34th Regiment of Foot

Also known as 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