103rd Regiment of Foot (Royal Bombay Fusiliers)
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For other units with the same regimental number, see 103rd Regiment of Foot (disambiguation).
The 103rd Regiment of Foot (Royal Bombay Fusiliers) was a regiment raised in 1662. It transferred to the command of the Honourable East India Company in 1668 and to the command of the British Army in 1862. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 102nd Regiment of Foot (Royal Madras Fusiliers) to form the Royal Dublin Fusiliers in 1881.
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103rd Regiment of Foot (Royal Bombay Fusiliers) | |
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Active | 1662–1881 |
Country | East India Company (1662–1858) United Kingdom (1858–1881) |
Branch | Bombay Army (1662–1862) British Army (1862–1881) |
Role | Infantry |
Size | One battalion |
Garrison/HQ | Naas Barracks, County Kildare |
Colors | white facings, changed to dark blue in 1861. |
Engagements | Seven Years' War Third Anglo-Mysore War Third Anglo-Maratha War Fourth Anglo-Mysore War Second Anglo-Sikh War Indian Rebellion |
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