Timeline of the 47th Regiment of Foot

1741
January 26
Regiment Raised in Scotland
The Regiment is raised in Scotland by then Colonel (General) Sir John Mordaunt (1697-1780) as Sir John Mordaunt’s Regiment of Foot in 1741. The newly-raised Mordaunt’s Regiment, which later became the 47th Foot (and then 1st Loyals), assembles for the first time on January 26, 1741 at Musselburgh, near Edinburgh...Read More
1743
1750
1751
January 1
Regiment renumbered from 58th to 47th
In 1751, the Regiment, initially ranked as the 58th of Foot, is renumbered as the 47th Regiment in order to resolve persistent problems over precedence, in that all regiments of the line were now ordered to be known by number.
1755
1758
1775
1791
1881