105th Regiment of Foot (1794)

105th Regiment of Foot 18 April 1794–1795 Kingdom of Great Britain (1756–1800) United Kingdom Line infantry Gen Gordon Forbes The 105th Regiment of Foot had a brief existence as a British Army infantry regiment between 1794 and 1795. Its Regimental Colonel throughout its brief history was Colonel (later General) Gordon Forbes. The regiment was raised on 18 April 1794 in Leeds, Yorkshire, and posted to Ireland. In 1795 it was to be posted to the Caribbean to take part in a British invasion of Saint-Domingue. The invasion had already suffered heavy losses to yellow fever.C.L.R. James, Black Jacobins (1938). On hearing of the plan, soldiers of the regiment rioted.Perry 2005 72 The regiment was disbanded in 1795. Many of the personnel then transferred to other regiments.http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/105-794.htm 105th Regiment of Foot [1794–1795] regiments.org 19 April 2017 bot: unknown https://web.archive.org/web/20071115215125/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/105-794.htm 15 November 2007 References Sources Perry James 2005 Arrogant Armies: Great Military Disasters and the Generals Behind Them Castle Books Edison Category:Infantry regiments of the British Army Category:Military units and formations established in 1794 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1795