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{{for|other units with the same regimental number|107th Regiment of Foot (disambiguation)}}
The '''107th (Bengal Infantry) Regiment of Foot''' was an [[infantry]] [[regiment]] of the [[British Army]]
==History==
The regiment was originally formed by the [[Honourable East India Company]] in 1854 as the '''3rd Bengal (European) Light Infantry''', and served in the [[Indian Mutiny]] of 1857.<ref name=regiments>{{cite web|url=http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/107-862.htm |title=107th Regiment of Foot (Bengal Light Infantry) |publisher=regiments.org |accessdate=5 September 2016 |deadurl=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060510205216/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/107-862.htm |archivedate=10 May 2006 |df=dmy }}</ref> As with all other "European" units of the Company, they were placed under the command of the Crown in 1858, and formally moved into the British Army in 1862, ranked as the 107th Foot.
As part of the [[Childers Reforms]] in 1881, the regiment was amalgamated with the [[35th (Royal Sussex) Regiment of Foot]] to form the [[Royal Sussex Regiment]].
==Regimental Colonels==
Colonels of the Regiment were:<ref name=regiments/>
;3rd Bengal Light Infantry
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