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== Introduction == | == Introduction == | ||
This page was part of the Family History in India website, which was designed to help people trace their British and European ancestry in colonial India by Cathy Day. Cathy has kindly let us transfer this information to our wiki. This particular webpage is a very brief history of H.M. 34th Regiment of Foot, focussing entirely on its time in India. The information herein is obtained from a number of sources, including : | This page was part of the Family History in India website, which was designed to help people trace their British and European ancestry in colonial India by Cathy Day. Cathy has kindly let us transfer this information to our wiki. This particular webpage is a very brief history of H.M. 34th Regiment of Foot (Cumberland Regiment), focussing entirely on its time in India. The information herein is obtained from a number of sources, including : | ||
'''In Search of the Forlorn Hope: A Comprehensive Guide to Locating British Regiments and their Records (1640 to WWI)''' by John Kitzmiller ISBN 0961926031 | '''In Search of the Forlorn Hope: A Comprehensive Guide to Locating British Regiments and their Records (1640 to WWI)''' by John Kitzmiller ISBN 0961926031 | ||
Revision as of 17:03, 16 September 2007
Introduction
This page was part of the Family History in India website, which was designed to help people trace their British and European ancestry in colonial India by Cathy Day. Cathy has kindly let us transfer this information to our wiki. This particular webpage is a very brief history of H.M. 34th Regiment of Foot (Cumberland Regiment), focussing entirely on its time in India. The information herein is obtained from a number of sources, including :
In Search of the Forlorn Hope: A Comprehensive Guide to Locating British Regiments and their Records (1640 to WWI) 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
Brief History
1801 Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
1816-1817 Vellore
1817-1818 3rd Maharatta War (Pindari Campaign)
1819-1820 Bangalore
1820 Madras
1822 Wallajabad
1823 Madras
1842 Portsmouth, England
1857 Indian Mutiny - see 88th Regiment of Foot