112th Regiment of Foot (1794)

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The 112th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army from 1794 to 1795. It was raised in July 1794 and stationed in Ireland.

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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. On hearing of the plan, soldiers of the regiment rioted. [1]

The regiment was disbanded in 1795. [2]

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References

  1. Perry 2005, p. 72.
  2. "112th Regiment of Foot". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 27 January 2008.

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