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Known as '''HM Regiment de Meuron''' | Known as '''HM Regiment de Meuron''' | ||
== Chronology == | == Chronology == | ||
*'''1781''' raised in Neuchatel, Switzerland as the | *'''1781''' raised in Neuchatel, Switzerland (100% Protestant and two thirds Swiss personnel), as the Le Régiment de Meuron after its commander, [http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles-Daniel_de_Meuron Comte Charles de Meuron]. The regiment was to serve the Dutch East India Company protecting the Dutch colonies. | ||
*'''1795''' transferred allegiance to the [[British Army]] after the British took Ceylon from the [[Dutch]] | *'''1795''' transferred allegiance to the [[British Army]] as Meuron's Regiment after the British took Ceylon from the [[Dutch]] | ||
*'''1816''' disbanded in England | *'''1816''' disbanded in England at Harwich (with free passage to the continent) | ||
== Service in British India == | == Service in British India == | ||
*'''1782''' [[Ceylon]] | |||
*'''1783''' helped the [[French]] defend [[Cuddalore]] | *'''1783''' helped the [[French]] defend [[Cuddalore]] | ||
*'''1788''' [[Ceylon]] | |||
*'''1795''' two companies taken prisoner by the British at [[Trincomalee]] | *'''1795''' two companies taken prisoner by the British at [[Trincomalee]] | ||
*'''1799''' [[4th Mysore War]] under Arthur Wellesley | *'''1799''' [[4th Mysore War]] under Arthur Wellesley | ||
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[http://ccv.northwestcompany.com/demeuron.html HM Regiment de Meuron] ccv.northwestcompany.com<br> | [http://ccv.northwestcompany.com/demeuron.html HM Regiment de Meuron] ccv.northwestcompany.com<br> | ||
[http://www.library.mq.edu.au/digital/seringapatam/regiments.html#meuron de Meuron Regiment] www.library.mq.edu.au<br> | [http://www.library.mq.edu.au/digital/seringapatam/regiments.html#meuron de Meuron Regiment] www.library.mq.edu.au<br> | ||
[http://web.archive.org/web/20080113045404/www.regiments.org/regiments/europe/ch-regts/meuron.htm Le Régiment de Meuron] www.regiments.org | |||
[[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]] | [[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]] | ||