The 39th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1702. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 54th Regiment of Foot to form the Dorsetshire Regiment in 188
1853 illustration of the regimental colours
c. 1742 engraving of a regimental private
The regimental uniform in 1756
Eyre Coote, who commanded the regiment at the Battle of Plassey
The 75th Regiment of Foot, was a British Army line infantry regiment, raised in 1787. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 92nd Regiment of Foot to form the Gordon Highlanders in 1881.
39th (Dorsetshire) Regiment of Foot
…single-battalion regiments were linked together to share a single depot and recruiting district in the United Kingdom, the 39th was linked with the 75th (Stirlingshire) Regiment of Foot, and assigned to district no. 39 at Dorchester Barracks in Dorchester. On 1 July 1881 the Childers Reforms came into effect and the regiment amalgamated…
Colonel Robert Abercromby, founder of the regiment, by George Romney
The siege of Bharatpur in January 1805
The Capture of Delhi, 1857
Officers of the 75th Regiment of Foot in Hong Kong, 1869