75th Regiment of Foot (Prince of Wales's Regiment)

The 75th Regiment of Foot (Prince of Wales's Regiment) was an infantry regiment of the British Army from 1778 to 1783. It was named after the future King George IV.

The regiment was raised in Wales in January 1778 as a home defence unit to free up more experienced garrisons for fighting in North America. Apart from some officers seconded to North America, the regiment remained based in Britain throughout its short existence.

When the American Revolutionary War ended with The Treaty of Paris in 1783, the regiment got orders to disband as part of the general post-war military reductions. During the disbandment at Bristol barracks, a mutiny broke out among the dissatisfied troops. Captain Thomas Picton (nephew of Regimental Colonel, William Picton) intervened directly, by personally seizing the ringleader and putting down the uprising. The unit was fully disbanded later that year.

Regimental Colonels 1778–1779: Gen. William Picton 1779–1782: Gen. George Morrison 1782–1783: Maj-Gen. Thomas Pelham-Clinton, 3rd Duke of Newcastle (Earl of Lincoln)

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