86th (Royal County Down) Regiment of Foot

86th (Royal County Down) Regiment of Foot
Regimental colours
Active	1793–1881
Country	Kingdom of Great Britain (1793–1800)  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1881)
Branch	British Army
Type	Infantry
Size	One battalion (two battalions 1813–1814)
Garrison/HQ	Victoria Barracks, Belfast
Engagements	French Revolutionary Wars Second Anglo-Maratha War Napoleonic Wars Indian Rebellion

The 86th (Royal County Down) Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1793. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 83rd (County of Dublin) Regiment of Foot to form the Royal Irish Rifles in 1881.