101st Regiment of Foot (1760)

other units with the same regimental number 101st Regiment of Foot (disambiguation) October 2023 101st Regiment of Foot (Johnston's Highlanders) 1760–1763 Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom Line Infantry One battalion The 101st Regiment of Foot, or Johnston's Highlanders, was an infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1760 and disbanded in 1763. The regiment was raised in 1760 by the regimentation of independent companies of infantry raised in Argyll and Ross-shire; in 1761 it was moved into England, and its other ranks drafted to the 87th and 88th Foot.http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/101-760.htm Regiments.org 101st Regiment of Foot (Johnston's Highlanders) https://web.archive.org/web/20071016175209/http://regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/101-760.htm 16 October 2007 15 May 2004 The officers were returned to Perth to assemble another six companies in 1762, but after these were assembled the regiment was disbanded due to the end of hostilities. The unofficial title "Johnston's Highlanders" was adopted from its first Major-Commandant, Sir James Johnston of Westerhall. References Category:Infantry regiments of the British Army Category:Military units and formations established in 1760 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1763