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British Military Forces at Seedaseer and Seringapatam in 1799
King's Regiments
12th (East Suffolk) Regiment of Foot
19th Light Dragoons
25th Light Dragoons
33rd (Duke of Wellington's) Regiment of Foot
73rd (Highland) Regiment of Foot
74th (Highland) Regiment of Foot
75th (Highland) Regiment of Foot
77th Regiment of Foot
Scotch Brigade [later 94th Regiment]
de Meuron Regiment
Honorable East India Company (HEIC) Regiments
Bengal (European) Regiment
Bombay (European) Regiment
Madras (European) Regiment
Sepoy Regiments
Madras Native Infantry
Madras Native Cavalry
Madras Pioneers
Madras Artillery
Bengal Native Infantry
Bengal Artillery
Bombay Native Infantry
King's Regiments
12th (East Suffolk) Regiment of Foot
From 1751-1782, The 12th Regiment of Foot.
Campaign/Battle Honours: INDIA 1798-1807; MALLAVELLY 1799; SERINGAPATAM 1799.
See: Biographies (Grand Army)
See: Army List 1799
19th Light Dragoons
From 1781-86, the 23rd Light Dragoons, then re-numbered 19th Light Dragoons.
Campaign/Battle Honours: MALAVELLY 1799; SERINGAPATAM 1799.
See: Biographies (Grand Army)
See: Army List 1799
25th Light Dragoons
See: Biographies (Grand Army)
See: Army List 1799
33rd (Duke of Wellington's) Regiment of Foot
From 1782, re-named the 33rd (1st Yorkshire West Riding) Regiment of Foot; from 1853
- 1881, The 33rd (Duke of Wellington's) Regiment of Foot.
Campaign/Battle Honours: SERINGAPATAM 1799.
See: Biographies (Grand Army)
See: Army List 1799
73rd (Highland) Regiment of Foot
Raised 1780, by Norman 20th Chief of MacLeod, to provide a 2nd Battalion for the 42nd
Regiment in 1786, formed into a separate regiment, and re-numbered 73rd Highland
Regiment of Foot; in 1881, linked to the 42nd (Royal Highland - The Black Watch)
to form The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders); in 1934, the title was changed to
The Royal Highlanders (The Black Watch).
Campaign/Battle Honours: MYSORE 1783; MANGALORE 1783; PONDICHERRY 1793; SERINGAPATAM 1799.
See: Biographies (Grand Army)
See: Army List 1799
74th (Highland) Regiment of Foot
Regiment originally raised 1787; finally completed in 1789.
Part of the Regiment embarked for India in 1787 as soon as it had been raised;
the remainder followed by 1789. From 1803, also known as 'The Assaye Regiment';
from 1881, linked to the 71st (Highland Light Infantry) Regiment to form 2nd
Battalion Highland Light Infantry.
Campaign/Battle Honours: SERINGAPATAM 1799.
See: Biographies (Grand Army)
See: Army List 1799
75th (Highland) Regiment of Foot
Raised 1787.
Embarked for India: 1788.
In 1809, renamed 75th Foot; in 1862, named the 75th Stirlingshire Regiment; from
1881, linked to the 92nd (Gordon Highlanders) Regiment of Foot to form 1st
Battalion of The Gordon Highlanders.
Campaign/Battle Honours: SERINGAPATAM 1792; MYSORE 1799; SERINGAPATAM 1799.
See: Biographies (Bombay Army)
See: Army List 1799
77th Regiment of Foot
The 77th (Atholl Highlanders) Regiment, raised 1775, was disbanded 1783; embarked
for India in 1788; in 1807, the Regiment became The 77th (East Middlesex)
Regiment of Foot.
Campaign/Battle Honours: INDIA 1788-1807; MYSORE 1790; SERINGAPATAM 1799.
See: Biographies (Bombay Army)
See: Army List 1799
Scotch Brigade
From 1586-1793, The Scotch Brigade had been in the service of Holland almost
continually. It served without number until 1803, when it was taken into British
service, and numbered the 94th (Scots Brigade) Regiment of Foot; this was
disbanded in 1818; in 1823, the 94th Regiment of Foot was raised, and in 1881,
was linked to the 88th (Connaught Rangers) Regiment of Foot to form The Connaught
Rangers. Embarked for India 1796.
Campaign/Battle Honours: SERINGAPATAM 1799.
See: Biographies (Grand Army)
See: Army List 1799
de Meuron Regiment
Raised as a Swiss mercenary regiment by Count Charles De Meuron for the Dutch
East India Company in 1781; secretly transferred its allegiance to the British in
1795. The Dutch governor, Van Angelbeek, permitted the regiment to leave for
India in November on condition that it took no part in the siege of Colombo. On
arrival at Madras almost all of its complement of 860 men enlisted in the British
Army and served with distinction as a separate regiment in India (1795-1806), the
Mediterranean (1807-1813), and Canada (1813-1816), until its final disbandment in
September 1816.
Campaign/Battle Honours: SERINGAPATAM 1799.
See: Biographies (Grand Army)
See: 1799: Meuron Regiment
Honorable East India Company (HEIC) Regiments
Bengal (European) Regiment
From 1841; the HEIC 1st Bengal (European) Regiment; from 1841, the HEIC 1st
(Bengal European) Light Infantry; from 1846 the HEIC 1st (Bengal European)
Fusiliers; from 1858, The 1st Bengal Fusiliers; from 1861 the 101st (Royal Bengal
Fusiliers) Regiment; from 1881, linked to the 104th (Bengal Fusiliers) Regiment
to form The Royal Munster Fusiliers.
Campaign/Battle Honours: BUXAR 1764; CARNATIC 1783.
See: Biographies (Grand Army)
Bombay (European) Regiment
From 1839, the HEIC 1st Bombay (European) Regiment; from 1844, the HEIC 1st
Bombay (European) Fusiliers; from 1858, The 1st Bombay Fusiliers; from 1861, the
103rd Royal Bombay Fusiliers; from 1881, linked to the 102nd (Royal Madras
Fusiliers to form The Royal Dublin Fusiliers; disbanded 1922.
Campaign/Battle Honours: MYSORE 1747-83; BUXAR 1764; NUNDY-DROOG 1791; SERINGAPATAM 1792.
See: Biographies (Bombay Army)
Madras (European) Regiment
From 1830, the HEIC Madras (European) Regiment; from 1843, the HEIC 1st Madras
(European) Fusiliers; from 1858, the 1st Madras Fusiliers; from 1861, The 102nd
(Royal Madras) Fusiliers; from 1881, linked to the 103rd (Royal Bombay Fusiliers)
to form The Royal Dublin Fusiliers ; disbanded 1922.
Campaign/Battle Honours: PONDICHERRY 1760; PONDICHERRY 1793.
See: Biographies (Grand Army)
Sepoy Regiments
1st Madras Native Infantry
2nd Madras Native Infantry
1st Madras Native Cavalry
2nd Madras Native Cavalry
3rd Madras Native Cavalry
4th Madras Native Cavalry
Madras Pioneers
Madras Artillery
1st Bengal Native Infantry
2nd Bengal Native Infantry
Bengal Artillery
1st Bombay Native Infantry
See: Biographies (Bombay Army)
2nd Bombay Native Infantry
See: Biographies (Bombay Army)