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== | '''The Border Regiment''' | ||
== Chronology == | |||
*'''1702''' raised in East Anglia as Lord Lucas's Regiment of Foot | |||
*'''1712''' disbanded | |||
*'''1715''' reformed | |||
*'''1751''' numbered the 34th Regiment of Foot | |||
*'''1782''' became the 34th (Cumberland) Regiment of Foot | |||
*'''1881''' amalgamated with the 55th (Westmorland) Regiment of Foot to become the 1st Battalion The Border Regiment | |||
*'''1959''' amalgamated with The King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) to become 2nd Battalion, King's Own Royal Border Regiment as part of the King's Division | |||
*'''2006''' merged with the other regiments of North West England to become The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment | |||
{{Template:Origin|text=The Brief History and Bibliography below was part of the Family History in India website, which was designed by Cathy Day to help people trace their British and European ancestry in colonial India. Cathy has kindly let us transfer this information to our wiki.}} | |||
== 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]] | |||
== Bibliography == | |||
'''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 | ||
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'''British Army Pensioners Abroad''' by Norman K. Crowder ISBN 0806314605 | '''British Army Pensioners Abroad''' by Norman K. Crowder ISBN 0806314605 | ||
[[Category: British Army Infantry Regiments]] | |||
== | == External Links == | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/34th_(Cumberland)_Regiment_of_Foot 34th Regiment of Foot] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Border_Regiment The Border Regiment] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_King%27s_Own_Royal_Border_Regiment King's Own Royal Border Regiment] Wikipedia | |||
Revision as of 16:46, 5 May 2009
The Border Regiment
Chronology
- 1702 raised in East Anglia as Lord Lucas's Regiment of Foot
- 1712 disbanded
- 1715 reformed
- 1751 numbered the 34th Regiment of Foot
- 1782 became the 34th (Cumberland) Regiment of Foot
- 1881 amalgamated with the 55th (Westmorland) Regiment of Foot to become the 1st Battalion The Border Regiment
- 1959 amalgamated with The King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) to become 2nd Battalion, King's Own Royal Border Regiment as part of the King's Division
- 2006 merged with the other regiments of North West England to become The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment
| The Brief History and Bibliography below was part of the Family History in India website, which was designed by Cathy Day to help people trace their British and European ancestry in colonial India. Cathy has kindly let us transfer this information to our wiki. |
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
Bibliography
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
External Links
34th Regiment of Foot Wikipedia
The Border Regiment Wikipedia
King's Own Royal Border Regiment Wikipedia