81st Regiment of Foot (Loyal Lincoln Volunteers)

The 81st Regiment of Foot (Loyal Lincoln Volunteers) was an infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1793. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 47th (Lancashire) Regiment of Foot to form the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment in 1881.

For other units with the same regimental number, see 81st Regiment of Foot (disambiguation).
81st (Loyal Lincoln Volunteers) Regiment of Foot
Colours of the 81st (Loyal Lincoln Volunteers) Regiment of Foot
Active1793–1881
Country Kingdom of Great Britain (1793–1800)
 United Kingdom (1801–1881)
Branch British Army
TypeInfantry Regiment
RoleInfantry
Garrison/HQFulwood Barracks, Lancashire
Motto(s)Loyaute m'oblige
March"The Red, Red Rose" and "The Lincolnshire Poacher"
EngagementsFrench Revolutionary Wars
Napoleonic Wars
Second Anglo-Afghan War
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