The 112th Regiment of Foot was an

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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 1794 to 1795. It was raised in July 1794 and stationed in

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. 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

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. On hearing of the plan, soldiers of the regiment rioted. The regiment was disbanded in 1795.

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* {{Regiments of Foot Infantry regiments of the British Army Military units and formations established in 1794 Military units and formations disestablished in 1795 1794 establishments in Great Britain 1795 disestablishments in Great Britain