108th Regiment of Foot (1761)
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The 108th Regiment of Foot was an
infantry Infantry is a military specialization which engages in ground combat on foot. Infantry generally consists of light infantry, mountain infantry, motorized infantry & mechanized infantry, airborne infantry, air assault infantry, and mar ...
regiment of the
British Army The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force. , the British Army comprises 79,380 regular full-time personnel, 4,090 Gurk ...
from 1761 to 1763. It was raised in October 1761 from a cadre of the
31st Regiment of Foot The 31st (Huntingdonshire) Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1702. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 70th (Surrey) Regiment of Foot to form the East Surrey Regiment in 1881. History Origins ...
, and was disbanded in 1763.


Regimental colonels

Regimental colonels were: *1761–1762: Lt-Col. Patrick M'Douall *1762: Sir Robert Hamilton, 4th Baronet of Silvertonhill *1762–1763: Maj-Gen. John Scott


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* {{Regiments of Foot Infantry regiments of the British Army Military units and formations established in 1761 Military units and formations disestablished in 1763 1761 establishments in Great Britain