106th Regiment of Foot (Bombay Light Infantry)

2nd Bombay European Regiment (to 1862)
106th Regiment of Foot (Bombay Light Infantry)
Glengarry badge of the 106th regiment of Foot
Active1839-1881
Country East India Company (1839–1858)
 United Kingdom (1858–1881)
Branch Bombay Army (1839–1862)
 British Army (1862–1881)
Typelight infantry
SizeOne battalion
Garrison/HQSunderland Barracks from 1872[1]
ColoursFacing Colour: Pale Buff to 1842
White
March"Paddy Carey"

The 106th Regiment of Foot (Bombay Light Infantry) was an infantry regiment of the British Army from 1862 to 1881, the third to bear the number after the Black Musqueteers (1761–1763) and a regiment raised briefly in 1794. It was formed by renaming the 2nd Bombay European Regiment, formed by the Honourable East India Company in 1839.[2] In 1881 the 106th Regiment was joined with the 68th (Durham) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry) to form the Durham Light Infantry, as its second regular battalion.

  1. ^ Vane p. 191
  2. ^ Vane p. 106

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