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The 80th Regiment of Foot (Staffordshire Volunteers) was an infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1793. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 38th (1st Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot to form the South Staffordshire Regiment in 1881.
80th Regiment of Foot (Staffordshire Volunteers) This infantry unit was raised in 1793. It continued in British Army service until the 1881 reforms, when it was merged into The South Staffordshire Regiment.
Raised in 1793, the 80th (Royal Edinburgh Volunteers Regiment) of Foot having disbanded in 1784. 1793-1881: 80th (Staffordshire Volunteers) Regiment of Foot. 1881: linked to the 38th...
Cathcart's Brigade, consisting of Light Cavalry and four Foot regiments, of which the 80th was one, made a circuitous detour well away from the rest of the force along the shores of the Zuider Zee; more than 170 miles through desolate country in the depths of a particularly severe winter.
The 80th Regiment of Light-Armed Foot was the first light infantry regiment in the British Army. History. The regiment was raised by Colonel Thomas Gage as the 80th Regiment of Light-Armed Foot in May 1758.
The 80th Regiment of Foot a Living History Group set up to re-enact the life of The British Infantry Soldier of 1878-9.
As early as December of 1757 several officers were given commissions to serve in the 80th Regiment of Foot, Light-Armed infantry. These “Lather caps”, 500 men strong, were commanded by Colonel Thomas Gage. The 80th had five companies in all that would serve on scouting parties, and play a vital role in the attack at Ticonderoga.
