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'''See [[1st Bengal (European) Fusiliers]] for the regiment that was placed on the British establishment in 1861 and designated 101st Regiment of Foot.'''
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== Chronology ==
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'''1st Raising'''
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*'''1760''' raised as the 101st Regiment of Foot known as Johnstone's Highlanders after  its first Major-Commandant, Sir James Johnstone of Westerhall
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*'''1763''' disbanded
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'''2nd Raising'''
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*'''1780''' raised in Ireland as the 101st Regiment of Foot
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*'''1785''' disbanded
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'''3rd Raising'''
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*'''1794''' raised in Ireland as the 101st Regiment of Foot
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*'''1795''' disbanded
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'''4th Raising'''
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*'''1805''' raised in Ireland as the 101st Regiment of Foot (Duke of York's Irish)
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*'''1817''' disbanded
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== Service in British India ==
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*'''1781''' India
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*'''1783''' [[2nd Mysore War]]
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*'''1784''' India
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== External Links ==
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/101st_Regiment_of_Foot_(1760)  Johnstone's Highlanders] Wikipedia<br>
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===Historical books online===
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*[http://books.google.com/books?id=1JMrAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA235 "Extract from the Journal of an Officer of the 101st Regiment relative to the attack of Cuddalore by Major General Stuart June 1783"] from ''The Political magazine and parliamentary, naval, military, and literary journal, Volume 7 for the year 1784'' Google Books
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[[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]]
 
[[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]]

Latest revision as of 07:37, 19 May 2019

See 1st Bengal (European) Fusiliers for the regiment that was placed on the British establishment in 1861 and designated 101st Regiment of Foot.

Contents

Chronology

1st Raising

  • 1760 raised as the 101st Regiment of Foot known as Johnstone's Highlanders after its first Major-Commandant, Sir James Johnstone of Westerhall
  • 1763 disbanded

2nd Raising

  • 1780 raised in Ireland as the 101st Regiment of Foot
  • 1785 disbanded

3rd Raising

  • 1794 raised in Ireland as the 101st Regiment of Foot
  • 1795 disbanded

4th Raising

  • 1805 raised in Ireland as the 101st Regiment of Foot (Duke of York's Irish)
  • 1817 disbanded

Service in British India

External Links

Johnstone's Highlanders Wikipedia

Historical books online