| 101st Regiment of Foot | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1652–1881 |
| Country |  East India Company (1652–1858) United Kingdom (1858–1881) |
| Branch | &sq=&lang=&file=File:Flag_of_the_British_East_India_Company_(1801).svg){kind=small} Bengal Army (1652–1862) British Army (1862–1881) |
| Type | Infantry |
| Size | One battalion (two battalions 1786–1803 and 1822–1829; three battalions 1786–1798) |
| Garrison/HQ | Ballymullen Barracks, Tralee |
| Engagements | Seven Years' War Campaign against the Mughal Empire First Rohilla War Second Anglo-Mysore War First Anglo-Maratha War Second Rohilla War Second Anglo-Maratha War Third Anglo-Maratha War First Anglo-Afghan War First Anglo-Sikh War Second Anglo-Burmese War Indian Rebellion Ambela Campaign |
The 101st Regiment of Foot (Royal Bengal Fusiliers) was an infantry regiment of the Bengal Army and British Army that existed from 1652 to 1881. The regiment was raised in India in 1652 by the East India Company as the company's first non-native infantry regiment. Over the following two centuries, the regiment was involved in nearly all of the East India Company's conflicts which consolidated British rule over India. The Royal Bengal Fusiliers was transferred to the command of the British Army in 1862 following the Indian Mutiny of 1857 and the end of Company rule in India. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 104th Regiment of Foot (Bengal Fusiliers) to form the Royal Munster Fusiliers in 1881.