92nd Regiment of Foot (1779) explained

Unit Name:92nd Regiment of Foot
Dates:1779–1783
Country: (1707–1800)
Type:Infantry
Colonel Of The Regiment:Lt-Col. Hon. James Stuart-Wortley

The 92nd Regiment of Foot, also known as the Yorkshire Rangers, was a short-lived infantry regiment in the British Army which was raised in 1779 to provide garrison troops for the West Indies during the American Revolutionary War.[1]

The colonel-commandant of the regiment was Lt-Col. Hon. James Stuart-Wortley, second son of John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute.

After spending several years stationed in Jamaica, the regiment was disbanded in England after the Treaty of Paris in 1783.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 92nd Regiment of Foot . regiments.org . https://web.archive.org/web/20071110141431/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/092-779.htm . 10 November 2007.