101st Regiment of Foot (Duke of York's Irish)
The regiment was raised through a letter of service to Honourable Henry Augustus Dillon in 1805.Dillon was granted significant patronage through the letter of service, as he was permitted to nominate the officers to the unit.[2] However, gathering the officers from their previous regiments led to some delay before it was formally incorporated as part of the British Army.[3] The regiment was added to the British Army on 25 July 1806, and the officer appointments were announced in The London Gazette on 30 August 1806.After this, he was sent to the East Indies, before returning to Ireland on recruiting duty during 1806 in the run up to the 101st Foot being established.