84th Regiment of Foot
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84th Regiment of Foot refers to one of three infantry regiments that served in the British Empire:
- 84th Regiment of Foot (1759)84th Regiment of Foot (1759)The 84th Regiment of Foot was a British regiment raised for service in India with the British East India Company.- History :Raised in England in 1758 during the Seven Years' War it was shipped to Madras, India in 1759 where it took part in the East Indies Campaign under Robert Clive. The 84th foot...
(1759–1765), served entirely in India, no successors - 84th Regiment of Foot (Royal Highland Emigrants)84th Regiment of Foot (Royal Highland Emigrants)The 84th Regiment of Foot was a British regiment in the American Revolutionary War that was raised to defend present day Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada from the constant land and sea attacks by American Revolutionaries...
(1775–1784), served in the American Revolution - 84th (York and Lancaster) Regiment of Foot84th (York and Lancaster) Regiment of FootThe 84th Regiment of Foot was a regiment in the British Army. In 1881 it was amalgamated with the 65th Regiment of Foot to create the York and Lancaster Regiment, with the 84th becoming the 2nd Battalion....
(1793–1881), served in the Napoleonic Wars and in India, incorporated into York and Lancaster Regiment