103rd Regiment of Foot (King's Irish Infantry)

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103rd Regiment of Foot (King's Irish Infantry)
Active1781–1784
CountryUnion flag 1606 (Kings Colors).svg  Kingdom of Great Britain
BranchFlag of the British Army.svg  British Army
Type Line Infantry
Role Infantry
SizeOne battalion

The 103rd Regiment of Foot (King's Irish Infantry) was a British Army regiment raised in 1781. [1] Ralph Abercromby was colonel, of the regiment throughout its existence. [2] It served entirely in Ireland before being disbanded in 1784. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "103rd Regiment of Foot". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 26 June 2006. Retrieved 17 April 2017.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  2. "Abercromby, Ralph (1734-1801), of Tullibody, Clackmannan". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 14 May 2016.