95th Regiment of Foot (Burton's)
The regiment was formed 31 January 1761 in South Carolina during the Seven Years' War by Maj-Gen. Ralph Burton from a number of recently raised independent companies that had arrived from New York in November 1760.[1] The soldiers wore scarlet uniforms faced with light gray, white buttons, and no lace.[2][1] The regiment fought successfully against the Cherokees in the Anglo-Cherokee War.From there it participated in the capture of Martinique, the occupation of Grenada, and the 1762 Battle of Havana.The war having ended before new men could be recruited, the regiment was disbanded on 7 March 1763.