SEVENTIETH FOOT.
| Titles. | Colour of | Campaigns, Battles, &c. | |
| Uniform. | Facings. | ||
| 70th Foot. 1758–1782 70th Surrey. 1782–1812 70th Glasgow Lowland. 1812–1825 70th Surrey. 1825—— | Scarlet, 1758—. | Grey, 1758–1768. Black, 1768—. | Martinique, 1794. Guadaloupe, 1810. Indian Mutiny, 1857–1858. New Zealand, 1863–1865. |
It was formerly the second Battalion of the 31st Foot, raised in 1756.
It was nicknamed “The Glasgow Greys” from its facings, and having many Glasgow men in its ranks.
SEVENTY-FIRST FOOT.
| Titles. | Colour of | Campaigns, Battles, &c. | ||
| Uniform. | Facings. | |||
| 73rd Highland. 1777–1786 71st Highland. 1786–1808 71st Glasgow Highland. 1808–1809 71st Glasgow Highland Light Infantry. 1809–1810 71st Highland Light Infantry. 1810—— | Scarlet, 1777—. | Buff, 1777—. | Gibraltar, 1780–1783. Arcot, 1780. Porto-Novo, 1781. Sholingur, 1781. Arnee, 1782. Cuddalore, 1783. Bangalore, 1791. Nundy-Droog, 1791. Savendroog, 1791. Seringapatam, 1792. Hindoostan, 1780–1797. Cape of Good Hope, 1806. Buenos Ayres, 1806. Monte-Vid=eo, 1807. Roleia, 1808. Vimiera, 1808. | Corunna, 1809. Flushing, 1809. Fuentes d’Onor, 1811. Arroyo-dos-Molinos, 1811. Almaraj, 1812. Vittoria, 1813. Maya, 1813. Pyrenees, 1813. Nive, 1813. Orthes, 1814. Peninsula, 1808–1814. Waterloo, 1815. Netherlands, 1815. Sevastopol, 1855. Central India, 1858. Indian Mutiny, 1858. |
The Regiment was raised chiefly at Elgin, in Scotland.
The first Regiment numbered the 71st in 1758 was formerly the Second Battalion of the 32nd Foot, raised in 1756; it was disbanded in 1763.
The second was formerly the 81st Invalid=s, made 71st in 1763, and formed into Independent Companies in 1769.
The third was the 71st Highlanders raised in 1775, and disbanded in 1783. It served during the American Rebellion.