67th (South Hampshire) Regiment of Foot

Colours of the 67th Regiment
Regimental uniform, 1840s

The 67th (South Hampshire) Regiment of Foot was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1758 and amalgamated into the Hampshire Regiment (later the Royal Hampshire Regiment) in 1881.

The regiment was raised by the redesignation of the 2nd Battalion, 20th Regiment of Foot in April 1758, ranked as the 67th Regiment of Foot. In 1782 they took a county title as the 67th (South Hampshire) Regiment of Foot.

In 1803 a 2nd battalion was raised and disbanded in 1817.

Regimental history

67th Foot taking the Taku Forts in 1860

2nd Battalion

Battle Honours

Battle honours won by the regiment were:[1]

Recipients of the Victoria Cross

Colonels of the Regiment

Colonels of the Regiment were:[1]

67th Regiment of Foot

67th (the South Hampshire) Regiment of Foot - (1782)

References

  1. 1 2 "67th (the South Hampshire) Regiment of Foot". regiments. Archived from the original on 3 January 2007. Retrieved 20 July 2016.


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