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==Chronology== | |||
*'''1742''' Major Stringer Lawrence raised the first troops for the East India Company in Madras in 1742. By 1766 they had three regiments. | |||
*'''1746''' known as East India Company European Regiment | |||
*'''1830''' renamed HEIC Madras European Regiment | |||
*'''1839''' renamed HEIC 1st Madras Europeans | |||
*'''1843''' renamed HEIC 1st Madras European Fusiliers | |||
*'''1858''' taken into the British Army as the 1st Madras European Fusiliers Regiment | |||
*'''1862''' renamed 102nd (Royal Madras Fusiliers) Regiment | |||
*'''1881''' merged with the 103rd Regiment of Foot and became 1st Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers | |||
*'''1922''' disbanded on the formation of the Irish Free State | |||
== External Links == | |||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Madras_European_Fusiliers 1st Madras European Fusiliers] Wikipedia | |||
[[Category:Madras Infantry Regiments]] | [[Category:Madras Infantry Regiments]] | ||
Revision as of 15:46, 29 March 2009
Chronology
- 1742 Major Stringer Lawrence raised the first troops for the East India Company in Madras in 1742. By 1766 they had three regiments.
- 1746 known as East India Company European Regiment
- 1830 renamed HEIC Madras European Regiment
- 1839 renamed HEIC 1st Madras Europeans
- 1843 renamed HEIC 1st Madras European Fusiliers
- 1858 taken into the British Army as the 1st Madras European Fusiliers Regiment
- 1862 renamed 102nd (Royal Madras Fusiliers) Regiment
- 1881 merged with the 103rd Regiment of Foot and became 1st Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers
- 1922 disbanded on the formation of the Irish Free State
External Links
1st Madras European Fusiliers Wikipedia