103rd Regiment of Foot (1794)

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103rd Regiment of Foot
Active1794–1795
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 was a British Army regiment raised in Bristol in May 1794. [1] The regiment was raised by Lieutenant-Colonel William Dyott. [2] Initially known as the Loyal Bristol Regiment, it was renumbered as the 103rd Regiment of Foot later that year but disbanded the following year when personnel were transferred to the 4th Regiment of Foot and the 7th Regiment of Foot. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "103rd Regiment of Foot". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 27 June 2006. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  2. Phillippart, John (1815). The royal military calendar. p. 217.