The 106th Regiment of Foot (Black Musqueteers) was an

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regiment of the

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that existed from 1761 to 1763. While the regiment operated during the

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, it was deployed only in the British Isles, specifically in the southwest of England.

History

On 29 January 1761

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received a commission as lieutenant-colonel following his return from deployment in Quebec, and on 17 October of the same year he was given a letter of service to raise a

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. Raised in

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, the regiment was duly numbered as the 106th, and it was formed by the regimentation of independent companies. They moved to England in the following year, where they saw service quelling disturbances and preventing raids by tinners in the

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districts of

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. The regiment was at its highest strength of over 600 men in November 1762, but never reached its establishment strength of 1034. As the Seven Years' War drew to a close, the overall size of the British army was reduced. As a result of this reduction in force, the 106th Regiment was disbanded on 24 April 1763. Barré, who had since been elected Member of Parliament for

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, was compensated by being appointed Adjutant General on 8 March 1763.

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* Infantry regiments of the British Army Military units and formations established in 1761 Military units and formations disestablished in 1763 {{UK-mil-unit-stub