Unit Name: | 82nd Regiment of Foot |
Country: | (1777–1784) |
Type: | Line Infantry |
Branch: | Army |
Dates: | 16 December 1777 – 1784 |
Ceremonial Chief Label: | Colonel-in-Chief |
Colors Label: | Colours |
The 82nd Regiment of Foot was a British army regiment raised for service in the American Revolutionary War.
The regiment was raised in Lanarkshire, Scotland on 16 December 1777.[1] It was sent to New York in August 1779 and then to establish and defend New Ireland in June 1779.[1] It was sent to Wilmington, North Carolina in April 1781 and its light company was interned at Yorktown.[1] It was disbanded in 1784.[1]