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Introduction
This page was part of the Family History in India website, which is designed to help people trace their British and European ancestry in colonial India by Cathy Day. Cathy kindly allowed us to transfer this page to our wiki. This particular webpage is a very brief history of H.M. 65th Regiment of Foot, 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 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
1804 Baroda, Indore, Kotah, Malwa
1805 Bhurtpore, Dholpore, Bundelcund, Kotah
1806-1809 Surat
1809-1811 Bombay
1809 The 65th was sent from Bombay to Arabia as part of an expeditionary force to suppress Qawasim pirates who preyed on shipping in the Persian Gulf. After destroying several pirate forts it returned to India.
1812 Dhewrah
1814-15 Baroda
1815 Fort Anjar
1817 Kirkee
1815 Kutch
1815-1816 Booj
1816-1818 Ahmednuggar
1817 The action in Arabia of 1809 only served to suppress Arabic pirate activity for a few years, and did not destroy it completely. In 1817, the 65th was again sent to the Persian Gulf and this time they succeeded in destroying all pirate forts and forcing the Arab chiefs of the pirates to submit to British dominion. For this action, and the one of 1809, the 65th was awarded the unique battle honour 'Arabia'.
1817-1818 Coryguam
1817 Kirkee
1817 Poona
1816-1819 Bombay
1818 The 65th Regiment of Foot played a significant part in the Pindari Campaign or 3rd Mahratta War
1819 Fort St George
1819 Kirkee
1819 Poona
1819 Sirur
1819-1820 Kutch
1820 Surat
1821 The 65th were again called to Arabia to fight pirates, this time members of the Beni Bu Ali tribe. Once more, all the pirate forts and ships were destroyed.
1821-1822 Bombay
1838 Taroy-Yo