100th Regiment Of Foot (Loyal Lincolnshire Regiment) Officers
100th Regiment of Foot may refer to regiments of the British Army: *100th Regiment of Foot (1760), raised in 1760 *100th Regiment of Foot (Loyal Lincolnshire Regiment), raised in 1780 *92nd (Gordon Highlanders) Regiment of Foot, raised as the 100th (Gordon Highlanders) in 1794 and renumbered as the 92nd in 1798 *100th Regiment of Foot (Prince Regent's County of Dublin Regiment), raised in 1804 and renumbered as the 99th in 1816 *New South Wales Corps, renumbered from the 102nd in 1816 *100th (Prince of Wales's Royal Canadian) Regiment of Foot The 100th (Prince of Wales's Royal Canadian) Regiment of Foot was a British Army regiment, raised in 1858. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 109th Regiment of Foot (Bombay Infantry) to form the Prince of Wales's Leinster Regimen ...

100th Regiment Of Foot (1760)
The 100th Regiment of Foot, also known as Campbell's Highlanders, was an infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1760 and disbanded in 1763. The regiment was raised in 1760 by the regimentation of independent companies of infantry, and embodied at Stirling in 1761.Brander, p. 207 It was at first sent for garrison duty in the Channel Islands before being sent to the Caribbean. In 1762, they saw service at the Invasion of Martinique from France. With the end of the Seven Years' War The Seven Years' War (1756–1763) was a global conflict that involved most of the European Great Powers, and was fought primarily in Europe, the Americas, and Asia-Pacific. Other concurrent conflicts include the French and Indian War (175 ... in 1763, the regiment was disbanded in Scotland. The unofficial title ''Campbell's Highlanders'' was adopted from its first Major-Commandant, Colin Campbell; a similar title was used, at the same time, by the 88th Foot. Colonels The colonels o ...
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100th Regiment Of Foot (Loyal Lincolnshire Regiment)
The 100th Regiment of Foot, or the Loyal Lincolnshire Regiment, was an infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1780 and disbanded in 1785. The Loyal Lincolnshire Regiment was reformed in 1794 as the 123rd Regiment of Foot (Loyal Lincolnshire) and was again disbanded in 1796. History The regiment was raised in Ireland by Colonel Thomas Humberstone, with Lieutenant-General Thomas Bruce assuming the colonelcy in August 1780. It was dispatched to India shortly after being raised, and fought in the Second Anglo-Mysore War; after surrendering at the Siege of Bednore The siege of Bednore was a battle of the Second Anglo-Mysore War. The British had captured Bednore (modern day Nagara) and other strongholds in the Malabar coast from Mysore in early 1783, while the Mysore leader, Tipu Sultan, was leading his arm ... on 28 April 1783, it was interned before returning to Ireland in 1784. It was disbanded in Ireland in 1785. The "Loyal Lincolnshire" title was later reused by the ...
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92nd (Gordon Highlanders) Regiment Of Foot
The 92nd (Gordon Highlanders) Regiment of Foot was a British Army infantry regiment, raised in 1794. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 75th (Stirlingshire) Regiment of Foot to form the Gordon Highlanders in 1881. History Formation The regiment was raised in Aberdeenshire by General George Gordon, 5th Duke of Gordon, as the 100th (Gordon Highlanders) Regiment of Foot, in response to the threat posed by the French Revolution, on 10 February 1794. It embarked for Gibraltar in September 1794 and then moved on to Corsica in June 1795. From Corsica a detachment was sent to Elba in August 1796 and the whole regiment returned to Gibraltar in September 1796. The regiment returned to England in March 1798 but was then deployed to Ireland in May 1798 to help suppress the Irish Rebellion. The regiment was re-ranked as the 92nd (Highland) Regiment of Foot in October 1798. The regiment embarked for Holland in August 1799 and saw action at the Battle of Alkmaar in October ...
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100th Regiment Of Foot (Prince Regent's County Of Dublin Regiment)
The 100th Regiment of Foot (Prince Regent's County of Dublin Regiment) was raised in Ireland in 1804 for service in the Napoleonic Wars. After a few weeks, Lieutenant Colonel John Murray was appointed to command; he was to remain in this post for most of the regiment's active service. History The regiment was raised in Ireland as the 100th Regiment of Foot for service in the Napoleonic Wars in 1804. The 100th were transferred to Nova Scotia in 1805, with 271 men being lost when the troopship ''Aeneas'' was wrecked off Newfoundland. They were then stationed in Canada proper. In 1807, Colonel Isaac Brock, then serving on the staff in North America, reported favourably on the regiment while they were serving as garrison for Quebec City, and commented, ''"The men were principally raised in the north of Ireland, and are nearly all Protestants; they are robust, active, and good looking."'' During the War of 1812 the regiment served on the Canadian frontier. A detachment was present ...
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New South Wales Corps
The New South Wales Corps (sometimes called The Rum Corps) was formed in England in 1789 as a permanent regiment of the British Army to relieve the New South Wales Marine Corps, who had accompanied the First Fleet to Australia, in fortifying the Colony of New South Wales. It gained notoriety for its trade in rum and disobedient behaviour during its service and was disbanded in 1818. History Formation The regiment was formed in England in June 1789 as a permanent unit to relieve the New South Wales Marine Corps, who had accompanied the First Fleet to Australia. The regiment began arriving as guards on the Second Fleet in 1790. The regiment, led by Major Francis Grose, consisted of three companies numbering about 300 men. Although drafts were sent from Britain to reinforce the regiment throughout its time in Australia, full strength was never to exceed 500. A fourth company was raised from those Marines wishing to remain in New South Wales under Captain George Johnston, who ...
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