72nd Regiment of Foot (Royal Manchester Volunteers)

The 72nd Regiment of Foot (Royal Manchester Volunteers) was a regiment in the British Army from 1777 to 1783.[1]

For other units with the same regimental number, see 72nd Regiment of Foot (disambiguation).
72nd Regiment of Foot (Royal Manchester Volunteers)
Active1777 – 1783
Country Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800)
Branch British Army
TypeInfantry

It was formed on 16 December 1777 by public subscription in the City of Manchester to serve on garrison duty in Gibraltar during the American War of Independence. There they took part in the Great Siege of Gibraltar which lasted from June 1779 to February 1783, when French and Spanish forces unsuccessfully attempted to capture Gibraltar from English control.

They were disbanded in 1783 on their return to Manchester following the Treaty of Paris (1783).

Regimental Colonels
  • 1777–1781: Col. Charles Mawhood
  • 1781–1783: Maj-Gen. Charles Ross

References
  1. "72nd Regiment of Foot". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 10 November 2007. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
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