Five regiments of the British Army have been numbered the 71st Regiment of Foot: 71st Regiment of Foot (1745), raised in 1745 and disbanded in 1746 , raised as the 81st Regiment of Foot in 1758, re-numbered as the 71st Regiment of Foot in 1764 and disbanded in 1769 71st Regiment of Foot (1758), raised by re-designation of the 2nd Battalion, 32nd Regiment of Foot in 1758 and disbanded in 1763 71st Regiment of Foot, Fraser's Highlanders, raised in 1775 for service in the revolted American colonies and disbanded in 1786 71st (Highland) Regiment of Foot, raised in 1777 as the 73rd (Highland) Regiment of Foot (MacLeod's Highlanders) and re-numbered in 1786. They served in India and the Mediterranean, including Gibraltar.