80th Regiment of Foot (Staffordshire Volunteers)
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The 80th Regiment of Foot (Staffordshire Volunteers) was an infantry regiment
of the British Army
, created in 1793 and amalgamated into The South Staffordshire Regiment in 1881.
The regiment was raised in 1793 by Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey
and was ranked as the 80th Regiment of Foot, and in 1802 absorbed the Staffordshire Volunteers, incorporating their name to become the 80th Regiment of Foot (Staffordshire Volunteers).
During 1876 members of the regiment build Fort Amiel
in KwaZulu-Natal
, South Africa
, in preparation of the 1877 annexation of the Transvaal.
The 80th arrived in Australia between 1st October 1834 and 18th November 1840 . Elements were stationed on Norfolk Island and New Zealand, a detachment being present at the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi. After returning to Sydney in 1844, the Regiment sailed for India on the 12th of August 1844.
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 1793 and amalgamated into The South Staffordshire Regiment in 1881.
The regiment was raised in 1793 by Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey
Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey
Field Marshal Henry William Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey, KG, GCB, GCH, PC , styled Lord Paget between 1784 and 1812 and known as The Earl of Uxbridge between 1812 and 1815, was a British military leader and politician, now chiefly remembered for leading the charge of the heavy cavalry against...
and was ranked as the 80th Regiment of Foot, and in 1802 absorbed the Staffordshire Volunteers, incorporating their name to become the 80th Regiment of Foot (Staffordshire Volunteers).
During 1876 members of the regiment build Fort Amiel
Fort Amiel Museum
Fort Amiel Museum is in Newcastle KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.Fort Amiel was constructed in 1876 by Major Charles Frederick Amiel and soldiers of the 80th Staffordshire Volunteers...
in KwaZulu-Natal
KwaZulu-Natal
KwaZulu-Natal is a province of South Africa. Prior to 1994, the territory now known as KwaZulu-Natal was made up of the province of Natal and the homeland of KwaZulu....
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
, in preparation of the 1877 annexation of the Transvaal.
The 80th arrived in Australia between 1st October 1834 and 18th November 1840 . Elements were stationed on Norfolk Island and New Zealand, a detachment being present at the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi. After returning to Sydney in 1844, the Regiment sailed for India on the 12th of August 1844.