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The 12th Regiment of Foot first embarked for the East Indies in June 1796 onboard 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 18091810. During it's time in India the regiment saw action in the [[4th Mysore War]] taking part in the storming of [[Seringapatam]] on the 4th May 1799.
