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*'''1793''' raised as the 82nd Regiment of Foot | *'''1793''' raised as the 82nd Regiment of Foot | ||
*'''1802''' became the 82nd Regiment of Foot (Prince of Wales's Volunteers) | *'''1802''' became the 82nd Regiment of Foot (Prince of Wales's Volunteers) | ||
*'''1881''' amalgamated with the 40th (2nd Somersetshire) Regiment of Foot to form The Prince of Wales's Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment) | *'''1881''' amalgamated with the [[40th Regiment of Foot|40th (2nd Somersetshire) Regiment of Foot]] to form The Prince of Wales's Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment) | ||
*'''1938''' became The South Lancashire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's Volunteers) | *'''1938''' became The South Lancashire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's Volunteers) | ||
*'''1958''' amalgamated with The East Lancashire Regiment, to form The Lancashire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Volunteers) | *'''1958''' amalgamated with [[59th Regiment of Foot|The East Lancashire Regiment]], to form The Lancashire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Volunteers) | ||
*'''1970''' amalgamated with the [[Loyal North Lancashire Regiment| | |||
Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire)]] to form the Queen’s Lancashire Regiment | |||
*'''2006''' amalgamated with the King’s Own Royal Border Regiment and the King’s Regiment to become the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's Lancashire and Border) | |||
== Service in British India == | == Service in British India == | ||
*'''1857 ''' [[Indian Mutiny]] (see History of the [[88th Regiment of Foot]]) | *'''1857 ''' [[Indian Mutiny]] (see History of the [[88th Regiment of Foot]]) | ||
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== Recommended Reading == | == Recommended Reading == | ||
''In Search of the Forlorn Hope : A Comprehensive Guide to Locating British Regiments and their Records'' by John Kitzmiller ISBN 0-961926-03-1 <br> | ''In Search of the Forlorn Hope : A Comprehensive Guide to Locating British Regiments and their Records'' by John Kitzmiller ISBN 0-961926-03-1 <br> | ||
''The Colonial Wars Source Book'' by Philip Haythornthwaite ISBN 1-854091-96-4<br> | ''The Colonial Wars Source Book'' by Philip Haythornthwaite ISBN 1-854091-96-4<br> | ||
''British Army Pensioners Abroad'' by Norman K. Crowder ISBN 0-806314-60-5 | ''British Army Pensioners Abroad'' by Norman K. Crowder ISBN 0-806314-60-5 | ||
== External | == External links == | ||
===Historical | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/82nd_Regiment_of_Foot_(Prince_of_Wales's_Volunteers) 82nd Foot] Wikipedia<br> | ||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=-lYBAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q=&f=false ''Historical record of the 82nd regiment, or Prince of Wales's volunteers''] by Brevet-Major Jarvis 1866 (Google Books). Indian service commences [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=-lYBAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA79 page 79] in 1857 | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Prince_of_Wales%27s_Volunteers_(South_Lancashire_Regiment) South Lancashire Regiment] Wikipedia<br> | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lancashire_Regiment_(Prince_of_Wales%27s_Volunteers) Lancashire Regiment] Wikipedia<br> | |||
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20080112143228/www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/040SLanc.htm The South Lancashire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Volunteers)] including | |||
**[http://web.archive.org/web/20071112152150/www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/082-1.htm deployments] Regiments.org, an archived site<br> | |||
*[http://www.lancashireinfantrymuseum.org.uk Lancashire Infantry Museum], includes the East Lancashire Regiment ([[30th Regiment of Foot|30th]] and [[59th Regiment of Foot|59th]] of Foot), the South Lancashire Regiment ([[40th Regiment of Foot|40th]] and 82nd of Foot), the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment ([[47th Regiment of Foot|47th]] and [[81st Regiment of Foot|81st]] of Foot) | |||
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160304080911/https://www.army.mod.uk/documents/general/Regimental_History.pdf “The Regimental History of the Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment”] army.mod.uk, now an archived webpage. | |||
:The constituent regiments are the [[4th Regiment of Foot|4th]], [[8th Regiment of Foot|8th]], [[30th Regiment of Foot|30th]], [[34th Regiment of Foot|34th]], [[40th Regiment of Foot|40th]], [[47th Regiment of Foot|47th]], [[55th Regiment of Foot|55th]], [[59th Regiment of Foot|59th]], [[63rd Regiment of Foot|63rd]], [[81st Regiment of Foot|81st]], [[82nd Regiment of Foot|82nd]] and [[96th Regiment of Foot|96th]] Regiments of Foot. | |||
====Historical books online==== | |||
*[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=-lYBAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q=&f=false ''Historical record of the 82nd regiment, or Prince of Wales's volunteers''] by Brevet-Major Jarvis 1866 (Google Books). Indian service commences [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=-lYBAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA79 page 79] in 1857 | |||
[[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]] | [[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]] | ||