108th (Madras Infantry) Regiment of Foot

108th Regiment of Foot
Active1766–1774
1777–1796
1854–1881
Country East India Company (1766–1858)
 United Kingdom (1858–1881)
Branch Madras Army (1766–1862)
 British Army (1862–1881)
TypeInfantry
SizeOne battalion (two battalions 1777–1796)
Garrison/HQ
  1. Madras Presidency
  2. St Lucia Barracks, Omagh
EngagementsIndian Rebellion

The 108th Regiment of Foot (Madras Infantry) was an infantry regiment of the British Army. However, it was raised initially as part of the Madras Army, by the East India Company (EIC) in 1766.

In the aftermath of the Indian Rebellion (1857), the British government took control of the Presidency Armies and the 108th became also known by the name 3rd Madras Infantry.[1] Finally, under the Childers Reforms of 1881, the regiment was amalgamated with the 27th (Inniskilling) Regiment of Foot, to form the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.

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