81st Regiment of Foot: Difference between revisions

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1793 raised as the 81st Regiment of Foot
1802 absorbed the Loyal Lincoln Volunteers (Villagers)
1832 became the 81st Regiment of Foot (Loyal Lincoln Volunteers)
1881 amalgamated with 47th (Lancashire) Regiment of Foot to form The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
1970 amalgamated with The Lancashire Regiment to form The Queen's Lancashire Regiment

81st Foot Wikipedia
Loyal North Lancashire Regiment Wikipedia
The Loyal Regiment(North Lancashire) Regiments.org (archived site)
The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1914-1918 from the Long, Long Trail: the British Army of 1914-1918. The 2nd Battalion were in Bangalore in August 1914 and landed at Tanga, German East Africa, with the 27th Indian Brigade 3 November 1914
Queen's Lancashire Regiment Wikipedia

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 == Chronology ==
-*'''1793''' raised as the 81st Regiment of Foot (Loyal Lincoln Volunteers)
+*'''1793''' raised as the '''81st Regiment of Foot'''
-*'''1881''' amalgamated into The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
+*'''1802''' absorbed the Loyal Lincoln Volunteers (Villagers)
+*'''1832''' became the 81st Regiment of Foot (Loyal Lincoln Volunteers)
+*'''1881''' amalgamated with [[47th Regiment of Foot|47th (Lancashire) Regiment of Foot]] to form The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
 *'''1970''' amalgamated with The Lancashire Regiment to form The Queen's Lancashire Regiment
+== Service in British India ==
+*'''1853''' India (1st Btn)
+*'''1857''' [[Indian Mutiny]] (1st Btn)
+*'''1874''' India (1st Btn)
+*'''1878''' [[2nd Afghan War]] (1st Btn)
+*'''1881''' [[Bengal]] (2nd Btn)
+*'''1884''' [[Bombay]] (1st Btn)
+*'''1884''' [[Quetta]] (1st Btn)
+*'''1889''' [[Mhow]] (1st Btn)
+*'''1892''' [[Kamptee]] (1st Btn)
+*'''1910''' [[Poona]]/[[Bangalore]] (2nd Btn)
+*'''1924''' [[Secunderabad]] (1st Btn)
+*'''1929''' [[Calcutta]] (1st Btn)
+*'''1931''' [[Waziristan]] (1st Btn)
+*'''1932''' [[Cawnpore]] (1st Btn)
 == External Links ==