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*'''1783''' surrendered at the [[Battle of Bednore]] and interned until 1784
*''' 1848-49''' [[2nd Sikh War]]. The regiment did not take part in any major engagements, but the flank companies provided an escort for the Governor-General, while at the same time the remainder of the regiment protected a large treasure convoy to Lahore. For this the regiment was recognised with the award of the battle honour Punjaub 1849.<ref>Hebburn Jon. [https://web.archive.org/web/20130709141441/http://victorianwars.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=564 98th Foot in the 2nd Sikh War] Victorian Wars Forum 11 August 2011, now an archived webpage.</ref>
==Regimental histories==
*''An Historical Record of the 2nd Battalion, The Prince of Wales' North Staffordshire Regiment''. Mooltan, Punjab, India: F Bremner. 1908.<ref> Is listed as a source on the Wikipedia page [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Staffordshire_Regiment North Staffordshire Regiment] </ref>. This book appears to be very rare, and is probably one of Fred Bremner's regimental histories which mainly consisted of photographs, see [[Photographer]].
*''History of the 1st & 2nd Battalions The North Staffordshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales'), 1914–1923''. Longton: Royal Press. 1932. Available at the British Library UIN: BLL01001096901
*''Frontier Assault: The North Staffordshire Regiment in the Third Afghan War 1919'' by James Green.<ref>[https://books.google.com.au/books/about/Frontier_Asssault.html?id=zodIxQEACAAJ ''Frontier Assault: The North Staffordshire Regiment in the Third Afghan War 1919''] by James Green. Google Books. </ref> This book is stated to include an account of the North-West Frontier during WW1.
== External links ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/98th_(The_Prince_of_Wales%27s)_Regiment_of_Foot 98th Regiment of Foot] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Staffordshire_Regiment The Staffordshire Regiment] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercian_Regiment The Mercian Regiment] Wikipedia<br>
