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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. 69th Regiment of Foot (South Lincolnshire Regiment), 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
1806 Fort St George, Madras
1806 The 69th Regiment were the victims of India's first mutiny at Vellore in southern India.
1807-1808 Trichinopoly
1809 Palum-Cottal
1810 Fort St George, Madras
1813 Goa
1814 Seringapatam
1815-1826 The Muster Rolls show the 69th Regiment of Foot being committed to the Pindari Campaign for 11 years. However, the Pindari Campaign or 3rd Mahratta War only lasted in its fiercest form from 1817 to 1818.
1815-1816 Bellary
1817 Mysore
1819-1823 Cannanore
1824-1825 Wallajabad