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== Chronology ==
*'''1803''' raised as 2nd Battalion Ceylon Native Infantry formed of Malays from Moluccas and Penang
*'''1804''' became Charles Baillie's Regiment of Foot
*'''1805''' absorbed [[Caffre Corps]]
*'''1807''' became the 3rd Ceylon Regiment
*'''1814''' recruitment changed to almost exclusively African slaves
*'''1815''' absorbed 4th Ceylon Regiment
*'''1817''' disbanded
== Deployment ==
*'''1803''' [[1st Kandyan War]]
*'''1815''' [[2nd Kandyan War]]
== External Links ==
[http://web.archive.org/web/20060513221836/www.regiments.org/regiments/srilanka/lk-regts/ceyrgt3.htm 3rd Ceylon Regiment] www.regiments.org
[[Category:Ceylon Infantry Regiments]]
*'''1803''' raised as 2nd Battalion Ceylon Native Infantry formed of Malays from Moluccas and Penang
*'''1804''' became Charles Baillie's Regiment of Foot
*'''1805''' absorbed [[Caffre Corps]]
*'''1807''' became the 3rd Ceylon Regiment
*'''1814''' recruitment changed to almost exclusively African slaves
*'''1815''' absorbed 4th Ceylon Regiment
*'''1817''' disbanded
== Deployment ==
*'''1803''' [[1st Kandyan War]]
*'''1815''' [[2nd Kandyan War]]
== External Links ==
[http://web.archive.org/web/20060513221836/www.regiments.org/regiments/srilanka/lk-regts/ceyrgt3.htm 3rd Ceylon Regiment] www.regiments.org
[[Category:Ceylon Infantry Regiments]]
