108th Foot
The 108th Regiment of Foot (Madras Infantry) was an infantry regiment of the British Army. However, it was raised initially as part of the Madras Army, by the East India Company (EIC) in 1766. In the aftermath of the Indian Rebellion (1857), the British government took control of the Presidency Armies and the 108th became als known by the name 3rd Madras Infantry. Finally, under the Childers Reforms of 1881, the regiment was amalgamated with the 27th (Inniskilling) Regiment of Foot, to form the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. History East India Company The regiment as first raised by the East India Company as the 3rd Madras European Regiment, when it was formed from the 102nd Regiment of Foot (Royal Madras Fusiliers), 1st Madras Europeans in 1766. It served in India until 1774, when it was absorbed by the 1st and 105th Regiment of Foot (Madras Light Infantry), 2nd Madras Europeans in 1774. Re-raised as a separate regiment in 1777, the 108th was disbanded in 1796. The regiment w ...
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Flag Of The British East India Company (1801)
The flag of the East India Company was used to represent the East India Company, which was chartered in Kingdom of England, England in 1600. The flag was altered as the nation changed from England to Great Britain to the United Kingdom. It was initially a red and white striped ensign with the flag of England in the canton (flag), canton. The flag displayed in the canton was later replaced by the flag of Great Britain and then the flag of the United Kingdom, as the nation developed. Early years Upon receiving a Chartered company, Royal Charter to trade in the Indian Ocean from Queen Elizabeth I of England, Elizabeth I in 1600, the English East India Company adopted a flag of red and white stripes (varying from nine to thirteen stripes in total), with the flag of England in the canton. It was reported that the number of stripes was chosen because many of the East India Company's shareholders were Freemasons, and the number thirteen is considered powerful in Freemasonry. However, ...
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