99th Regiment of Foot (Jamaica Regiment) explained

The 99th Regiment of Foot (Jamaica Regiment) was an infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1780 by Charles Rainsforth and disbanded in 1783.[1]

It was raised in the Midlands for service in the West Indies, and spent three years (1780 to 1783) stationed in Jamaica as a garrison unit before being returned to England to be disbanded.[2]

Lieutenant General Robert Skene was Colonel of the Regimant from 1781 to 1783.[3] William Neville Gardiner became a colonel the following year.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lineage book of the British Army: mounted corps and infantry, 1660-1968. Frederick. J.B.M. . Cornwallville, NY : Hope Farm Press. 1969. 312.
  2. Web site: 99th Regiment of Foot (Jamaica Regiment) . Regiments.org . 22 March 2017 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20060514203422/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/099-780.htm . 14 May 2006 .
  3. Web site: SKENE, Robert (1719-87), of Hallyards, Fife. . History of Parliament Online. 9 October 2017.

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