31st (Huntingdonshire) Regiment of Foot

31st (Huntingdonshire) Regiment of Foot
Colours of the 31st (Huntingdonshire) Regiment of Foot
Active1702–1881
CountryEngland (1702–1707)
Great Britain (1707–1800)
United Kingdom (1801–1881)
AllegianceEnglish Army
British Army
TypeInfantry
Garrison/HQThe Barracks, Kingston upon Thames
NicknameThe Young Buffs
ColorsBuff facings
EngagementsWar of the Austrian Succession
American Revolutionary War
Peninsular War
First Anglo-Afghan War
Crimean War

The 31st (Huntingdonshire) Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1702. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 70th (Surrey) Regiment of Foot to form the East Surrey Regiment in 1881.

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