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== Campaigns ==
==== 4th Mysore War ====
The 12th Regiment of Foot first embarked for the East Indies in June 1796 onboard on board the [[East Indiamen]] "[[Rockingham]]". , "[[Hawkesbury]]", "[[Airlie Castle]]" and "[[Melville Castle]]". They were convoyed by the frigate "Fox". Lists of the officers and men of the regiment that boarded these ships have been transcribed from the ships ' logs held at the British Library and put online on the [http://search.fibis.org/frontis/bin/aps_advanced_search.php fibis search] website. Wives that accompanied the men are also listed.
The regiment arrived in Madras in January 1797 and remained in India until 1810. During it's its time in India the regiment saw action in the [[4th Mysore War]] taking part in the [[Battle of Seringapatam 1799]] on the 4th May 1799.
==== Afghan War ====
The regiment embarked again for India from Ireland in July 1864 aboard the "Alnwick Castle", "Trafalgar", Calcutta" and "Alquis". The First Battalion saw action in the [[:Category:2nd Afghan War 1878-80|2nd Afghan War 1878-80]].
From 1864 to 1907 the Suffolk Regiment always had at least one battalion serving in India. In St Marys Mary's Church, Bury St Edmunds, there is a brass plaque commemorating the 266 officers and men of the Second Battalion who died in India from 1864 to 1878.
==== World War II ====
