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[[Category:Bengal Infantry Regiments]]
== Chronology ==
*'''1652''' raised as HEIC Guard of Honour(30 men)*'''1685''' increased to six companies with troops from England
*'''1756''' became Bengal European Regiment
*'''1765''' became 1st Bengal European Regiment
*'''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
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== External Links ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/101st_Regiment_of_Foot_(Royal_Bengal_Fusiliers) 101st Regiment of Foot (Royal Bengal Fusiliers)] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Munster_Fusiliers Royal Munster Fusiliers] Wikipedia<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=GrICAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA121&dq=Delhi+Campaign+1857&as_brr=3#v=onepage&q=Delhi%20Campaign%201857&f=false 1st Bengal European Fusiliers in the Delhi Campaign] Google Books<br>==== Historical Books on-line ====[http://www.archive.org/details/historyofbengale00innerich ''The history of the Bengal European regiment : now the Royal Munster Fusiliers, and how it helped to win India'' ] by Percival Robert Innes 1885 [http://www. (archive.org/details/historyofbengale00innerich Archive.org])
