102nd Regiment of Foot (1781)

{{Short description|Infantry regiment of the British Army}}

The 102nd Regiment of Foot was a regiment of the British Army between 1781 and 1785.

History

The regiment was raised in 1781.{{cite book |last1=Great Britain Public Record Office |title=Lists and Indexes |date=1963 |publisher=Kraus Reprint Corps. |location=London |page=501 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hvEMAQAAIAAJ |language=en}} The regiment fought in India during the Second Anglo-Mysore War and lost its king's colour and regimental colour on 3 May 1783 during the Siege of Bednore when the fortress fell to Mysore forces.

{{cite journal |last1=Holden |first1=Major R. |title=The Vicissitudes of Regimental Colours |journal=Royal United Services Institution. Journal |date=1 February 1895 |volume=39 |issue=204 |page=161 |doi=10.1080/03071849509417953 |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03071849509417953 |issn=0035-9289|url-access=subscription }} The regiment was disbanded in 1785.

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