80th Regiment of Foot (Royal Edinburgh Volunteers)

80th Regiment of Foot (Royal Edinburgh Volunteers)
80th Regiment of Foot (Royal Edinburgh Volunteers)
Active	1 May 1778–1783
Country	Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800)
Branch	British Army
Type	Infantry
Engagements	Yorktown

The 80th Regiment of Foot (Royal Edinburgh Volunteers) was a regiment in the British Army from 1778 to 1783. ^[1]

It was formed in Edinburgh, Scotland by letter of service in 1778 for service in North America and sailed to New York commanded by lieutenant-colonel Thomas Dundas in 1779. The regiment then moved to Virginia, where they were captured at the Battle of Yorktown.

The regiment returned to Scotland to be disbanded in 1783.

Colonels

Colonels of the regiment were:

1777-1782: Lt. Col Thomas Dundas of Fingask
1777–1783: Lt-Gen. Sir William Erskine of Torrie, Bt.
1783–1784: Gen. John Leland

References

^ "80th Regiment of Foot (Royal Edinburgh Voluntiers)". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 28 November 2007. Retrieved 31 July 2017.

[1] "80th Regiment of Foot (Royal Edinburgh Voluntiers)". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 28 November 2007. Retrieved 31 July 2017.

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