EIGHTY-FOURTH FOOT.
The Regiment was raised in the counties of York and Lancashire.
It bears “The Union Rose.”
It received its Title in 1808 from the counties in which it was raised.
The first Regiment numbered the 84th was raised in 1759, and disbanded in 1764.
The second was “The Royal Highland Emigrants” raised in America in 1775, numbered the 84th in 1778, and disbanded in 1784.