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*'''1798''' became [[92nd Regiment of Foot]] (Gordon Highlanders)
*'''1798''' became [[92nd Regiment of Foot]] (Gordon Highlanders)
'''4th Raising'''
'''4th Raising'''
*'''1824''' raised in Ireland as the 100th Regiment of Foot
*'''1804''' raised in Ireland as the 100th Regiment of Foot
*'''1816''' renamed 99th 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
*'''1818''' disbanded
'''5th Raising'''
*'''1858''' raised in Canada as the 100th Regiment of Foot (Prince of Wales' Royal Canadian)
*'''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).
*'''1922''' disbanded on Irish independence


== Service in British India ==
== Service in British India ==
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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<br>
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Prince_of_Wales%27s_Leinster_Regiment_(Royal_Canadians) Leinster Regiment] - Wikipedia


[[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]]
[[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]]

Revision as of 11:23, 28 August 2010

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
  • 1783 detachment captured at the Battle of Bednore
  • 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

  • 1858 raised in Canada as the 100th Regiment of Foot (Prince of Wales' Royal Canadian)
  • 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

100th Regiment of Foot Wikipedia
Leinster Regiment - Wikipedia