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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Irish_Rangers Royal Irish Rangers] Wikipedia<br>
 
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Revision as of 11:22, 16 December 2010

Part of the Madras European Infantry, later renamed the 108th Regiment of Foot.

Chronology

  • 1766 raised as the 3rd Madras European Regiment
  • 1774 absorbed into 1st and 2nd Madras European Regiments
  • 1777 reformed as the 3rd Madras European Regiment
  • 1796 disbanded
  • 1854 raised as the 3rd Madras (European) Infantry
  • 1858 taken into the British Army
  • 1859 became the 3rd Madras Infantry
  • 1862 renamed 108th Regiment of Foot
  • 1881 amalgamated with the 27th (Inniskilling) Regiment of Foot to form The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
  • 1968 merged with the Royal Ulster Rifles and the Royal Irish Fusiliers and became the Royal Irish Rangers

Service in British India

External Links

108th Regiment of Foot Wikipedia
Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers Wikipedia
Royal Irish Rangers Wikipedia
Royal Irish Regiment Wikipedia
108th Regiment of Foot including deployments Regiments.org, an archived site.
The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers includes deployments. British Armed Forces & National Service
Inniskillings Museum including A Brief History