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Also known as '''The Ox and Bucks''' | Also known as the '''Monmouthshire Regiment''' and later '''The Ox and Bucks'''. | ||
== Chronology== | == Chronology== | ||
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*'''1747''' became the 43rd Regiment of Foot | *'''1747''' became the 43rd Regiment of Foot | ||
*'''1751''' became the 43rd (Monmouthshire) Regiment of Foot | *'''1751''' became the 43rd (Monmouthshire) Regiment of Foot | ||
*'''1881''' amalgamated with the 52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Foot, to become the 1st Battalion Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. | *'''1881''' amalgamated with the [[52nd Regiment of Foot|52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Foot]], to become the 1st Battalion Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. | ||
*'''1908''' became the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry | *'''1908''' became the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry | ||
*'''1958''' re-titled as the 1st Green Jackets (43rd and 52nd) | *'''1958''' re-titled as the 1st Green Jackets (43rd and 52nd) | ||
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*'''1992''' 1st Battalion disbanded | *'''1992''' 1st Battalion disbanded | ||
== External | ==Service in British India== | ||
===Historical | *'''1854''' [[Bangalore]], after arriving at [[Fort St George]] from England in January. The regiment was based here until '57, with various companies on detachment. | ||
''Historical Record of the Forty - Third Regiment, Monmouthshire Light Infantry to 1867'' by Sir Richard G A Levinge 1868 | *'''1857''' [[Indian Mutiny]], see below | ||
*'''1859''' [[Saugor]] | |||
*'''1860''' [[Calcutta]] | |||
*'''1861''' Madras | |||
*'''1862''' [[Rangoon]] | |||
*'''1863''' [[Barrackpore]] before leaving for New Zealand | |||
===Indian Mutiny=== | |||
As the regiment were stationed in Madras they were not immediately involved in the Mutiny. In late 1857 they became part of the Madras Column sent to join the Central India field force with the ultimate aim or relieving [[Saugor]]. See also the [[Banda and Kirwee Prize Money]] for reward money paid to the 43rd. | |||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Addison_%28VC%29 Henry Addison] of the 43rd was awarded the Victoria Cross for saving the life of the politcal agent at Rewah. | |||
'''Stations''' | |||
A partial list of stations of the 43rd Foot (by quarter) as taken from the musters rolls (at [[The National Archives]]). At most times there are several detachments stationed elsewhere, only some are noted here. | |||
*'''Apr-Sep 1857''' - [[Bangalore]], detachment [[Madras (City)|Madras]] | |||
*'''Oct-Dec 1857''' - [[Palasamudram|Camp Palsamoodrum]], detachment [[Mysore]] | |||
*'''Jan-Mar 1858''' - Camp Patrick | |||
*'''Apr-Jun 1858''' - Camp at [[Humeerpore]], detachments at [[Jubbulpore]], [[Kirwee]] and [[Banda|Bandah]] | |||
*'''Jul-Sep 1858''' - [[Orai|Camp Orai]], various detachments | |||
*'''Oct-Dec 1858''' - [[Kalpi|Camp Calpee]], various detachments | |||
*'''Jan-Feb 1859''' - [[Jubbulpore]] | |||
*'''Mar 1859''' - [[Saugor]] | |||
== External links == | |||
===Historical books online=== | |||
[http://books.google.com/books?id=Ssw-AAAAYAAJ ''Historical Record of the Forty - Third Regiment, Monmouthshire Light Infantry to 1867''] by Sir Richard G A Levinge (1868) Google Books. Indian Service commences [http://books.google.com/books?id=Ssw-AAAAYAAJ&vq=India&pg=PA272 page 272] in 1854 in Madras. Contains an alphabetical list of Officers from [http://books.google.com/books?id=Ssw-AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA296 page 296]. | |||
===Other=== | ===Other=== | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/43rd_(Monmouthshire)_Regiment_of_Foot 43rd (Monmouthshire) Regiment of Foot] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxfordshire_and_Buckinghamshire_Light_Infantry Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Green_Jackets Royal Green Jackets] Wikipedia | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/43rd_(Monmouthshire)_Regiment_of_Foot 43rd (Monmouthshire) Regiment of Foot] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxfordshire_and_Buckinghamshire_Light_Infantry Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry] Wikipedia<br> | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Green_Jackets Royal Green Jackets] Wikipedia | |||
[[Category: British Army Infantry Regiments]] | [[Category: British Army Infantry Regiments]] | ||
Revision as of 21:23, 7 January 2010
Also known as the Monmouthshire Regiment and later The Ox and Bucks.
Chronology
- 1741 raised as Thomas Fowke's Regiment of Foot
- 1747 renamed the 54th Regiment of Foot
- 1747 became the 43rd Regiment of Foot
- 1751 became the 43rd (Monmouthshire) Regiment of Foot
- 1881 amalgamated with the 52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Foot, to become the 1st Battalion Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry.
- 1908 became the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
- 1958 re-titled as the 1st Green Jackets (43rd and 52nd)
- 1966 amalgamated with the two other regiments of the Green Jackets Brigade to become the 1st Battalion Royal Green Jackets
- 1992 1st Battalion disbanded
Service in British India
- 1854 Bangalore, after arriving at Fort St George from England in January. The regiment was based here until '57, with various companies on detachment.
- 1857 Indian Mutiny, see below
- 1859 Saugor
- 1860 Calcutta
- 1861 Madras
- 1862 Rangoon
- 1863 Barrackpore before leaving for New Zealand
Indian Mutiny
As the regiment were stationed in Madras they were not immediately involved in the Mutiny. In late 1857 they became part of the Madras Column sent to join the Central India field force with the ultimate aim or relieving Saugor. See also the Banda and Kirwee Prize Money for reward money paid to the 43rd.
Henry Addison of the 43rd was awarded the Victoria Cross for saving the life of the politcal agent at Rewah.
Stations
A partial list of stations of the 43rd Foot (by quarter) as taken from the musters rolls (at The National Archives). At most times there are several detachments stationed elsewhere, only some are noted here.
- Apr-Sep 1857 - Bangalore, detachment Madras
- Oct-Dec 1857 - Camp Palsamoodrum, detachment Mysore
- Jan-Mar 1858 - Camp Patrick
- Apr-Jun 1858 - Camp at Humeerpore, detachments at Jubbulpore, Kirwee and Bandah
- Jul-Sep 1858 - Camp Orai, various detachments
- Oct-Dec 1858 - Camp Calpee, various detachments
- Jan-Feb 1859 - Jubbulpore
- Mar 1859 - Saugor
External links
Historical books online
Historical Record of the Forty - Third Regiment, Monmouthshire Light Infantry to 1867 by Sir Richard G A Levinge (1868) Google Books. Indian Service commences page 272 in 1854 in Madras. Contains an alphabetical list of Officers from page 296.
Other
43rd (Monmouthshire) Regiment of Foot Wikipedia
Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry Wikipedia
Royal Green Jackets Wikipedia