| 105th Regiment of Foot | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1766–1799 1824–1830 1839–1881 |
| Country | .svg) East India Company (1766–1858) United Kingdom (1858–1881) |
| Branch | Madras Army (1766–1862) British Army (1862–1881) |
| Type | Infantry |
| Size | One battalion (two battalions 1774–1799) |
| Garrison/HQ | Pontefract Barracks,West Riding of Yorkshire |
| Engagements | Second Anglo-Burmese War Indian Rebellion |
The105th Regiment of Foot (Madras Light Infantry) was aninfantry regiment of theBritish Army, raised by theHonourable East India Company in 1766. Under theChilders Reforms it amalgamated with the51st (2nd Yorkshire West Riding) Regiment of Foot to form theKing's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.
The regiment as first raised by theHonourable East India Company as the2nd Madras Europeans, when it was formed from the1st Madras Europeans in 1766.[1] It served in India until it was disbanded in 1799.[1] It was re-raised as the2nd Battalion, The Madras European Regiment in 1822 but disbanded again in 1830.[1]
The regiment was re-raised as the2nd Madras (European) Regiment in 1839 and re-designated the2nd Madras (European) Light Infantry in 1842.[1] It was deployed toBurma in 1853 during theSecond Anglo-Burmese War and then saw action in India in 1857 during theIndian Rebellion.[2] After the Crown took control of thePresidency armies in the aftermath of the Indian Rebellion, the regiment became the2nd Madras Light Infantry in November 1859.[1] It was then renumbered as the105th Regiment of Foot (Madras Light Infantry) on transfer to theBritish Army in September 1862.[1] It embarked for England in 1874.[2]
As part of theCardwell Reforms of the 1870s, where single-battalion regiments were linked together to share a single depot and recruiting district in the United Kingdom, the 105th was linked with the51st (2nd Yorkshire West Riding) Regiment of Foot, and assigned to district no. 8 atPontefract Barracks in theWest Riding of Yorkshire.[3] On 1 July 1881 theChilders Reforms came into effect and the regiment amalgamated with the51st (2nd Yorkshire West Riding) Regiment of Foot to form theKing's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.[1]
Colonels of the regiment were:[1]
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