For other regiments with the same number, see 82nd Regiment of Foot (disambiguation)
The 82nd Regiment of Foot was a British regiment raised for service in the American Revolutionary War.
It was raised in Lanarkshire in 1778. It was sent to New York in August, 1779 and then to the defence of Penobscot, Maine in July, 1779. It was sent to Wilmington, North Carolina in April, 1781 and was interned at Yorktown.
It was disbanded in 1784.
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