74th (Highland) Regiment of Foot | |
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Active | 1787–1881 |
Country | Kingdom of Great Britain (1787–1800) United Kingdom (1801–1881) |
Branch | British Army |
Type | Infantry |
Size | One battalion |
Garrison/HQ | Hamilton Barracks |
Engagements | Third Anglo-Mysore War Fourth Anglo-Mysore War First Anglo-Maratha War Second Anglo-Maratha War Napoleonic Wars Eighth Xhosa War Indian Rebellion |
The 74th (Highland) Regiment of Foot was a British Army line infantry regiment, raised in 1787. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 71st (Highland) Regiment of Foot to form the Highland Light Infantry in 1881.