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*'''1798''' became [[92nd Regiment of Foot]] (Gordon Highlanders) | *'''1798''' became [[92nd Regiment of Foot]] (Gordon Highlanders) | ||
'''4th Raising''' | '''4th Raising''' | ||
*''' | *'''1804''' raised in Ireland as the 100th Regiment of Foot | ||
*'''1816''' renamed 99th Regiment of Foot | *'''1813''' became the 100th Regiment of Foot (Prince Regent's County of Dublin Regiment) | ||
*'''1816''' renamed 99th Regiment of Foot (Prince Regent's County of Dublin Regiment) | |||
*'''1818''' disbanded | *'''1818''' disbanded | ||
'''5th Raising''' | |||
*'''1858''' raised in Canada as the 100th Regiment of Foot (Prince of Wales' Royal Canadian) | |||
*'''1875''' designated successor to previous 100th Regiment of Foot | |||
*'''1881''' amalgamated with [[3rd Bombay (European) Regiment|109th Regiment of Foot (Bombay) Infantry]] to form The Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians). | |||
*'''1922''' disbanded on Irish independence | |||
== Service in British India == | == Service in British India == | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/100th_Regiment_of_Foot_(disambiguation) 100th Regiment of Foot] Wikipedia<br> | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/100th_Regiment_of_Foot_(disambiguation) 100th Regiment of Foot] Wikipedia<br> | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Prince_of_Wales%27s_Leinster_Regiment_(Royal_Canadians) Leinster Regiment] - Wikipedia | |||
[[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]] | [[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]] | ||
Revision as of 11:23, 28 August 2010
Chronology
1st Raising
- 1760 raised as the 100th Regiment of Foot and known as Campbell's Highlanders
- 1763 disbanded
2nd Raising
- 1780 raised as the 98th Regiment of Foot and known as the Loyal Lincolnshire Regiment
- 1783 detachment captured at the Battle of Bednore
- 1785 disbanded
3rd Raising
- 1794 raised by the 4th Duke of Gordon as the 100th Regiment of Foot
- 1798 became 92nd Regiment of Foot (Gordon Highlanders)
4th Raising
- 1804 raised in Ireland as the 100th Regiment of Foot
- 1813 became the 100th Regiment of Foot (Prince Regent's County of Dublin Regiment)
- 1816 renamed 99th Regiment of Foot (Prince Regent's County of Dublin Regiment)
- 1818 disbanded
5th Raising
- 1858 raised in Canada as the 100th Regiment of Foot (Prince of Wales' Royal Canadian)
- 1875 designated successor to previous 100th Regiment of Foot
- 1881 amalgamated with 109th Regiment of Foot (Bombay) Infantry to form The Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians).
- 1922 disbanded on Irish independence
Service in British India
- 1781 Bombay
- 1782 2nd Mysore War
- 1783 surrendered at the Battle of Bednore and interned until 1784
External Links
100th Regiment of Foot Wikipedia
Leinster Regiment - Wikipedia