67th Regiment of Foot
Chronology
- 1758 2nd Battalion, 20th Regiment of Foot redesignated as the 67th Regiment of Foot
- 1782 renamed the 67th (South Hampshire) Regiment of Foot
- 1881 amalgamated with the 37th North Hampshire Regiment to become 2nd Battalion The Hampshire Regiment
- 1946 became The Royal Hampshire Regiment
- 1992 merged with the Queens Regiment to become The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (Queen's and Royal Hampshires)
| The History in India and the 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 kindly allowed us to transfer this information to our wiki. |
History in India
This is a very brief history of HM 67th Regiment of Foot (South Hampshire Regiment), focussing entirely on its time in India.
1805 India
1806-1807 Fort William, Calcutta
1808-1810 Dinapore
1811-1813 Ghazipur
1814-1815 Cawnpore
1816-1817 Meerut
1818 The 67th Regiment of Foot played a part in the Pindari Campaign or 3rd Maratha War
1819 Asseerghur
1819 Maleagaon
1820 India
1821 Meelat Fort
1821-1823 Sholapur
1824-1826 Poona
Bibliography
The information above was 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
External links
67th Regiment of Foot Wikipedia
The Hampshire Regiment Wikipedia
Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment Wikipedia