103rd Regiment of Foot (Volunteer Hunters)

For other units with the same regimental number, see 103rd Regiment of Foot (disambiguation).
103rd Regiment of Foot
Active1760–1763
CountryGreat Britain
BranchBritish Army
TypeLine infantry
RoleInfantry
SizeOne battalion
EngagementsSeven Years' War

The 103rd Regiment of Foot (Volunteer Hunters) was a line infantry regiment of British Army raised at Bury St Edmunds in October 1760.[1] Thomas Oswald was colonel of the regiment from 1761 to 1763.[1] The regiment took part, alongside His Majesty's Marine Forces,[2] in the capture of Belle Île in April 1761 during the Seven Years' War.[1] It was then disbanded in England in 1763 upon the conclusion of the war.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "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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