106th Regiment of Foot (Black Musqueteers)

Infantry regiment of the British Army other units with the same regimental number 106th Regiment of Foot (disambiguation) April 2022 The 106th Regiment of Foot (Black Musqueteers) was an infantry regiment of the British Army that existed from 1761 to 1763. While the regiment operated during the Seven Years' War, it was deployed only in the British Isles, specifically in the southwest of England. History On 29 January 1761 Isaac Barré received a commission as lieutenant-colonel following his return from deployment in Quebec, and on 17 October of the same year he was given a letter of service to raise a regiment of foot. Raised in Ireland, the regiment was duly numbered as the 106th, and it was formed by the regimentation of independent companies. They moved to England in the following year, where they saw service quelling disturbances and preventing raids by tinners in the stannary districts of Devon.106th Foot Timeline http://www.britisharmedforces.org/li_pages/regiments/dli/durham_106thfoottl.htm https://archive.today/20140303203435/http://www.britisharmedforces.org/li_pages/regiments/dli/durham_106thfoottl.htm dead 3 March 2014 British Light Infantry Regiments 2 March 2014Pollock Arthur William Alsager The United Service Magazine, Volume 137 1875 H Coulburn 437 The regiment was at its highest strength of over 600 men in November 1762, but never reached its establishment strength of 1034.Vane William Lyonel The Durham Light Infantry, the United Red and White Rose 1914 Gale & Polden 106 As the Seven Years' War drew to a close, the overall size of the British army was reduced. As a result of this reduction in force, the 106th Regiment was disbanded on 24 April 1763. Barré, who had since been elected Member of Parliament for Chepping Wycombe, was compensated by being appointed Adjutant General on 8 March 1763.https://books.google.com/books?id=qcQRAAAAYAAJ&q=106th+regiment+of+foot+1761&pg=PA168 The Eclectic Magazine of Foreign Literature, Science, and Art, Volume 16 168 1849 Leavitt, Trow, & Company References External links http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/106-761.htm 106th Regiment of Foot regiments.org https://web.archive.org/web/20071130044834/http://regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/106-761.htm 2007-11-30 dead 2014-03-02 Category:Infantry regiments of the British Army Category:Military units and formations established in 1761 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1763