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The '''107th Regiment of Foot (Bengal Light Infantry)''' was an [[infantry]] regiment of the [[British Army]] from 1862 to 1881, when it was amalgamated into [[The Royal Sussex Regiment]].
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The '''107th (Bengal Infantry) Regiment of Foot''' was an [[infantry]] [[regiment]] of the [[British Army]], raised by the [[East India Company]] in 1765. Under the [[Childers Reforms]], it amalgamated with the [[35th (Royal Sussex) Regiment of Foot]] to form the [[Royal Sussex Regiment]].


==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. 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.
[[File:The mausoleum of Hafiz Rahmat Khan at Bareilly, 1814-15.jpg|thumb|left|The mausoleum of [[Hafiz Rahmat Khan Barech]], [[Regent]] of [[Rohilkhand]], at [[Bareilly]], India]]


===Early history===
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]].
The regiment as first raised by the [[East India Company]] as the '''3rd Bengal European Regiment''', when it was formed from the [[101st Regiment of Foot (Royal Bengal Fusiliers)|1st Bengal Europeans]] in 1765.<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 |access-date=5 September 2016 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060510205216/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/107-862.htm |archive-date=10 May 2006 |df=dmy }}</ref> It went to take part in an action at [[Rohilkhand]] in April 1774 during the [[First Rohilla War]].<ref name=locations>{{cite web|url=http://www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/107.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060528054512/http://www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/107.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 May 2006|title=107th (Bengal Infantry) Regiment of Foot: Locations|access-date=31 March 2017}}</ref> It served in India until it was absorbed by the 1st and [[104th Regiment of Foot (Bengal Fusiliers)|2nd Bengal Europeans]] in 1798.<ref name=regiments/>

===The Victorian era===
The regiment was re-raised as the '''3rd Bengal (European) Light Infantry''' in 1854 and then saw action in India in 1857 during the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857|Indian Rebellion]].<ref name=locations/> After the Crown took control of the [[Presidency armies]] in the aftermath of the Indian Rebellion, the regiment became the '''3rd Bengal Light Infantry''' in November 1859.<ref name=regiments/> It was then renumbered as the '''107th Regiment of Foot (Bengal Light Infantry)''' on transfer to the [[British Army]] in September 1862.<ref name=regiments/> It embarked for England in 1875.<ref name=locations/>

As part of the [[Cardwell Reforms]] of the 1870s, where single-battalion regiments were linked together to share a single depot and recruiting district in the United Kingdom, the 107th was linked with the [[35th (Royal Sussex) Regiment of Foot]], and assigned to district no. 43 at [[Roussillon Barracks]] in [[Chichester]].<ref name=training>{{cite web|url=http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/depot/1873.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060210172841/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/depot/1873.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 February 2006|title=Training Depots|publisher=Regiments.org|access-date=16 October 2016}}</ref> On 1 July 1881 the [[Childers Reforms]] came into effect and the regiment amalgamated with the 35th (Royal Sussex) Regiment of Foot to form the [[Royal Sussex Regiment]].<ref name=regiments/>

==Regimental Colonels==
[[Colonel of the Regiment|Colonels of the Regiment]] were:<ref name=regiments/>

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;3rd Bengal Light Infantry
*1862: Maj-Gen. George Huyshe, CB

;107th Regiment of Foot (Bengal Light Infantry) (British Army)
*1862–1868: Gen. Sir [[George Petre Wymer]], KCB
*1868–1873: Lt-Gen. William James D'Urban
*1873–1881: Gen. Hon. [[Arthur Upton (1807–1883)|Arthur Upton]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
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[[Category:Infantry regiments of the British Army]]
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[[Category:Military units and formations established in 1854]]

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[[Category:British light infantry]]
[[Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1881]]
[[Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1881]]
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Latest revision as of 20:54, 21 December 2023

For other units with the same regimental number, see 107th Regiment of Foot (disambiguation).

107th Regiment of Foot
Active1765–1798
1854–1881
Land East India Company (1765–1858)
 Vereinigtes Königreich (1858–1881)
Branch Bengal Army (1765–1862)
 British Army (1862–1881)
TypInfantry
SizeOne battalion (two battalions 1779–1781)
Garrison/HQRoussillon Barracks, Chichester
EngagementsIndian Rebellion

The 107th (Bengal Infantry) Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, raised by the East India Company in 1765. Under the Childers Reforms, it amalgamated with the 35th (Royal Sussex) Regiment of Foot to form the Royal Sussex Regiment.

History

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The mausoleum of Hafiz Rahmat Khan Barech, Regent of Rohilkhand, at Bareilly, India

Early history

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The regiment as first raised by the East India Company as the 3rd Bengal European Regiment, when it was formed from the 1st Bengal Europeans in 1765.[1] It went to take part in an action at Rohilkhand in April 1774 during the First Rohilla War.[2] It served in India until it was absorbed by the 1st and 2nd Bengal Europeans in 1798.[1]

The Victorian era

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The regiment was re-raised as the 3rd Bengal (European) Light Infantry in 1854 and then saw action in India in 1857 during the Indian Rebellion.[2] After the Crown took control of the Presidency armies in the aftermath of the Indian Rebellion, the regiment became the 3rd Bengal Light Infantry in November 1859.[1] It was then renumbered as the 107th Regiment of Foot (Bengal Light Infantry) on transfer to the British Army in September 1862.[1] It embarked for England in 1875.[2]

As part of the Cardwell Reforms of the 1870s, where single-battalion regiments were linked together to share a single depot and recruiting district in the United Kingdom, the 107th was linked with the 35th (Royal Sussex) Regiment of Foot, and assigned to district no. 43 at Roussillon Barracks in Chichester.[3] On 1 July 1881 the Childers Reforms came into effect and the regiment amalgamated with the 35th (Royal Sussex) Regiment of Foot to form the Royal Sussex Regiment.[1]

Regimental Colonels

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Colonels of the Regiment were:[1]

3rd Bengal Light Infantry
  • 1862: Maj-Gen. George Huyshe, CB
107th Regiment of Foot (Bengal Light Infantry) (British Army)

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "107th Regiment of Foot (Bengal Light Infantry)". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 10 May 2006. Retrieved 5 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ a b c "107th (Bengal Infantry) Regiment of Foot: Locations". Archived from the original on 28 May 2006. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Training Depots". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 10 February 2006. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
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