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69th Regiment of Foot

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== Introduction Chronology ==*'''1758''' 2nd Battalion, 24th Regiment of Foot redesignated as the 69th Regiment of Foot*'''1782''' renamed the 69th (South Lincolnshire) Regiment of Foot *'''1881''' amalgamated with the 41st (The Welsh) Regiment of Foot to become 2nd Battalion The Welch Regiment*'''1969''' amalgamated with The South Wales Borderers to form The Royal Regiment of Wales (24th/41st Foot)*'''2006''' amalgamated with The Royal Welch Fusiliers to form 2nd Battalion, The Royal Welsh (The Royal Regiment of Wales)
This page was part of the Family History in India website, which is designed to help people trace their British and European ancestry in colonial India by Cathy Day. Cathy kindly allowed us to transfer this page to our wiki. This particular webpage is a very brief history of H.M. 69th Regiment of Foot (South Lincolnshire Regiment), focussing entirely on its time in India. The information herein is obtained from a number of sources, including :
''In Search {{Template:Origin|text=The History in India and the Bibliography below was part of the Forlorn Hope : A Comprehensive Guide Family History in India website, which was designed by Cathy Day to Locating help people trace their British Regiments and their Records'' by John Kitzmiller ISBN 0961926031  ''The Colonial Wars Source Book'' by Philip Haythornthwaite ISBN 1854091964  ''British Army Pensioners Abroad'' by Norman KEuropean ancestry in colonial India. Cathy kindly allowed us to transfer this information to our wiki. Crowder ISBN 0806314605 }}== Brief History in India==This section is a very brief history of HM 69th Regiment of Foot (South Lincolnshire Regiment), focussing entirely on its time in India.
'''1806 ''' [[Fort St George]], [[Madras]]
'''1806 ''' The 69th Regiment were the victims of India's first mutiny at [[Mutiny at Vellore]] in southern India.
'''1807-1808''' [[Trichinopoly]]
'''1814 ''' [[Seringapatam]]
'''1815-1826''' The Muster Rolls show the 69th Regiment of Foot being committed to the Pindari Campaign for 11 years. However, the Pindari Campaign or [[3rd Mahratta Maratha War ]] only lasted in its fiercest form from 1817 to 1818.
'''1815-1816''' [[Bellary]]
'''1824-1825''' [[Wallajabad ]]
 
== Bibliography ==
The information above was obtained from a number of sources, including :
 
''In Search of the Forlorn Hope : A Comprehensive Guide to Locating British Regiments and their Records'' by John Kitzmiller ISBN 0961926031
 
''The Colonial Wars Source Book'' by Philip Haythornthwaite ISBN 1854091964
 
''British Army Pensioners Abroad'' by Norman K. Crowder ISBN 0806314605
 
== External Links ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/69th_(South_Lincolnshire)_Regiment_of_Foot 69th Regiment of Foot] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Welsh_Regiment The Welch Regiment] Wikipedia
 
[[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]]

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