105th Regiment of Foot (1794)

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105th Regiment of Foot
Active18 April 1794–1795
CountryUnion flag 1606 (Kings Colors).svg  Kingdom of Great Britain (1756–1800)
BranchFlag of the British Army.svg  British Army
Type Line infantry
Commanders
Colonel of
the Regiment
Gen Gordon Forbes

The 105th Regiment of Foot had a brief existence as a British Army infantry regiment between 1794 and 1795. Its Regimental Colonel throughout its brief history was Colonel (later General) Gordon Forbes.

The regiment was raised on 18 April 1794 in Leeds, Yorkshire, and posted to Ireland. In 1795 it was to be posted to the Caribbean to take part in a British invasion of Saint-Domingue. The invasion had already suffered heavy losses to yellow fever. [1] On hearing of the plan, soldiers of the regiment rioted. [2] The regiment was disbanded in 1795. Many of the personnel then transferred to other regiments. [3]

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References

  1. C.L.R. James, Black Jacobins (1938).
  2. Perry 2005, p. 72.
  3. "105th Regiment of Foot [1794–1795]". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 15 November 2007. Retrieved 19 April 2017.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)

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