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'''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 == | |||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/101st_Regiment_of_Foot_(1760) Johnstone's Highlanders] Wikipedia<br> | |||
===Historical books online=== | |||
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=1JMrAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA235 "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 | |||
[[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]] | [[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]] | ||