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'''Known as The North Staffordshire Regiment'''
'''Known as The North Staffordshire Regiment'''
[[Image:North Staffordshire Regiment Officers.jpg|thumb|700px|right|Officers of the 2nd Battalion The Prince of Wales (North Staffordshire Regiment) outside the officers mess Multan, India 1908]]
== Chronology ==
== Chronology ==
'''1st Raising'''
*'''1761''' raised at Chichester as the 98th Regiment of Foot
*'''1763''' disbanded
'''2nd Raising'''
*'''1780''' raised as the 98th Regiment of Foot
*'''1785''' disbanded
'''3rd Raising'''
*'''1804''' raised as the 98th Regiment of Foot
*'''1816''' became 97th Regiment of Foot
*'''1818''' disbanded
'''4th Raising'''
*'''1824''' raised as the 98th Regiment of Foot
*'''1824''' raised as the 98th Regiment of Foot
*'''1876''' renamed 98th (Prince of Wales) Regiment of Foot
*'''1876''' renamed 98th (Prince of Wales) Regiment of Foot
*'''1881''' amalgamated with the 64th Regiment of Foot to become the 2nd Battalion, Prince of Wales's (North Staffordshire) Regiment
*'''1881''' amalgamated with the [[64th Regiment of Foot]] to become the 2nd Battalion, Prince of Wales's (North Staffordshire) Regiment
*'''1920''' renamed The North Staffordshire (The Prince of Wales's) Regiment
*'''1920''' renamed The North Staffordshire (The Prince of Wales's) Regiment
*'''1959''' amalgamated to form The Staffordshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's)
*'''1959''' amalgamated to form The Staffordshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's)
*'''2007''' amalgamated with the 22nd (Cheshire) Regiment and The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment to form The Mercian Regiment, in which the Staffords became the 3rd (Staffordshire) Battalion
*'''2007''' amalgamated with the 22nd (Cheshire) Regiment and The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment to form The Mercian Regiment, in which the Staffords became the 3rd (Staffordshire) Battalion
== 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
== Service in British India ==
*'''1781''' [[Bombay]]
*'''1782''' [[2nd Mysore War]]
*'''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>
[http://web.archive.org/web/20080113060547/www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/098-824.htm 98th (The Prince of Wales's) Regiment of Foot] including [http://web.archive.org/web/20071025082823/www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/098.htm Deployments 1824-1948] Regiments.org, an archived site<br>
[http://web.archive.org/web/20080113060418/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/064NStaf.htm The North Staffordshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's)] including deployments: [http://web.archive.org/web/20071221205928/http://regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/064-1.htm 1st Battalion], [http://web.archive.org/web/20071221233646/http://regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/098.htm 2nd Battalion]<br>
[http://staffordshireregimentmuseum.com/ The Staffordshire Regiment Museum], Whittington Barracks, Lichfield, Staffs<br>
==References==
<references/>
[[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]]
[[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]]

Latest revision as of 22:33, 22 March 2021

Known as The North Staffordshire Regiment

Officers of the 2nd Battalion The Prince of Wales (North Staffordshire Regiment) outside the officers mess Multan, India 1908

Chronology

1st Raising

  • 1761 raised at Chichester as the 98th Regiment of Foot
  • 1763 disbanded

2nd Raising

  • 1780 raised as the 98th Regiment of Foot
  • 1785 disbanded

3rd Raising

  • 1804 raised as the 98th Regiment of Foot
  • 1816 became 97th Regiment of Foot
  • 1818 disbanded

4th Raising

  • 1824 raised as the 98th Regiment of Foot
  • 1876 renamed 98th (Prince of Wales) Regiment of Foot
  • 1881 amalgamated with the 64th Regiment of Foot to become the 2nd Battalion, Prince of Wales's (North Staffordshire) Regiment
  • 1920 renamed The North Staffordshire (The Prince of Wales's) Regiment
  • 1959 amalgamated to form The Staffordshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's)
  • 2007 amalgamated with the 22nd (Cheshire) Regiment and The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment to form The Mercian Regiment, in which the Staffords became the 3rd (Staffordshire) Battalion

Service in British India

  • 1781 Bombay
  • 1782 2nd Mysore War
  • 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.[1]

Regimental histories

  • An Historical Record of the 2nd Battalion, The Prince of Wales' North Staffordshire Regiment. Mooltan, Punjab, India: F Bremner. 1908.[2]. 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.[3] This book is stated to include an account of the North-West Frontier during WW1.

External links

98th Regiment of Foot Wikipedia
The Staffordshire Regiment Wikipedia
The Mercian Regiment Wikipedia
98th (The Prince of Wales's) Regiment of Foot including Deployments 1824-1948 Regiments.org, an archived site
The North Staffordshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's) including deployments: 1st Battalion, 2nd Battalion
The Staffordshire Regiment Museum, Whittington Barracks, Lichfield, Staffs

References

  1. ↑ Hebburn Jon. 98th Foot in the 2nd Sikh War Victorian Wars Forum 11 August 2011, now an archived webpage.
  2. ↑ Is listed as a source on the Wikipedia page North Staffordshire Regiment
  3. ↑ Frontier Assault: The North Staffordshire Regiment in the Third Afghan War 1919 by James Green. Google Books.
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