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== Introduction ==
== Chronology ==
*'''1793''' raised as the 82nd Regiment of Foot
*'''1802''' became the 82nd Regiment of Foot (Prince of Wales's Volunteers)
*'''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)
*'''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)


This page is part of the Family History in India website, which is designed to help people trace their British and European ancestry in colonial India. This particular webpage is a very brief history of H.M. 82th Regiment of Foot (South Lancashire Regiment), focussing entirely on its time in India. The information herein is obtained from a number of sources, including :
== Service in British India ==
*'''1857 ''' [[Indian Mutiny]] (see History of the [[88th Regiment of Foot]])
*'''1861 ''' [[Moradabad]] and [[Shahjahanpur]]
*'''1861''' [[Delhi]] (exchanged stations with the 88th Foot in 1861)  
*'''1869'''  [[Bombay]]
*'''1895'''  [[Kamptee]]
*'''1899'''  [[Jubbulpore]]
*'''1922'''  [[Mhow]]
*'''1925'''  [[Assam]]
*'''1927'''  [[Jubbulpore]]
*'''1930'''  [[North West Frontier Province|NW Frontier]]
*'''1933'''  [[Allahabad]]
*'''1936'''  [[Quetta]]
*'''1939'''  [[Bombay]]


''The Queen's Own Highlanders History'' published by the 78th Regiment
== 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>
''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


''In Search of the Forlorn Hope : A Comprehensive Guide to Locating British Regiments and their Records'' by John Kitzmiller ISBN 0961926031
== External links ==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/82nd_Regiment_of_Foot_(Prince_of_Wales's_Volunteers) 82nd Foot] Wikipedia<br>
*[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.


''The Colonial Wars Source Book'' by Philip Haythornthwaite ISBN 1854091964
====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


''British Army Pensioners Abroad'' by Norman K. Crowder ISBN 0806314605
== Brief History ==
'''1842 ''' Jamaica
'''1857 ''' [[Indian Mutiny]] (see History of the [[88th Regiment of Foot]])
'''1861 ''' Moradabad and Shahjehanpore
'''1861''' [[Delhi]] (exchanged stations with the 88th Foot in 1861)
1869  Bombay


[[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]]
[[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]]

Latest revision as of 05:31, 17 January 2018

Chronology

  • 1793 raised as the 82nd Regiment of Foot
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • 1970 amalgamated with the 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

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
The Colonial Wars Source Book by Philip Haythornthwaite ISBN 1-854091-96-4
British Army Pensioners Abroad by Norman K. Crowder ISBN 0-806314-60-5

External links

The constituent regiments are the 4th, 8th, 30th, 34th, 40th, 47th, 55th, 59th, 63rd, 81st, 82nd and 96th Regiments of Foot.

Historical books online

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