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*'''1818''' disbanded
*'''1818''' disbanded
'''6th Raising'''
'''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), apparently to serve in the [[Indian Mutiny]], but was not sent to India at this time.
*'''1875''' designated successor to previous 100th Regiment of Foot
*'''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).
*'''1881''' amalgamated with [[3rd Bombay (European) Regiment|109th Regiment of Foot (Bombay) Infantry]] to form The Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians).
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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
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Prince_of_Wales%27s_Leinster_Regiment_(Royal_Canadians) Leinster Regiment] - Wikipedia
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Prince_of_Wales%27s_Leinster_Regiment_(Royal_Canadians) Leinster Regiment] - Wikipedia
 
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20080113060557/www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/100-858.htm 100th (or Prince of Wales's Royal Canadian) Regiment of Foot] including [http://web.archive.org/web/20060927094824/www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/100.htm deployments] Regiments.org, an archived site.
*''The History of the Prince of Wales’s Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians), late the 100th Prince of Wales Royal Canadian Regiment'' by Lieutenant Colonel F. E. Whitton, first published 1924, has been republished by [http://www.naval-military-press.com/prince-of-wales-s-leinster-regiment-royal-canadians-the-history-of-the_prince-of-wales-s-leinster-regiment-royal-canadians-late-the-100th_prince-of-wales-royal-canadian-regiment.html Naval and Military Press]. This book is available through Amazon.co.uk from the [http://astore.amazon.co.uk/faminbriindso-21/detail/1843427982 FIBIS Shop] and is also available at the [[British Library]]
*[http://homepage.eircom.net/~tipperaryfame/leinster.htm The Irish in Uniform: The Leinster Regiment]
[[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]]
[[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]]

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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), apparently to serve in the Indian Mutiny, but was not sent to India at this time.
  • 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