The 93rd Regiment of Foot was a short-lived infantry regiment in the

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which was raised in 1780 to provide garrison troops for the West Indies during the

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. The colonel-commandant of the regiment was Colonel William McCormick. After several years stationed in Jamaica the regiment was disbanded in England after the

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in 1783.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:93rd Regiment of Foot (1780 Infantry regiments of the British Army Military units and formations established in 1780 Military units and formations disestablished in 1783 1780 establishments in England