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'''2nd Raising'''
 
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*'''1780''' raised as the 98th Regiment of Foot and known as the Loyal Lincolnshire Regiment
 
*'''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
 
*'''1785''' disbanded
 
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*'''1818''' disbanded
 
*'''1818''' disbanded
 
'''5th Raising'''
 
'''5th Raising'''
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*'''1816''' [[102nd Regiment of Foot]] renamed the 100th Regiment of Foot
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*'''1818''' disbanded
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'''6th Raising'''
 
*'''1858''' raised in Canada as the 100th Regiment of Foot (Prince of Wales' Royal Canadian)
 
*'''1858''' raised in Canada as the 100th Regiment of Foot (Prince of Wales' Royal Canadian)
 
*'''1875''' designated successor to previous 100th Regiment of Foot
 
*'''1875''' designated successor to previous 100th Regiment of Foot

Revision as of 11:28, 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
  • 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

6th 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

External Links

100th Regiment of Foot Wikipedia
Leinster Regiment - Wikipedia