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*'''1858''' taken into the British Army as the 1st Madras European Fusiliers Regiment | *'''1858''' taken into the British Army as the 1st Madras European Fusiliers Regiment | ||
*'''1862''' renamed 102nd Regiment of Foot (Royal Madras Fusiliers) | *'''1862''' renamed 102nd Regiment of Foot (Royal Madras Fusiliers) | ||
*'''1881''' merged with the [[103rd 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 | *'''1922''' disbanded on the formation of the Irish Free State | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Madras_European_Fusiliers 1st Madras European Fusiliers] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Dublin_Fusiliers Royal Dublin Fusiliers] Wikipedia<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ybQnAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Royal+madras+Fusiliers&as_brr=3&ei=VrDQSa78E52UMefruesC#PPP1,M1 Services of 102nd Regiment of Foot 1842-1867] Google Books | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Madras_European_Fusiliers 1st Madras European Fusiliers] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Dublin_Fusiliers Royal Dublin Fusiliers] Wikipedia<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ybQnAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Royal+madras+Fusiliers&as_brr=3&ei=VrDQSa78E52UMefruesC#PPP1,M1 Services of 102nd Regiment of Foot 1842-1867] Google Books | ||
[[Category:Madras Infantry Regiments]] | [[Category:Madras Infantry Regiments]] | ||
Revision as of 19:23, 30 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 Regiment of Foot (Royal Madras Fusiliers)
- 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
Royal Dublin Fusiliers Wikipedia
Services of 102nd Regiment of Foot 1842-1867 Google Books