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

The 107th (Bengal Infantry) Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army raised 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 as first raised by the Honourable East India Company as the 3rd Bengal European Regiment, when it was split off from the 1st Bengal Europeans in 1765.[1] It served in India until it was absorbed by the 1st and 2nd Bengal Europeans in 1798.[1]

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.[1] 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:[1]

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

References

  1. ^ a b c d "107th Regiment of Foot (Bengal Light Infantry)". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 10 May 2006. Retrieved 5 September 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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