89th Regiment of Foot | |
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Active | 19 October 1779 – 1783 |
Country | Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800) |
Branch | British Army |
Type | Infantry |
The 89th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment in the British Army from 1779 to 1783.[1]
The regiment was raised in Worcestershire and posted to the Leeward Islands. The first Colonel-Commandant was Lieutenant-Colonel Hon. Lucius Ferdinand Cary, the only son of the 7th Viscount Falkland. He died in Tobago in August 1780.
The regiment returned to England in 1783 and was disbanded.