Below is some genealogy information on the 75th (Stirlingshire) Regiment of Foot of the British army that may help searches for military ancestors.

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Description: Formed in 1787 as Abercromby's Highlanders. They saw action in the Napoleonic war. In 1862 they were renamed the 75th (Stirlingshire) Regiment. In 1881 they formed the Gordon Highlanders by amalgamating with the 92nd Gordon Highlanders. They saw action in the Boer Wars, fighting at Colenso, Elandslaagte, Ladysmith, Majuba Hill, Spionkop and Valkrantz and Pieters. During the First World War they fought across the Western, Italian, African and Far-Eastern fronts at battles such as Mons, Le Cateau, Marne, Aisne, Messines, the Ludendorff Offensive, the 1st battle of Ypres, Neuve Chapelle, Aubers Bridge, Festubert, Loos, the Somme (1916), the Hindenburg Line, Arras, Cambrai, the 1st battle of the Somme (1918), Lys, the 2nd battle of the Somme (1918), the advance in Flanders, Selle, Passchendaele and Vittorio Veneto. They lost over 28,000 men in the war. During the Second World War they fought across the Western, African, Italian, Middle-Eastern snd Far-Eastern fronts. In 1994 they were amalgamated with the Queen's Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons), forming The Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons). In 2006 they joined the Royal Regiment of Scotland. Their nickname is The Gay Gordons.

Military actions:

• Boer war: Colenso
• Boer war: Elandslaagte
• Boer war: Ladysmith
• Boer war: Majuba Hill
• Boer war: Spionkop
• Boer war: Valkrantz and Pieters
• WWI: Mons
• WWI: Le Cateau
• WWI: Marne
• WWI: Aisne
• WWI: Messines
• WWI: Ludendorff Offensive
• WWI: 1st battle of Ypres
• WWI: Neuve Chapelle
• WWI: Aubers Bridge
• WWI: Festubert
• WWI: Loos
• WWI: Somme (1916)
• WWI: Hindenburg Line
• WWI: Arras
• WWI: Cambrai
• WWI: 1st battle of the Somme (1918)
• WWI: Lys
• WWI: 2nd battle of the Somme (1918)
• WWI: Advance in Flanders
• WWI: Selle
• WWI: 3rd battle of Ypres
• WWI: Vittorio Veneto

Websites:

• Wikipedia: 75th (Stirlingshire) Regiment of Foot
• History of the 92nd Highlanders, 75th & 92nd Regiments, Gordon Highlanders and The Highlanders 4th Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland.

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