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==Chronology== | ==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 | *'''1858''' taken into the British Army | ||
| + | *'''1859''' became the 3rd Madras Infantry | ||
*'''1862''' renamed '''108th Regiment of Foot''' | *'''1862''' renamed '''108th Regiment of Foot''' | ||
*'''1881''' amalgamated with the [[27th Regiment of Foot|27th (Inniskilling) Regiment of Foot]] to form The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers | *'''1881''' amalgamated with the [[27th Regiment of Foot|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 | *'''1968''' merged with the Royal Ulster Rifles and the Royal Irish Fusiliers and became the Royal Irish Rangers | ||
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== Service in British India == | == Service in British India == | ||
*'''1857''' [[Indian Mutiny]] | *'''1857''' [[Indian Mutiny]] | ||
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*'''1888''' [[Secunderabad]] | *'''1888''' [[Secunderabad]] | ||
*'''1892''' Chakratta | *'''1892''' Chakratta | ||
| − | *'''1897'''Ferozepore | + | *'''1897''' [[Ferozepore]] |
*'''1887''' [[Tirah Campaign]] | *'''1887''' [[Tirah Campaign]] | ||
| − | *'''1899''' Dalhousie | + | *'''1899''' [[Dalhousie]] |
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
| − | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/108th_Regiment_of_Foot_(Madras_Infantry) 108th Regiment of Foot] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Royal_Inniskilling_Fusiliers Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Irish_Rangers Royal Irish Rangers] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Irish_Regiment_(1992) Royal Irish Regiment] Wikipedia | + | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/108th_Regiment_of_Foot_(Madras_Infantry) 108th Regiment of Foot] Wikipedia<br> |
| + | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Royal_Inniskilling_Fusiliers Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers] Wikipedia<br> | ||
| + | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Irish_Rangers Royal Irish Rangers] Wikipedia<br> | ||
| + | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Irish_Regiment_(1992) Royal Irish Regiment] Wikipedia<br> | ||
| + | *[http://web.archive.org/web/20071220001237/www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/108-862.htm 108th Regiment of Foot] including [http://web.archive.org/web/20071117235701/www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/108.htm deployments] Regiments.org, an archived site.<br> | ||
| + | *[http://www.inniskillingsmuseum.com/ The Inniskillings Museum] including [http://www.inniskillingsmuseum.com/the-regiments-2/history A Brief History] | ||
| + | *[http://www.royal-irish.com/ The Royal Irish <nowiki>[Regiment]</nowiki>] Details of Museums and future database for the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers ([[27th Regiment of Foot|27th]] and 108th Regiments of Foot), the Royal Irish Rifles ([[83rd Regiment of Foot|83rd]] and [[86th Regiment of Foot|86th]] Regiments of Foot) and the Royal Irish Fusiliers ([[87th Regiment of Foot|87th]] and [[89th Regiment of Foot|89th]] Regiments of Foot). In addition, in time it is intended to include in the database the names of many soldiers who served in what have become known as the Disbanded Irish Regiments, such as the Connaught Rangers, ([[88th Regiment of Foot|88th]] and [[94th Regiment of Foot|94th]] Regiments of Foot), the Dublin Fusiliers ([[1st Madras (European) Fusiliers|102th]] and [[1st Bombay (European) Fusiliers| 103th]] Regiments of Foot) and the [[18th Regiment of Foot|(18th) Royal Irish Regiment]]. The Leinster Regiment ([[100th Regiment of Foot|100th]] and 109th Regiments of Foot) and the Royal Munster Fusiliers ([[1st Bengal (European) Fusiliers| 101st]] and [[2nd Bengal (European) Light Infantry|104th]] Regiments of Foot) also are part of this category. | ||
| + | **[http://www.royal-irish.com/stories/imperial-policing Imperial Policing] The Inniskillings in India. | ||
| + | ===Historical books online=== | ||
| + | *[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=_jBYAAAAcAAJ&pg=PP5 ''Standing Mess Rules for the Officers of the 3rd Mad. Eur. Regiment''] 1857 Google Books | ||
| + | *[https://archive.org/details/abyssinianexped00halygoog ''The Abyssinian Expedition and the Management of Troops in the Field in Unhealthy Locations''] by Colonel G T Haly (late of the 108th Foot)1867 Archive.org | ||
| + | *[https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.284894/2015.284894.The-British#page/n280/mode/1up/ "The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers Battalion II: late 108th Regiment of Foot"] page 257 ''The British Army : Its Regimental Records, Badges, Devices Etc'' by Major J H Lawrence-Archer 1888 Archive.org , Digital Library of India Collection. | ||
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[[Category:Madras Infantry Regiments]] | [[Category:Madras Infantry Regiments]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:53, 31 March 2017
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
- 1857 Indian Mutiny
- 1862 Madras
- 1863 Bombay
- 1888 Secunderabad
- 1892 Chakratta
- 1897 Ferozepore
- 1887 Tirah Campaign
- 1899 Dalhousie
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 Inniskillings Museum including A Brief History
- The Royal Irish [Regiment] Details of Museums and future database for the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (27th and 108th Regiments of Foot), the Royal Irish Rifles (83rd and 86th Regiments of Foot) and the Royal Irish Fusiliers (87th and 89th Regiments of Foot). In addition, in time it is intended to include in the database the names of many soldiers who served in what have become known as the Disbanded Irish Regiments, such as the Connaught Rangers, (88th and 94th Regiments of Foot), the Dublin Fusiliers (102th and 103th Regiments of Foot) and the (18th) Royal Irish Regiment. The Leinster Regiment (100th and 109th Regiments of Foot) and the Royal Munster Fusiliers ( 101st and 104th Regiments of Foot) also are part of this category.
- Imperial Policing The Inniskillings in India.
Historical books online
- Standing Mess Rules for the Officers of the 3rd Mad. Eur. Regiment 1857 Google Books
- The Abyssinian Expedition and the Management of Troops in the Field in Unhealthy Locations by Colonel G T Haly (late of the 108th Foot)1867 Archive.org
- "The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers Battalion II: late 108th Regiment of Foot" page 257 The British Army : Its Regimental Records, Badges, Devices Etc by Major J H Lawrence-Archer 1888 Archive.org , Digital Library of India Collection.
