103rd Regiment of Foot
Active1760–1760
Country Kingdom of Great Britain
Branch British Army
TypeLine Infantry
RoleInfantry
SizeOne battalion
EngagementsSeven Years' War

The 103rd Regiment of Foot (Volunteer Hunters) was a British Army regiment formed at Bury St Edmunds in October 1760.[1] It took part, alongside the Royal Marines,[2] in the Capture of Belle Île in April 1761 during the Seven Years' War.[1] It was then disbanded in England in 1763.[1]

Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Oswald was its colonel from 1761 to 1763.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "103rd Regiment of Foot". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 27 June 2006. Retrieved 17 April 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. "Royal Marines History and Traditional Facts" (PDF). Marine Society & Sea Cadet. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  • "103rd Regiment of Foot". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 27 June 2006. Retrieved 1 April 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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