73rd Regiment of Foot (Invalids)

The 73rd Regiment of Foot (Invalids) was an infantry regiment of the British Army from 1762 to 1768.

For other units with the same regimental number, see 73rd Regiment of Foot (disambiguation).

History

The regiment was originally raised as a regiment of invalids in February 1762, and numbered the 116th Foot; it was renumbered as the 73rd the following year, and disbanded in 1769.[1]

References
  1. "73rd Regiment of Foot (Invalids)". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 16 October 2007. Retrieved 5 February 2017.


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