69th Regiment of Foot

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