EIGHTY-FIRST FOOT.
The Regiment was raised at Lincoln, and it received its Title on its formation, from the Militia of that town volunteering in a body to it, combined with the family motto of its first Colonel, Albemarle Bertie; it is the only Regiment entitled “Loyal.”
The first Regiment numbered the 81st was the 81st Invalid=s, it was made the 71st in 1763, and formed into Independent Companies in 1769.
The second was the 81st Aberdeen Highlanders, raised in 1778, and disbanded in 1783.