1st Bengal (European) Fusiliers

Chronology

• 1652 raised as HEIC Guard of Honour
• 1756 became Bengal European Regiment
• 1765 became 1st Bengal European Regiment
• 1846 became 1st Bengal (European) Fusiliers
• 1861 became 1st Royal Bengal Fusiliers
• 1861 transferred to the British Army & renumbered 101st Regiment of Foot (Royal Bengal Fusiliers)
• 1881 combined with the 104th Regiment of Foot (Bengal Fusiliers) and the Militia of Munster to become Royal Munster Fusiliers.
• 1922 disbanded under the terms of the Anglo-Irish Treaty

Battle Honours

• Plassey 1757
• Condore 1758
• Buxar 1764
• Rohilcund 1774
• Sholingur 1781
• Guzerat 1782
• Deig 1804
• Ghuznee 1839
• Affghanistan 1839
• Ferozeshah 1845
• Sobraon 1846
• Pegu 1852
• Delhi 1857
• Lucknow 1857

External Links

101st Regiment of Foot (Royal Bengal Fusiliers) Wikipedia
Royal Munster Fusiliers Wikipedia