30th Regiment of Foot

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This page is a very brief history of H.M. 30th Regiment of Foot (Cambridgeshire 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

Timeline

• 1807-1809 Madras
• 1809 Poonamallee
• 1810-1811 Trichinopoly
• 1812 Cannanore
• 1815 Vellore
• 1816-1817 Fort St George, Madras
• 1818 Masulipatam
• 1818 Secunderabad
• 1819 Asseerghur
• 1819 Boorampoor
• 1819 Khandish
• 1819-1820 Jaulna
• 1819-1826 Secunderabad
• 1825 Bhutpore
• 1825 Fort St George, Madras
• 1827 Fort St George, Madras
• 1827-1828 Trichinopoly
• 1828 Wallajabad
• 1828-1829 St Thomas' Mount
• 1834 Guindy
• 1842 Canada