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It was renamed the 93rd (Sutherland Highlanders) Regiment of Foot in 1861 [1] before embarking for home in February 1870. [48] The regiment disembarked at Burntisland in March 1870 [49] and received new colours from the Duchess of Sutherland in August 1871. [50] It moved to Curragh Camp in Ireland in May 1877 [51] and to Gibraltar in January ...
The regiment was created under the Childers Reforms in 1881, as the Princess Louise's (Sutherland and Argyll Highlanders), by the amalgamation of the 91st (Argyllshire Highlanders) Regiment of Foot and 93rd (Sutherland Highlanders) Regiment of Foot, amended the following year to reverse the order of the "Argyll" and "Sutherland" sub-titles. [2]
Regiment Nickname(s) The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment: Plough Jockeys: from World War II, bestowed because of the regiment's rural roots [4] Hasty P's: a play on their name and the short 'bathroom breaks' during wartime [3] Hasty Pasties: another play on their name. Hasty Preedies [3] The King’s Own Calgary Regiment: Kay Ohs [3]
3rd Battalion, 1st Marines, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, ARVN 5th Airborne Battalion and Republic of Vietnam Marine Corps combined reaction force operation landing near An Hoa to encounter the 60th and 90th battalions of the 1st VC Regiment and the 11th Battalion, 21st NVA Regiment
The Marine Corps originally planned battalion to regiment size unit, but reports from Vietnam said that separating army and Marines was more appropriate to operate. With President Park Chung-hee in attendance, the 2nd Marine Brigade was formally activated at the ROK Marine Corps training camp at Pohang on September 20, 1965.
Date duration Operation name Unit(s) – description Location VC–PAVN KIAs Allied KIAs 1965–72: Operation Footboy [1]: MACVSOG covert operations in North Vietnam and North Vietnamese waters for the purpose of collecting intelligence, conducting psychological warfare operations, and other activities to create dissension among the populace, and for diversion of North Vietnamese resources
South Vietnam: Viet Cong: Commanders and leaders; Lt Col. Gordon D. Rowe Lt Col. John K. Gibler MG Keith L. Ware General Cao Văn Viên: General Trần Độ: Units involved; 716th Military Police Battalion 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment Troop D, 17th Cavalry Regiment 30th Ranger Battalion 33rd Ranger Battalion 38th Ranger Battalion: 6th ...
1st Battalion, 503rd Airborne Infantry Regiment clear and search operation: Jan 1 – Aug 31: Operation Rice Farmer [1] 9th Infantry Division and ARVN 5th Regiment operation: Dinh Tuong, Kien Tuong and Kien Hoa Provinces: 1,860: Jan 1 – Dec 31: Operation Quyet Thang II [1] ARVN 7th Division, 9th Division and 21st Division clear and search ...