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*'''1742''' Major Stringer Lawrence raised the first troops for the East India Company in Madras in 1742. By 1766 they had three regiments. | *'''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 | *'''1746''' known as East India Company European Regiment | ||
*''' | *'''1766''' renamed 1st Madras Europeans | ||
*'''1839''' | *'''1774''' became the 1st Madras European Regiment (1st & 2nd Battalions) | ||
*'''1843''' | *'''1799''' became the The Madras European Regiment (single battalion) | ||
*'''1858''' taken into the British Army as the 1st Madras | *'''1824''' became the The Madras European Regiment (1st & 2nd Battalions) | ||
*'''1830''' reduced to single battalion | |||
*'''1839''' became the 1st Madras (European) Regiment | |||
*'''1843''' became the '''1st Madras (European) Fusiliers''' | |||
*'''1858''' taken into the British Army as the 1st Madras Fusiliers | |||
*'''1861''' became the 1st Royal Madras Fusiliers | |||
*'''1862''' renamed 102nd Regiment of Foot (Royal Madras Fusiliers) | *'''1862''' renamed 102nd Regiment of Foot (Royal Madras Fusiliers) | ||
*'''1881''' merged with the [[103rd Regiment of Foot]] and became 1st Battalion Royal Dublin 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 | *'''1922''' disbanded on the formation of the Irish Free State | ||
== Service in British India == | == Service in British India == | ||
*'''1744''' [[1st Carnatic War]] | *'''1744''' [[1st Carnatic War]] | ||
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*'''1910''' [[Ahmadnagar]] | *'''1910''' [[Ahmadnagar]] | ||
*'''1914''' [[Madras]] | *'''1914''' [[Madras]] | ||
== Battle Honours == | |||
*[[Siege of Arcot 1751|Arcot]] 1751 | |||
*[[Battle of Plassey|Plassey]] 1757 | |||
*[[Battle of Condore|Condore]] 1758 | |||
*[[Battle of Wandiwash|Wandiwash]] 1760 | |||
*[[Capture of Pondicherry 1761|Pondicherry]] 1761 | |||
*[[Siege of Nandidrug|Nundy Droog]] 1791 | |||
*[[Capture of Amboyna 1810|Amboyna]] 1810 | |||
*[[Capture of Pondicherry 1761|Pondicherry]] 1761 | |||
*[[Capture of Pondicherry 1761|Pondicherry]] 1761 | |||
*[[Capture of Pondicherry 1761|Pondicherry]] 1761 | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Dublin_Fusiliers Royal Dublin Fusiliers] | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Dublin_Fusiliers Royal Dublin Fusiliers] | ||
===Historical books online=== | ====Historical books online==== | ||
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=o4gfAAAAYAAJ ''A sketch of the services of the Madras European Regiment during the Burmese War''] by Major John Butler (1839) Google Books | *[http://books.google.com/books?id=o4gfAAAAYAAJ ''A sketch of the services of the Madras European Regiment during the Burmese War''] by Major John Butler (1839) Google Books | ||
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=MoUfAAAAYAAJ ''Historical Record of the Honourable East India Company's First Madras European Regiment: Containing an Account of the Establishment of Independent Companies in 1645; Their Formation Into a Regiment in 1748; and Its Subsequent Services to 1842''] by James George Smith Neill, Staff Officer (1843). [http://books.google.com/books?id=MoUfAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA1-PR16 Page xvi] of the introduction (at the very front of the book) mentions the recruitment in the early days of a few Swiss mercenaries, [[French]] prisoners of war (after their release), 400 Germans at the [[South Africa|Cape of Good Hope]] in 1795 and more Germans in the Eastern Islands [Amboyna] in 1810. The Germans from South Africa are discussed in this India List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/INDIA/2009-12/1261389477 post] | *[http://books.google.com/books?id=MoUfAAAAYAAJ ''Historical Record of the Honourable East India Company's First Madras European Regiment: Containing an Account of the Establishment of Independent Companies in 1645; Their Formation Into a Regiment in 1748; and Its Subsequent Services to 1842''] by James George Smith Neill, Staff Officer (1843). [http://books.google.com/books?id=MoUfAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA1-PR16 Page xvi] of the introduction (at the very front of the book) mentions the recruitment in the early days of a few Swiss mercenaries, [[French]] prisoners of war (after their release), 400 Germans at the [[South Africa|Cape of Good Hope]] in 1795 and more Germans in the Eastern Islands [Amboyna] in 1810. The Germans from South Africa are discussed in this India List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/INDIA/2009-12/1261389477 post] | ||
Revision as of 15:24, 26 March 2010
Part of the Madras European Infantry.
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
- 1766 renamed 1st Madras Europeans
- 1774 became the 1st Madras European Regiment (1st & 2nd Battalions)
- 1799 became the The Madras European Regiment (single battalion)
- 1824 became the The Madras European Regiment (1st & 2nd Battalions)
- 1830 reduced to single battalion
- 1839 became the 1st Madras (European) Regiment
- 1843 became the 1st Madras (European) Fusiliers
- 1858 taken into the British Army as the 1st Madras Fusiliers
- 1861 became the 1st Royal Madras Fusiliers
- 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
Service in British India
- 1744 1st Carnatic War
- 1751 2nd Carnatic War
- 1763 India
- 1816 India
- 1824 1st Burma War
- 1852 2nd Burma War
- 1857 Indian Mutiny
- 1879 Ceylon
- 1910 Ahmadnagar
- 1914 Madras
Battle Honours
- Arcot 1751
- Plassey 1757
- Condore 1758
- Wandiwash 1760
- Pondicherry 1761
- Nundy Droog 1791
- Amboyna 1810
- Pondicherry 1761
- Pondicherry 1761
- Pondicherry 1761
External Links
Wikipedia:
Historical books online
- A sketch of the services of the Madras European Regiment during the Burmese War by Major John Butler (1839) Google Books
- Historical Record of the Honourable East India Company's First Madras European Regiment: Containing an Account of the Establishment of Independent Companies in 1645; Their Formation Into a Regiment in 1748; and Its Subsequent Services to 1842 by James George Smith Neill, Staff Officer (1843). Page xvi of the introduction (at the very front of the book) mentions the recruitment in the early days of a few Swiss mercenaries, French prisoners of war (after their release), 400 Germans at the Cape of Good Hope in 1795 and more Germans in the Eastern Islands [Amboyna] in 1810. The Germans from South Africa are discussed in this India List post
- Services of 102nd Regiment of Foot 1842-1867 by Colonel Thomas Raikes (1867)