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*'''1844''' renamed 1st Bombay (European) Fusiliers
*'''1844''' renamed 1st Bombay (European) Fusiliers
*'''1858''' taken into the British Army
*'''1858''' taken into the British Army
*'''1862''' renamed 103rd Regiment of Foot (Royal Bombay Fusiliers)
*'''1862''' renamed [[103rd Regiment of Foot]] (Royal Bombay Fusiliers)
*'''1881'''  merged with the [[102nd Regiment of Foot]] and became 2nd Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers
*'''1881'''  merged with the [[102nd Regiment of Foot]] and became 2nd Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers
*'''1922''' disbanded on the formation of the Irish Free State
*'''1922''' disbanded on the formation of the Irish Free State
== Service in British India ==
== Service in British India ==
*'''1662''' [[Bombay]]
*'''1662''' [[Bombay]]

Revision as of 08:07, 28 August 2010

Chronology

  • 1662 raised in England to garrison Bombay
  • 1668 named The Bombay Regiment on transfer to HEIC
  • 1839 renamed 1st Bombay (European) Regiment
  • 1844 renamed 1st Bombay (European) Fusiliers
  • 1858 taken into the British Army
  • 1862 renamed 103rd Regiment of Foot (Royal Bombay Fusiliers)
  • 1881 merged with the 102nd Regiment of Foot and became 2nd Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers
  • 1922 disbanded on the formation of the Irish Free State

Service in British India

External Links

Historical Books Online

Crown and Company, the Historical Records of the 2nd Batt. Royal Dublin Fusiliers, formerly the 1st Bombay European Regiment 1662-1911 by Major Arthur Mainwaring (1911) Archive.org

Other

1st Bombay European Fusiliers Wikipedia
Royal Dublin Fusiliers Wikipedia
Officers in HM’s 103rd, 106th and 109th Regiments, page 772 from The Bombay Miscellany Volume 4, May to October 1862