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100th Regiment of Foot
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| Formation |
Brief detail |
| 1760 (August) |
100th Highlanders, four independent companies each of
100 men raised in Argyllshire, Scotland. Company COs were Lieutenants
Alexander Ross, Neil Campbell, Alexander Macdonald and John MacHarg.
Moved to Newcastle, England in 1761 and formed as a corps commanded by
Major Colin Campbell. Moved to Portsmouth and then to Jersey in July. In
September 1761 moved to Guadeloupe and then Martinique as part of
Brigadier General Haviland's brigade to combat the French at Fort Royal
where the 100th Highlanders were instrumental in defeating a French
counter offensive. A detachment of the Regiment
fought against Spain in 1762 as part of Lord Albemarle's expedition to
Havannah and took part in the storming of the Fort Moro when the
detachment lost many men.
In 1763 the 100th returned to Stirling, Scotland and
was disbanded on 23rd September 1763. |
| 1780 (August) |
100th Foot was placed on the establishment on 5th
August 1780. C.O. was Lt. Col. Francis Mackenzie Humberstone, adjutant
was James Fraser and Quartermaster was Richard Brown. Other officers
were Majors Henry Rooke and John Campbell, Strength was to be ten
companies though this was subsequently increased to fifteen. The
Regiment moved to India and did battle with French on route and suffered
28 casualties. Whilst on route in 1781 a 'home' company was established
in Inverness for recruiting. This had 100 men and included many
'recruiting sergeants'! The 100th arrived in Bombay, India in early
1782. In India Hyder Ali was the sultan of
Mysore in south-western India. Hyder Ali had become the ruler of Mysore
in 1761, and rivalled British power in the area subsequently invading
the Carnatic in 1780 and defeating a British force. The arrival of the
100th foot as part of a force led by Sir Eyre Coote fought against both
the troops of Hyder Ali and their French allies achieving victory
against his successor in 1784 during the Anglo-French wars. (Read
more about
Hyder
Ali) Immediately after the victory, the 100th returned to Scotland
and were disbanded in 1785. During their service in India the Regiment
had lost 39 officers and 1,200 men. |
| 1794 (June) |
The 100th foot were again raised on the 24 June 1794
at Aberdeen, Scotland. Embarked for Gibraltar arriving 27 September.
Moved to Corsica 1795, back to Gibraltar 1796. May 1798 returned to
Scotland. In anticipation of a French invasion of Ireland the Regiment
then immediately moved to Dublin. In October 1798 the 100th was
renumbered 92nd Highlanders and thence in 1881 became the 2nd Battalion
Gordon Highlanders. |
| 1804 |
100th Regiment of Foot |
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