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Lieut N.B. Arnold. Lieut J.A. Richardson. Lieut J.A. Chisholm Lieut F. Dobbs 352 non-commissioned officers, drummers and rank and file of the First Madras Fusiliers who fell during the suppression of the rebellion in Bengal 1857-58." Identical statues by Matthew Noble were also erected in Ayr and Madras. [7]
[3] [4] After the Crown took control of the Presidency armies in the aftermath of the Rebellion, the regiment became the 1st Madras Fusiliers in July 1858 and then the 1st Royal Madras Fusiliers in May 1861. [1] It was then renumbered as the 102nd Regiment of Foot (Royal Madras Fusiliers) on transfer to the British Army in September 1862. [1]
The 1st Madras Pioneers, c. 1890 The Queen's Own Madras Sappers and Miners, 1896. The Madras Army officers were in the early years very conscious of the soldiers' local customs, caste rituals, dress, and social hierarchy. Some leading landowners joined the Madras Army, one of whom is recorded as Mootoo (Muthu) Nayak from the nobility in Madura.
He joined the East India Company on 14 April 1849. He was posted in the 1st Madras fusiliers as a second lieutenant in September 1850. After seeing action in the Second Anglo-Burmese War at Pegu (now known as Bago, Myanmar) in December 1852 and again in January 1853, he became an assistant commissioner in Tenasserim (now known as the Tanintharyi Region) and was severely wounded in 1856-57 ...
On 15 October 1841, Vivian was promoted to lieutenant-colonel, and on 5 January 1843 was removed to the 1st Madras European regiment, afterwards the Royal Dublin Fusiliers. From 1844 to 1847, he was again at home on furlough, and on his return to India, having the reputation of a smart commanding officer was posted to the command of several ...
The town of Madras was founded in 1639 and the first Fort Saint George in 1644. In August 1758, they were formed into regular companies of 100 men each with a due proportion of Indian officers, havildars, naiks, etc. and in December of that year the first two battalions were formed with a European subaltern to each company and a captain to command the whole.
He was the son of John Spurgin and his first wife, Eliza(beth) Walsham (or Walshman) Dax. He joined the Madras Army in 1842, and served with the Royal Madras Fusiliers. [2] Entering at the rank of ensign, he became 2nd lieutenant in 1847. [3] He was posted for a year's duty at Warley Barracks; [4] and during this period he married. [5]
The Blue Caps – The Royal Dublin Fusiliers [1] [3] (Originally the 1st Madras Fusiliers, part of the British East India Company's Madras Presidency Army, who wore light blue covers to their forage caps on campaign during the Indian Mutiny and were known as 'Neill's Blue Caps,' after their commanding officer).