The 131st Regiment of Foot was an infantry

regiment A regiment is a military unit. Its role and size varies markedly, depending on the country, service and/or a specialisation. In Medieval Europe, the term "regiment" denoted any large body of front-line soldiers, recruited or conscript ...

of the

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, created in 1793 and disbanded in 1796. The regiment was raised by General

Henry Edward Fox General Henry Edward Fox (4 March 1755 – 18 July 1811) was a British Army general who served brief spells as Governor of Minorca and Governor of Gibraltar. Family He was a son of Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland and Lady Caroline Lennox (1723–1 ...

, with the colonelcy being transferred to Lowther Pennington, 2nd Baron Muncaster shortly thereafter.

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* Infantry regiments of the British Army Military units and formations established in 1793 Military units and formations disestablished in 1796 1793 establishments in Great Britain 1796 disestablishments in Great Britain {{UK-mil-unit-stub