83rd Regiment of Foot (1757)
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For other units with the same regimental number, see 83rd Regiment of Foot (disambiguation).
| 83rd Regiment of Foot | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1757–1763 |
| Country |  Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800) |
| Branch |  British Army |
| Type | Infantry |
Military unit
The 83rd Regiment of Foot (1757–1763) was a short-lived infantry regiment in the British Army which was raised in Ireland in 1757 to counter the Spanish Invasion of Portugal of 1762, an offshoot of the Seven Years' War.[1]
After being posted to the Iberian Peninsula in 1762 the regiment was disbanded in Ireland following the Treaty of Paris in 1763.
The Colonel-Commandants of the Regiment were General Sir John Saunders Sebright, Bt. (1758–1760) and General Bigoe Armstrong (1760–1763).
References
- ^ "83rd Regiment of Foot". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 28 October 2007.