This infantry unit was raised for the army of the East India Company in 1839, but joined the British Army in 1862. It continued in service until the 1881 reforms, when it was merged into The Durham Light Infantry.
In May 1919, conflict broke out between British India and Afghanistan. Although peace was quickly agreed, the violence spread to the North West Frontier, challenging British control of that region.
This infantry regiment was raised by the East India Company in 1854 and transferred to the British Army five years later. It continued in service until the 1881 reforms, when it was amalgamated into The Royal Sussex Regiment.
This unit's origins stretch back to 1742, when it became part of the East India Company's army. In 1862, it transferred to the British Army and then merged into The Royal Dublin Fusiliers in 1881.
This regiment's origins stretch back to the 1680s, when it became part of the East India Company's army. In 1862, it transferred to the British Army and then merged into The Royal Dublin Fusiliers in 1881.
This infantry regiment became part of the British Army in 1862. Prior to this, it had served for over a century with the East India Company's army. It was merged into The Royal Munster Fusiliers in 1881.
This regiment became part of the British Army in 1862. But its origins date back to the 17th century, when the East India Company first established units of European troops. It was merged into The Royal Munster Fusiliers in 1881.
This unit was raised by the East India Company in 1853, but soon transferred to British Army service. It existed until the reforms of 1881, when it was merged into The Prince of Wales’s Leinster Regiment.
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Major-General Sir Robert Sale served in several important campaigns on the Indian subcontinent. He skillfully commanded the besieged garrison at Jalalabad during the First Afghan War, before being killed in action in the First Sikh War.
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