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The 108th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army from 1761 to 1763. It was raised in October 1761 from a cadre of the 31st Regiment of Foot, and was disbanded in 1763. Regimental colonels. Regimental colonels were: 1761–1762: Lt-Col. Patrick M'Douall; 1762: Sir Robert Hamilton, 4th Baronet of Silvertonhill
The 106th Regiment of Foot (Bombay Light Infantry) was an infantry regiment of the British Army from 1862 to 1881, the third to bear the number after the Black Musqueteers (1761–1763) and a regiment raised briefly in 1794. It was formed by renaming the 2nd Bombay European Regiment, formed by the Honourable East India Company in 1839. [2]
Prior to 1751: formed in 1688, the title changed to 1751 with the colonel’s name. 1751-1782: 20th Regiment of Foot. 1782: became 20th (East Devonshire) Regiment of Foot. Functions, occupations and activities: Government (central) References: Swinson, Regiments and Corps..., 1972; NCA Rules: Name authority reference: GB/NNAF/C285627
In 1739 the first full regiment, the 42nd Regiment of Foot, was formed in the region. Towards the end of the 18th century, the battalion became the major tactical unit of the army. On the continent of Europe, where large field formations were usual, a regiment was a formation of two or more battalions, under a colonel who was a field commander.
In 1751, it became the 5th Regiment of Foot, with the regional title 'Northumberland' added in 1782; in 1836, it was designated a Fusilier unit and became the 5th (Northumberland Fusiliers) Regiment of Foot. After the 1881 Childers Reforms, it adopted the title Northumberland Fusiliers, then Royal Northumberland Fusiliers on 3 June 1935.
The 80th Regiment of Foot (Royal Edinburgh Volunteers) was a regiment in the British Army from 1778 to 1783. [1] It was formed in Edinburgh, Scotland by letter of service in 1778 for service in North America and sailed to New York commanded by lieutenant-colonel Thomas Dundas in 1779. The regiment then moved to Virginia, where they were ...
The 126th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, created in 1794 and disbanded in 1796. It was raised under the colonelcy of Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Mountnorris , 8th Viscount Valentia.
