The 102nd Regiment of Foot (Royal Madras Fusiliers) was an infantry regiment, originally raised by the British East India Company and absorbed by the British Army in 1862. It was combined with the 103rd Regiment of Foot in 1881 to form the Royal Dublin Fusiliers.
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