1778 in Military History - Military Units and Formations Established in 1778, 101st Grenadiers, 72nd Regiment, Duke of Albany's Own Highlanders (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Military Units and Formations Established in 1778, 101st Grenadiers, 72nd Regiment, Duke of Albany's Own Highlanders, 83rd Regiment of Foot, Irish Volunteers, South Carolina Navy, Slesvigske Fodregiment, Peabody's New Hampshire State Regiment, 79th Regiment of Foot, Armand's Legion, Pulaski's Legion, 82nd Regiment of Foot. Excerpt: The 101st Grenadiers was a regiment of the British Indian Army. The Regiment was first formed in 1778 after 6 grenadier companies (two companies each from the three battalions of the Bombay Army) were combined to form a composite battalion. The Regiment took part in the First Mahratta War against the Mahratta Empire and fought in a number of engagements against them, including the Battle of Talegoan where they fought with distinction. As a consequence of the unit's impressive performances it was formally created into a permanent unit as the 8th Regiment of Bombay Sepoys. In 1783 the regiment's title was altered to become the 8th Grenadier Regiment of Bombay Sepoys, and was also known simply as the Bombay Grenadiers. The Regiment claimed that it was the oldest grenadier regiment in the British Empire; the British Army Grenadier Guards did not gain its Grenadier title until 1815 after its actions against the French grenadiers at the Battle of Waterloo. Meanwhile, the Regiment took part in the numerous Mysore Wars. In 1783 the Regiment was part of the Mangalore garrison that was besieged by the Tipu Sultan and his vastly numerically superior Mysore forces. The British-Indian garrison distinguished itself during the siege of Mangalore, holding out for 9 months before they eventually negotiated a settlement that permitted the garrison to have safe passage to rejoin British forces. For the Regiment's actions during the... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1325963