Historical Record of the Seventieth, or, the Surrey Regiment of Foot / Containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1758, and of its subsequent services to 1848

by Richard Cannon

1782

In 1782, the SEVENTIETH was designated the SURREY regiment, county titles being adopted at this period in the army, pursuant to His Majesty’s command, with a view of promoting the recruiting service by cultivating a connexion with distinct parts of the kingdom.

1783

Lieut.-General Tryon was removed, in 1783, to the twenty-ninth regiment, and King George III. appointed Colonel the Earl of Suffolk, from the ninety-seventh (afterwards disbanded) to the colonelcy of the SEVENTIETH regiment.

1784

Having been relieved from duty in North America, the regiment returned to England in 1784.

1785
1786
1787

The regiment occupied various quarters in England during the years 1785 and 1786, and in 1787 it proceeded to Ireland.

1793