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79th Infantry Regiment (Ottoman Empire)
79th Regiment may refer to: __NOTOC__ Infantry units * 79th Infantry Regiment (Imperial Japanese Army) * 79th (The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders) Regiment of Foot, a unit of the British Army, raised in 1793 * 79th Regiment of Foot (1757), a British Army unit that took part in the Seven Years' War * 79th Regiment of Foot (Royal Liverpool Volunteers), a British Army unit that saw service in the West Indies during the American Revolution Union Army units in the American Civil war * 79th United States Colored Infantry Regiment * 79th Illinois Infantry Regiment * 79th Indiana Infantry Regiment * 79th New York Infantry Regiment * 79th Ohio Infantry Regiment * 79th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment Other units * 79th Field Artillery Regiment, United States See also * 79th Brigade (other) * 79th Division (other) In military terms, 79th Division may refer to: Infantry units * 79th Division (People's Republic of China) * 79th Reserve Division (German Empire) * 79th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
79th Infantry Regiment (Imperial Japanese Army)
The 79th Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment in the Imperial Japanese Army. The regiment was attached to the 40th Infantry Brigade of the 20th Division (Imperial Japanese Army), 20th Division. The regiment participated during the Second Sino-Japanese War and during the later stages of World War II, the regiment was in Papua New Guinea, New Guinea, as part of the Japanese Eighteenth Army. Organization *1st Battalion *2nd Battalion *3rd Battalion Infantry Regiments (Imperial Japanese Army) {{Japan-mil-unit-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
79th Regiment Of Foot (1757)
The 79th Regiment of Foot was a British military unit, formed in 1757 at the beginning of the Seven Years' War. Its commander was Brigadier General William Draper. It moved to India in 1758 and saw service in the third Carnatic War. In 1762 the regiment took part in the successful invasion of Manila, capital of the Spanish-controlled Philippines. The regiment was disbanded at Chatham in 1763. A monument to the "departed warriors" of the 79th, a cenotaph in the form of a classical sarcophagus topped by an urn, stands on Clifton Down in Bristol. It was originally erected in the garden of General Draper's house Manilla Hall in 1797, and is reputed to be the oldest war memorial in Britain. Its similarity to designs in the copybook of Thomas Paty suggests he or a member of his family may have been the designer; a second monument from Draper's garden, an obelisk dedicated to William Pitt the Elder William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham (15 November 170811 May 1778) was a Brit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
79th Regiment Of Foot (Royal Liverpool Volunteers)
The 79th Regiment of Foot (Royal Liverpool Volunteers) was an infantry regiment of the British Army, also known as the Liverpool Blues, which served in the Americas during the American War of Independence. In common with other volunteer regiments formed elsewhere in Britain during the conflict, the 79th was raised at the expense of the port of Liverpool, with the town's corporation contributing £2000. On the 79th's creation in 1778, Major Pole assumed command as its lieutenant-colonel. The regiment arrived in Jamaica in March 1779 and had detachments assigned the role of marines. In February 1780, the regiment took part in an expedition against the Spanish colony of Nicaragua, ferried by young Captain Horatio Nelson. An evacuation was carried out later in the year because of disease which had become rife in the inhospitable climate, decimating the expedition. In 1781, Banastre Tarleton became the lieutenant-colonel of the Liverpool Volunteers, though remained in command of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
79th United States Colored Infantry Regiment
The 79th United States Colored Infantry was an all-black infantry regiment which fought for the Union Army during the Civil War. "... in August, 1862, recruiting for a colored regiment was commenced in Kansas, and over 600 men were soon mustered in. The regiment, however, was not mustered into the United States service until January 13, 1863. It was then designated the 1st Kansas Colored Infantry Regiment, but its name was changed, in December, 1864, to the 79th United States Colored Infantry." They fought at the Battle of Fort Smith. Casualties The regiment suffered 354 fatalities during its service; 5 officers and 183 enlisted men were killed in action or mortally wounded, 1 officer and 165 enlisted men died from disease or accident.Fox, William F., Lt.-Col., 'Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861-1865', Albany, N.Y., 1889, p. 522. See also *List of United States Colored Troops Civil War units Infantry *1st United States Colored Infantry, 1st Regiment In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
79th Illinois Infantry Regiment
The 79th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Army of Kentucky and Army of the Ohio The 79th Illinois Infantry was organized at Mattoon, Illinois and mustered into Federal service on August 28, 1862. The regiment was first ordered to Louisville, Kentucky and attached to the 3rd Brigade of Cruft's Division as part of the Army of Kentucky. On Steptember 13 the regiment was transferred to the 4th Brigade, 2nd Division in the III Corps of the Army of the Ohio under Maj. Gen. Don Carlos Buell. On October 1, 1862 the regiment was transferred to the 5th Brigade, 2nd Division in the I Corps of the Army of the Ohio under the command of Maj. Gen. Alexander M. McCook. The unit participated in the Pursuit of Gen. Braxton Bragg and his Army of Mississippi into Kentucky and the Battle of Perryville on October 8. During the battle, the regiment, as part of the Union left flank, was attacked by a Confederat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
79th Indiana Infantry Regiment
