101st Regiment of Foot

See 1st Bengal (European) Fusiliers for the regiment that was placed on the British establishment in 1861 and designated 101st Regiment of Foot.

Chronology

1st Raising

• 1760 raised as the 101st Regiment of Foot known as Johnstone's Highlanders after its first Major-Commandant, Sir James Johnstone of Westerhall
• 1763 disbanded

2nd Raising

• 1780 raised in Ireland as the 101st Regiment of Foot
• 1785 disbanded

3rd Raising

• 1794 raised in Ireland as the 101st Regiment of Foot
• 1795 disbanded

4th Raising

• 1805 raised in Ireland as the 101st Regiment of Foot (Duke of York's Irish)
• 1817 disbanded

Service in British India

• 1781 India
• 1783 2nd Mysore War
• 1784 India

External Links

Johnstone's Highlanders Wikipedia

Historical books online

• "Extract from the Journal of an Officer of the 101st Regiment relative to the attack of Cuddalore by Major General Stuart June 1783" from The Political magazine and parliamentary, naval, military, and literary journal, Volume 7 for the year 1784 Google Books