1st Madras (European) Fusiliers

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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 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
Services of 102nd Regiment of Foot 1842-1867 Google Books

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