100th Regiment of Foot (Loyal Lincolnshire Regiment)
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The 100th Regiment of Foot, or the Loyal Lincolnshire Regiment, was an infantry regiment
of the British Army
, formed in 1780 and disbanded in 1785. The Loyal Lincolnshires were reformed in 1794 as the 123rd Regiment of Foot (Loyal Lincolnshire)
and was again disbanded in 1796.
The regiment was raised in Ireland by Colonel Thomas Humberstone
, with Lieutenant-General Thomas Bruce
assuming the colonelcy in August 1780. It was dispatched to India shortly after being raised, and fought in the Second Anglo-Mysore War
; after surrendering in May 1783, it was interned before returning to Ireland in 1784.
The "Loyal Lincolnshire" title was later reused by the 123rd Foot
, raised in 1794.
(As 123rd)
Regiment
A regiment is a major tactical military unit, composed of variable numbers of batteries, squadrons or battalions, commanded by a colonel or lieutenant colonel...
of the British Army
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
, formed in 1780 and disbanded in 1785. The Loyal Lincolnshires were reformed in 1794 as the 123rd Regiment of Foot (Loyal Lincolnshire)
123rd Regiment of Foot (Loyal Lincolnshire)
The 123rd Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1794 and disbanded in 1796; it took its title from the 100th Foot, disbanded in 1785.-References:*, regiments.org...
and was again disbanded in 1796.
The regiment was raised in Ireland by Colonel Thomas Humberstone
Thomas Frederick Mackenzie Humberston
Thomas Frederick Mackenzie Humberston was a British soldier and Chief of the Highland Clan Mackenzie.-Origins:Mackenzie was the eldest son of Major William Mackenzie , by Mary, daughter and heiress of Matthew Humberston of Humberston, in Lincolnshire. His father was the son of the Hon...
, with Lieutenant-General Thomas Bruce
Thomas Bruce
Thomas Bruce may refer to:*Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin , British nobleman and diplomat*Thomas Bruce, 2nd Earl of Ailesbury, 3rd Earl of Elgin , British peer, M.P...
assuming the colonelcy in August 1780. It was dispatched to India shortly after being raised, and fought in the Second Anglo-Mysore War
Second Anglo-Mysore War
The Second Anglo-Mysore War was a conflict in Mughal India between the Sultanate of Mysore and the British East India Company. At the time, Mysore was a key French ally in India, and the Franco-British conflict raging on account of the American Revolutionary War helped spark Anglo-Mysorean...
; after surrendering in May 1783, it was interned before returning to Ireland in 1784.
The "Loyal Lincolnshire" title was later reused by the 123rd Foot
123rd Regiment of Foot (Loyal Lincolnshire)
The 123rd Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1794 and disbanded in 1796; it took its title from the 100th Foot, disbanded in 1785.-References:*, regiments.org...
, raised in 1794.
Colonels
- 1780 Col. Thomas Frederick Mackenzie Humberston [also 72nd Hldrs]
- 1780.08.05 Lt-Gen. Hon. Thomas Bruce [to 1785; also 16th Foot]
(As 123rd)
- 1794 Edward Letherland [to 1795]