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Known as '''HM Regiment de Meuron''' | Known as '''HM Regiment de Meuron''' | ||
== Chronology == | == Chronology == | ||
| − | *'''1781''' raised in Neuchatel, Switzerland as the | + | *'''1781''' raised in Neuchatel, Switzerland (100% Protestant and two thirds Swiss personnel), as the Le Régiment de Meuron after its commander, [http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles-Daniel_de_Meuron Comte Charles de Meuron]. The regiment was to serve the Dutch East India Company protecting the Dutch colonies. |
| − | *'''1795''' transferred allegiance to the [[British Army]] after the British took Ceylon from the [[Dutch]] | + | *'''1795''' transferred allegiance to the [[British Army]] as Meuron's Regiment after the British took Ceylon from the [[Dutch]] |
| − | *'''1816''' disbanded in England | + | *'''1816''' disbanded in England at Harwich (with free passage to the continent) |
== Service in British India == | == Service in British India == | ||
| + | *'''1782''' [[Ceylon]] | ||
*'''1783''' helped the [[French]] defend [[Cuddalore]] | *'''1783''' helped the [[French]] defend [[Cuddalore]] | ||
| + | *'''1788''' [[Ceylon]] | ||
*'''1795''' two companies taken prisoner by the British at [[Trincomalee]] | *'''1795''' two companies taken prisoner by the British at [[Trincomalee]] | ||
*'''1799''' [[4th Mysore War]] under Arthur Wellesley | *'''1799''' [[4th Mysore War]] under Arthur Wellesley | ||
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[http://ccv.northwestcompany.com/demeuron.html HM Regiment de Meuron] ccv.northwestcompany.com<br> | [http://ccv.northwestcompany.com/demeuron.html HM Regiment de Meuron] ccv.northwestcompany.com<br> | ||
[http://www.library.mq.edu.au/digital/seringapatam/regiments.html#meuron de Meuron Regiment] www.library.mq.edu.au<br> | [http://www.library.mq.edu.au/digital/seringapatam/regiments.html#meuron de Meuron Regiment] www.library.mq.edu.au<br> | ||
| + | [http://web.archive.org/web/20080113045404/www.regiments.org/regiments/europe/ch-regts/meuron.htm Le Régiment de Meuron] www.regiments.org | ||
[[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]] | [[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]] | ||
Revision as of 16:44, 31 December 2009
Known as HM Regiment de Meuron
Chronology
- 1781 raised in Neuchatel, Switzerland (100% Protestant and two thirds Swiss personnel), as the Le Régiment de Meuron after its commander, Comte Charles de Meuron. The regiment was to serve the Dutch East India Company protecting the Dutch colonies.
- 1795 transferred allegiance to the British Army as Meuron's Regiment after the British took Ceylon from the Dutch
- 1816 disbanded in England at Harwich (with free passage to the continent)
Service in British India
- 1782 Ceylon
- 1783 helped the French defend Cuddalore
- 1788 Ceylon
- 1795 two companies taken prisoner by the British at Trincomalee
- 1799 4th Mysore War under Arthur Wellesley
- 1806 left India for Malta
External Links
Regiment de Meuron Wikipedia
HM Regiment de Meuron ccv.northwestcompany.com
de Meuron Regiment www.library.mq.edu.au
Le Régiment de Meuron www.regiments.org
