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93rd Regiment of Foot (1780)

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93rd Regiment of Foot
Active1780–1783
Country Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800)
Branch British Army
TypeInfantry
Commanders
Colonel of
the Regiment
Col. William McCormick

The 93rd Regiment of Foot was a short-lived infantry regiment in the British Army which was raised in 1780 to provide garrison troops for the West Indies during the American Revolutionary War.[1]

The colonel-commandant of the regiment was Colonel William McCormick.

After several years stationed in Jamaica the regiment was disbanded in England after the Treaty of Paris in 1783.

References

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  1. ^ "93rd Regiment of Foot". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 9 November 2007.