed of variable numbers of batteries, squadrons or battalions, commanded by a colonel or lieutenant colonel...
of the British Army
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
, created in 1794 and disbanded in 1796.
After being raised it was sent to the West Indies, where it fought in the Second Maroon War
Second Maroon War
The Second Maroon War of 1795-1796 was an eight month conflict between the Maroons of Trelawny Parish, Jamaica and the British. The other Maroon communities did not take part in this rebellion and their treaty with the British remained in force until Jamaica gained its independence in 1962.-The...
in Jamaica.