1/105 Regiment of Foot
1 Battalion 105 Regiment of Foot (Madras Light
Infantry)
Unit Histories
| 15-Oct-1760 |
15-Oct-1760 |
Created |
from independent companies by David Graeme as 1 Battalion 105 Regiment of Foot (Queen's Own Royal Regiment of Highlanders) |
| 30-Jun-1763 ? |
30-Jun-1763 ? |
Disbanded |
sometime in 1763 |
| 30-Jun-1776 ? |
30-Jun-1776 ? |
Reformed |
by Lord Rawdon from Irish-American Loyalists as Volunteers of Ireland |
| 30-Jun-1782 ? |
30-Jun-1782 ? |
Renamed |
placed in British Establishment sometime in 1782 as 1 Battalion 105 Regiment of Foot |
| 30-Jun-1783 ? |
30-Jun-1783 ? |
Event |
transfered to Irish Establishment sometime in 1783 |
| 30-Jun-1787 ? |
30-Jun-1787 ? |
Disbanded |
sometime in 1787 |
| 18-Apr-1794 |
18-Apr-1794 |
Reformed |
in Leeds by Gordon Forbes for service in Ireland |
| 30-Jun-1795 ? |
30-Jun-1795 ? |
Disbanded |
sometime in 1795 |
| 03-Nov-1859 |
03-Nov-1859 |
Reformed |
Passed to Crown control from Honourable East India Company service as 2 Madras Light Infantry |
| 30-Sep-1862 |
30-Sep-1862 |
Renamed |
1 Battalion 105 Regiment of Foot (Madras Light Infantry) |
| 01-Jul-1881 |
01-Jul-1881 |
Converted to |
2 The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry |
| Number of Records Returned: 11 |
| Number of Pages Returned : 1 |
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