84th (York and Lancaster) Regiment of Foot | |
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Active | 1793–1881 |
Country | Kingdom of Great Britain (1793–1800) United Kingdom (1801–1881) |
Branch | British Army |
Type | Infantry |
Size | One battalion (two battalions 1793–1795, 1808–1819) |
Garrison/HQ | Pontefract Barracks, Yorkshire |
Nickname(s) | The Young and Lovelies The Tigers |
Engagements | French Revolutionary Wars Third Anglo-Maratha War Napoleonic Wars Indian Rebellion |
The 84th (York and Lancaster) Regiment of Foot was a regiment in the British Army, raised in 1793. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 65th (2nd Yorkshire, North Riding) Regiment of Foot to form the York and Lancaster Regiment, with the 84th becoming the 2nd Battalion, in 1881.