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== External Links ==
 
== External Links ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/107th_Regiment_of_Foot_(Bengal_Light_Infantry) 107th Regiment of Foot (Bengal Light Infantry)] Wikipedia<br>
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/107th_Regiment_of_Foot_(Bengal_Light_Infantry) 107th Regiment of Foot (Bengal Light Infantry)] Wikipedia<br>
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Royal_Sussex_Regiment The Royal Sussex Regiment] Wikipedia<br>
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Royal_Sussex_Regiment The Royal Sussex Regiment] Wikipedia<br>
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Queen%27s_Regiment The Queen's Regiment] Wikipedia
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Queen%27s_Regiment The Queen's Regiment] Wikipedia
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*[http://www.eastbournemuseums.co.uk/TheRoyalSussexRegiment.htm The Royal Sussex Regimental Collection] at [http://www.eastbournemuseums.co.uk Redoubt Fortress and Military Museum] Covers the 3rd Bengal  Light Infantry and the  [[35th Regiment of Foot]]
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[[Category:Bengal Infantry Regiments]]
 
[[Category:Bengal Infantry Regiments]]

Revision as of 00:17, 11 November 2011

Chronology

  • 1765 raised by HEIC as 3rd Bengal European Regiment by division of The Bengal European Regiment
  • 1783 renamed the 3rd Bengal European Battalion
  • 1796 renamed the 3rd Bengal European Regiment
  • 1798 absorbed by 1st Bengal European Regiment and 2nd Bengal European Regiment
  • 1854 reformed at Chinsura as 3rd Bengal (European) Light Infantry
  • 1858 taken into the British Army as 3rd Bengal Light Infantry
  • 1861 renamed 107th Regiment of Foot (Bengal Light Infantry)
  • 1881 merged with the 35th Regiment of Foot (Royal Sussex) and became 2nd Battalion Royal Sussex Regiment
  • 1966 merged with four other regiments to form The Queen's Regiment

Service in British India

External Links