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101st (Royal Bengal Fusiliers) Regiment of Foot |
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East India Company / United Kingdom 
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| 1652 | Guard of Honour raised by the Hon. East India Company in Bengal (Ensign and 30 men) |
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| 1685 | increased by six companies from England | |
| 1689 | Bengal abandoned and force moved to Madras | |
| 1690 | Bengal reoccupied by one company | |
| 1694 | Bengal force reduced to 4 NCOs and 20 men | |
| 1756.12.16 | The Bengal European Regiment formed by regimentation of independent companies |
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| 1765.08.05 | 1st Bengal European Regiment regiment (1600 men) broken up to also form 2nd Bengal European Regiment and 3rd Bengal European Regiment |
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| 1779.09.26 | 2nd Battalion formed | |
| 1783? | 1st Bengal European Battalion (2nd Bn disbanded); some personnel separated to form 4th Bn , 5th Bn and 6th Bn |
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| 1796 | 1st Bengal European Regiment absorbed 5th Regiment without change of title |
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| 1803 | The Bengal European Regiment redesignated on disbandment of 2nd Regiment |
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| 1822 | 1st Bengal European Regiment volunteers separated to re-form 2nd Regiment |
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| 1830.01.01 | The Bengal European Regiment re-absorbed 2nd Regiment |
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| 1839.07.29 | nucleus separated to re-form 2nd Bengal European Regiment | |
| 1840 | 1st Bengal (European) Light Infantry | |
| 1846.04.11 | 1st Bengal (European) Fusiliers | |
| 1858.07.03 | transferred from HEIC to Crown control | |
| 1859.11.03 | 1st Bengal Fusiliers | |
| 1861.05.02 | 1st Royal Bengal Fusiliers | |
| 1862.09.30 | 101st (Royal Bengal Fusiliers) Regiment of Foot transferred to British Army |
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| 1881.07.01 | amalgamated with 104th Foot to form The Royal Munster Fusiliers | |
| Plassey, Condore, Buxar,
[Rohilcund 1774]1,
Sholinghur, Guzerat,
Deig, Bhurtpore,
[Ghuznee 1838]2,
Afghanistan 1839,
Ferozeshah, Sobraon,
Pegu, Delhi 1857, Lucknow 1. inherited from 104th Foot in 1803, later withdrawn, and re-granted in 1894. 2. apparently misdated. Note: see also The Royal Munster Fusiliers for belatedly awarded battle honours. |
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| 1862.06.22 | Lt-Gen. Sir Abraham Roberts, GCB | |
| 1873.12.29 | Gen. Corbet Cotton | |
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| Nicknames: | The Dirty Shirts | |
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| Marches: | The Boys of Wexford | |
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