

The Royal Sussex Regiment
British Army - Infantry
Including
(Reflecting historic name changes)
3rd Bengal European Light Infantry
3rd Bengal Light Infantry
35th (The Dorsetshire) Regiment of Foot
35th Foot (Royal Sussex)
35th Regiment of Foot
35th (Royal Sussex) Regiment of Foot
35th (The Sussex) Regiment of Foot
107th (Bengal Infantry) Regiment of Foot
107th Foot (Bengal Infantry)
Belfast Regiment
Earl of Donegall's Regiment of Foot
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The Royal Sussex Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army that was in existence from 1881 to 1966. The regiment was formed in The regiment saw service in the Second Boer War, and both World War I and World War II.
Active - 1881-1966
Motto - Honi soit qui mal y pense (unofficial) Nothing succeeds like Sussex
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Formed in 1881 as part of the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 35th (Royal Sussex) Regiment of Foot and the 107th Regiment of Foot (Bengal Light Infantry).
Royal Sussex Regiment - collar badge Courtesy of British Military Badges 1881 - amalgamation of the 35th (Royal Sussex) Regiment of Foot and the 107th Regiment of Foot (Bengal Light Infantry) to form the 1st and 2nd Battalions of The Royal Sussex Regiment.
1881-1914 - The 1st Battalion was sent to Egypt as part of General Garnet Wolseley's expedition to crush the ‘Urabi Revolt and conquer Egypt in the name of the Khedive. The 1st battalion was also part of the Nile Expedition, an unsuccessful attempt to save General Charles Gordon and his garrison at Khartoum during the Mahdist War. Twenty men of the regiment, led by Lieutenant Lionel Trafford, constituted the advanced party which marched towards Khartoum.
1885 - January. The battalion took part in the Battle of Abu Klea when Muhammad Ahmad was defeated. The same year the 2nd Battalion moved to India and took part in the Hazara Expedition in 1888.
1899 - December. A 3rd Militia Battalion was formed of the Royal Sussex Light Infantry embarked for South Africa to take part in the Second Boer War in March 1901 1900 - The 1st Battalion fought at the Battle of Doornkop during the Second Boer War.
1914-1918 - see The Royal Sussex regiment - WW1
Second World War - see WIKI for activity
1966 - Amalgamated with ...
The Regimental Museum is at the Eastbourne Redoubt, Royal Parade, Eastbourne, East Sussex
Active - 1701-1881;
Nicknames "The Orange Lillies"; "The Prince of Orange's Own Regiment"
Motto Honi soit qui mal y pense
The 35th (Royal Sussex) Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army raised in 1701. The regiment amalgamated with the 107th (Bengal Infantry) Regiment of Foot to form the Royal Sussex Regiment in 1881.
1701 - raised as Earl of Donegall's Regiment of Foot. Also called Belfast Regiment - Maj.-Gen. Arthur Chichester, 3rd Earl of Donegall
1701-1710 and 1717-1718 - Served as Marines
Known by colonel's names until 1751
1706 - Richard Gorges
1717 - Charles Otway
1747 - Ranked 35th Regiment of Foot
1751 - Formally named 35th regiment of Foot
1782 - Re-designated 35th (The Sussex) Regiment of Foot
1832 - Re-designated 35th (Royal Sussex) Regiment of Foot
1881 - amalgamated with the 107th (Bengal Infantry) Regiment of Foot (see timeline below), to form 1st and 2nd Battalions of the Royal Sussex Regiment
Earl of Donegal's Regiment of Foot
35th Regiment of Foot (The Prince of Orange's Own Regiment) - (1751)
35th (the Sussex) Regiment - (1805)
The 107th (Bengal Infantry) Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army from 1862 to 1881, when it was amalgamated into the Royal Sussex Regiment.
1748 - 2nd Battalion of 35th Foot raised; disbanded 1749
1799 - 2nd Battalion of 35th Foot raised; disbanded 1803
1805 - 2nd Battalion of 35th Foot raised; disbanded 1817
1853 - Honourable east India Company raised the 3rd Bengal European Light Infantry
1859 - the 3rd Bengal Light Infantry passed to Crown Control
1861 - entered the British Army as 107th (Bengal Infantry) Regiment of Foot
1881 - 107th Foot (Bengal Infantry) was amalgamated with 35th (Royal Sussex) Regiment of Foot to form The Royal Sussex Regiment. (See below).
3rd Bengal Light Infantry
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