The 79th Regiment Indiana Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service The 79th Indiana Infantry was organized at Indianapolis, Indiana, from August 20 through September 2, 1862, and mustered in for a three-year enlistment on September 2, 1862, under the command of Colonel (United States), Colonel Frederick Knefler. The regiment was attached to 11th Brigade, 5th Division, Army of the Ohio, September 1862. 11th Brigade, 5th Division, II Corps (Union Army), II Corps, Army of the Ohio, to November 1862. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, Left Wing, XIV Corps (Union Army), XIV Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to January 1863. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, XXI Corps (Union Army), XXI Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to October 1863. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, IV Corps (Union Army), IV Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to June 1865. The 79th Indiana Infantry mustered out of service at Nashville, Tennessee, on June 7, 1865. Detailed service Moved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
79th New York Infantry Regiment
The 79th New York Infantry Regiment was a military regiment organized on 20 June 1859, in the state of New York. Prior to the American Civil War it was one of the three regiments which formed the Fourth Brigade of the First Division of the New York State Militia. The 79th gained fame during the American Civil War for its service in the Union Army. Organization and pre-civil war The 79th New York was established in the fall of 1858 in response to the State of New York requiring the 2nd New York to conform to the new uniform regulations. The Highland Guard/79th New York was created with the help of the St. Andrews and Caledonian societies of New York and wealthy financial backers such as Samuel Mackenzie Elliott and Roderick Cameron. The unit had no connection to the British Army's 79th Regiment of Foot (Cameron Highlanders), but was recruited from veterans of the Scottish regiments of the British army living in the US. Similarly to the Queens Own Cameron Highlanders, the 79th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
79th Ohio Infantry Regiment
The 79th Ohio Infantry Regiment, sometimes 79th Ohio Volunteer Infantry (or 79th OVI) was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service The 79th Ohio Infantry was organized at Camp Dennison near Cincinnati, Ohio in August 1862. It was mustered in for three years service under the command of Colonel Henry Gassaway Kennett. The regiment was attached to Ward's Brigade, 12th Division, Army of the Ohio, to November 1862. Ward's Brigade, Post of Gallatin, Tennessee, Department of the Cumberland, to June 1863. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, Reserve Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to August 1863. Ward's Brigade, Nashville, Tennessee, Department of the Cumberland, to January 1864. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, XI Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to April 1864. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, XX Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to June 1865. The 79th Ohio Infantry mustered out of service at Washington, D.C., on June 9, 1865. Detailed service Ordered to Kentucky Septembe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
79th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
The 79th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry (also known as the "Lancaster Rifles") was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service The 79th Pennsylvania Infantry was organized at Lancaster, Pennsylvania and mustered in for a three-year enlistment on September 19, 1861, under the command of Colonel Henry Augustus Hambright. The regiment was recruited in Lancaster and Washington counties. The regiment was attached to Negley's 4th Brigade, McCook's Command, at Nolin, to November 1861. 7th Brigade, Army of the Ohio, to December 1861. 7th Brigade, 2nd Division, Army of the Ohio, to March 1862. Negley's Independent Brigade, Army of the Ohio, to August 1862. 28th Brigade, 3rd Division, Army of the Ohio, to September 1862. 28th Brigade, 3rd Division, I Corps, Army of the Ohio, to November 1862. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, Centre, Army of the Cumberland, to January 1863. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, XIV Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to April 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
79th Field Artillery Regiment
The 79th Field Artillery Regiment is a field artillery regiment of the United States Army. First constituted 1916 in the Regular Army. History Pershing 2nd Missile Battalion, 79th Artillery The 2nd Missile Battalion, 79th Artillery was organized at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, in February 1964. The battalion was to be equipped with the Pershing missile and deployed to South Korea. The battalion underwent operational testing at Fort Wingate, New Mexico and fired missiles on 28 January 1965 and 3 February 1965. The 251st Ordnance Detachment was activated in November 1964 under the Ordnance Guided Missile School at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama and commanded by 2nd Lt. David M. McClellan. The 251st transferred to Fort Sill, Oklahoma, in January 1966 to support the 2/79th. The Korean deployment was placed on hold and the battalion supported missile shoots from the 56th Artillery Group and the two German Air Force squadrons at Black Mesa Test Range, Blanding and Green River Launch Comple ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
79th Brigade (other)
79th Brigade may refer to: * 79th Air Assault Brigade (Ukraine) * 79th Brigade (United Kingdom) * 79th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (United States) See also * 79th Division (other) In military terms, 79th Division may refer to: Infantry units * 79th Division (People's Republic of China) * 79th Reserve Division (German Empire) * 79th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht), Germany * 79th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) * 79th Infant ... * 79th Regiment (other) {{mil-unit-dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
