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83rd (County of Dublin) Regiment of Foot |
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1793.09.28 |
William Fitch's Regiment of Foot |
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1795? |
83rd Regiment of Foot |
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1859.10.29 |
83rd (County of Dublin) Regiment of Foot |
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1881.07.01 |
amalgamated with 86th Foot to form The Royal Irish Rifles |
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BATTLE HONOURS LINKS ARE INOPERATIVE
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Cape of Good Hope 1806, Talavera, Busaco, Fuentes d'Onor, Ciudad Rodrigo, Badajoz, Salamanca, Vittoria, Nivelle, Orthes, Toulouse, Peninsula, Central India |
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Uniform: |
coat: white, lapels and cuffs: not known, turnbacks: no known lacings: not known |
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Lieutenant Colonel Commandant: |
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1793.09.28 |
Col. William Fitch [killed 1795 in Maroon war] |
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Colonel: |
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1795.11.18 |
Gen. James Balfour |
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1823.03.20 |
Gen. John Hodgson [also
4th Foot] |
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1835.09.30 |
Gen. Hastings Fraser, CB [also
61st Foot] |
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1848.09.01 |
Gen. Sir Frederick Stovin, GCB, KCMG |
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1865.08.17 |
Gen. Edward Pery Buckley |
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1873.05.29 |
Gen. William Gustavus Brown |
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Mottos: |
Quis Separabit? |
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Nicknames: |
Fitch's Grenadiers |
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Marches: |
Garryown, Off Said the Stranger |
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