History of 70th The Surrey Regiment of Foot
Colours of the 70th (Surrey) Regiment of Foot
Active10 December 1756–1 July 1881
Country Kingdom of Great Britain (1756–1800)
United Kingdom (1801–1881)
American Revolutionary War
Napoleonic Wars
War of 1812
Indian Rebellion
Second Anglo-Afghan War
The 70th (Surrey) Regiment of Foot was a regiment of the British Army, raised in 1756. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 31st (Huntingdonshire) Regiment of Foot to form the East Surrey Regiment in 1881.
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