89th Regiment of Foot (1779)

For other units with the same regimental number, see 89th Regiment of Foot (disambiguation).

The 89th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment in the British Army from 1779 to 1783.^[1]

89th Regiment of Foot
Active	19 October 1779 – 1783
Country	Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800)
Branch	British Army
Type	Infantry

The regiment was raised in Worcestershire and posted to the Leeward Islands. The first Colonel-Commandant was Lieutenant-Colonel Hon. Lucius Ferdinand Cary, the only son of the 7th Viscount Falkland. He died in Tobago in August 1780.

The regiment returned to England in 1783 and was disbanded.

Colonels

Colonels of the regiment were:

• 1779–1780: Lieutenant-Colonel Hon. Lucius Ferdinand Cary^[2]
• 1780–1783: Gen. Sir William Medows, KB