The Gordon Highlanders
Overview
The Gordon Highlanders was a British Army
infantry
regiment
from 1794 until 1994. The regiment took its name from the Clan Gordon
and recruited principally from Aberdeen
and the North-East of Scotland
.
The regiment was formed on 1 July 1794 by the amalgamation of the 75th Stirlingshire Regiment
- which became the 1st battalion of the new regiment - and the 92nd Gordon Highlanders
, which became the 2nd. The 75th Highlanders were raised in 1787 by Colonel Robert Abercromby
of Tullibody for service in India
, where they saw a great deal of action.
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
infantry
Infantry
Infantrymen are soldiers who are specifically trained for the role of fighting on foot to engage the enemy face to face and have historically borne the brunt of the casualties of combat in wars. As the oldest branch of combat arms, they are the backbone of armies...
regiment
Regiment
A regiment is a major tactical military unit, composed of variable numbers of batteries, squadrons or battalions, commanded by a colonel or lieutenant colonel...
from 1794 until 1994. The regiment took its name from the Clan Gordon
Clan Gordon
Clan Gordon, also known as the House of Gordon, is a Scottish clan. The chief of the clan was the powerful Earl of Huntly, now also Marquess of Huntly.-Origins:...
and recruited principally from Aberdeen
Aberdeen
Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 25th most populous city, with an official population estimate of ....
and the North-East of Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
.
The regiment was formed on 1 July 1794 by the amalgamation of the 75th Stirlingshire Regiment
75th Regiment of Foot
Four regiments of the British Army have been numbered the 75th Regiment of Foot:*75th Regiment of Foot , formed 1758 and disbanded 1763*75th Regiment of Foot , renumbered from the 118th in 1763...
- which became the 1st battalion of the new regiment - and the 92nd Gordon Highlanders
92nd (Gordon Highlanders) Regiment of Foot
The 92nd Regiment of Foot was a British Army infantry regiment. It was granted Royal Warrant on 10 February 1794, and first paraded on 24 June 1794, originally being numbered the 100th Regiment of Foot...
, which became the 2nd. The 75th Highlanders were raised in 1787 by Colonel Robert Abercromby
Robert Abercromby
Robert Abercromby , also known under the pseudonyms of Robert Sandiesoun and Sanders Robertson was a Jesuit missionary in Scotland.-Early life:...
of Tullibody for service in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, where they saw a great deal of action.
