The fifth was raised in 1798 as the “New South Wales Corps,” made 102nd in 1809, and was disbanded in 1818 as the 100th; its facings were yellow.
HUNDRED AND FIRST FOOT.
| Titles. | Colour of | Campaigns, Battles, &c. | ||
| Uniform. | Facings. | |||
| East India Company’s Bengal European Regiment. 1759–1840 East India Company’s 1st Bengal European Regiment. 1840–1841 East India Company’s 1st Bengal European Light Infantry. 1841–1846 East India Company’s 1st Bengal European Fuziliers. 1846–1858 1st Bengal Fuziliers. 1858–1861 101st Royal Bengal Fuziliers. 1861—— | Scarlet, 1759—. | Sky Blue, in 1826. Blue, 1846—. | Plassey, 1757. Condore, 1758. Buxar, 1764. Gujerat, 1763–1765. Porto Novo, 1781. Sholingur, 1781. Arnee, 1782. Cuddalore, 1783. Deig, 1804. Bhurtpore, 1805. Bhurtpore, 1826. | Affghanistan. 1839–1840. Ghuznee, 1839. Ferozeshah, 1845. Sobraon, 1846. Pegu, 1852–1853. Delhi, 1857. Lucknow, 1858. Indian Mutiny, 1857–1858. |
The Regiment was formed from three Companies of the East India Company’s “Bombay European Regiment.”
It received its Title in 1846 for its conduct in the Sutlej Campaign.
Its facings during the last century cannot be traced.
It was nicknamed “The Dirty Shirts” from fighting in its shirt-sleeves at Delhi in 1857.
The first Regiment numbered 101st was the 101st Highlanders raised in 1760, and disbanded in 1763.
The second was raised in 1780, and disbanded in 1783.
The third was raised in 1794, and disbanded in 1795.