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Also known as '''The Border Regiment'''
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Also known as '''The Border Regiment'''.
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== Chronology ==
 
== Chronology ==
 
*'''1702''' raised in East Anglia as Lord Lucas's Regiment of Foot
 
*'''1702''' raised in East Anglia as Lord Lucas's Regiment of Foot
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*'''1751''' numbered the 34th Regiment of Foot
 
*'''1751''' numbered the 34th Regiment of Foot
 
*'''1782''' became the 34th (Cumberland) Regiment of Foot  
 
*'''1782''' became the 34th (Cumberland) Regiment of Foot  
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*'''1881''' amalgamated with the 55th (Westmorland) Regiment of Foot to become the 1st Battalion The Border Regiment
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*'''1881''' amalgamated with the [[55th Regiment of Foot|55th (Westmorland) Regiment of Foot]] to become the 1st Battalion The Border Regiment
 
*'''1959''' amalgamated with The King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) to become 2nd Battalion, King's Own Royal Border Regiment as part of the King's Division
 
*'''1959''' amalgamated with The King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) to become 2nd Battalion, King's Own Royal Border Regiment as part of the King's Division
 
*'''2006''' merged with the other regiments of North West England to become The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment
 
*'''2006''' merged with the other regiments of North West England to become The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment
  
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== Service in India ==
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*'''1801''' Cape of Good Hope, South Africa (Kaffir War)
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*'''1802''' India
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*'''1805''' [[Wallajabad]]
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*'''1806-10''' [[Bellary]]
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*'''1812-14''' [[Secunderabad]]
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*'''1816''' [[Vellore]]
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*'''1817-18''' [[3rd Maratha War]] (Pindari Campaign)
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*'''1819''' [[Bangalore]]
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*'''1820''' [[Madras]]
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*'''1822''' [[Wallajabad]]
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*'''1823'''  [[Madras]] then to England
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*'''1857'''  [[Indian Mutiny]] - see below
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*'''1861-62''' [[Fyzabad]]
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*'''1865-67''' [[Moorar]] then to England
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*'''1876-78''' [[Ferozepore]]
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*'''1879-80''' Bengal/[[Afghanistan]]
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*'''1881''' [[Agra]]
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*'''1885''' [[Sialkot]]
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*'''1889''' [[Burma]] then to England
  
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===Indian Mutiny===
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== Brief History ==
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The 34th Foot landed in India during the [[Indian Mutiny]] after having spent approximately one year back in England following their involvement in the Crimean War (where they served in the siege of Sebastopol and the attack upon the Redan).  The 34th saw significant service during the Mutiny following their arrival in [[Calcutta]] in October  of 1857, serving at [[Cawnpore]], at the final siege and reduction of the city of [[Lucknow]] and finally in the [[Trans-Gogra Campaign]] against the fleeing rebels in Nepal in early 1859.  See the [[88th Regiment of Foot]] for details on some of these actions.
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*1801  Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
 
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*1816-1817  [[Vellore]]
 
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*1817-1818  3rd Maharatta War (Pindari Campaign)
 
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*1819-1820  [[Bangalore]]
 
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*1820  [[Madras]]
 
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*1822  [[Wallajabad]]
 
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*1823  [[Madras]]
 
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*1842  Portsmouth, England
 
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*1857  [[Indian Mutiny]] - see [[88th Regiment of Foot]]
 
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Additional note September 2009. A researcher has advised that the 34th landed in India for service during the Indian Mutiny after only having spent approximately one year back in England following their involvement in the Crimean War where they served in the siege of Sebastopol and the attack  
 
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upon the Redan.  The 34th saw significant service during the Indian Mutiny following their arrival in Calcutta in October  of 1857, serving at Cawnpore, at the final siege and reduction of the city of Lucknow and finally against the fleeing rebels in Nepal in early 1859.
 
  
 
== Bibliography ==
 
== Bibliography ==
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== External Links ==
 
== External Links ==
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/34th_(Cumberland)_Regiment_of_Foot 34th Regiment of Foot] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Border_Regiment The Border Regiment] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_King%27s_Own_Royal_Border_Regiment King's Own Royal Border Regiment] Wikipedia
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/34th_(Cumberland)_Regiment_of_Foot 34th Regiment of Foot] Wikipedia<br>
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Border_Regiment The Border Regiment] Wikipedia<br>
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_King%27s_Own_Royal_Border_Regiment King's Own Royal Border Regiment] Wikipedia
  
 
[[Category: British Army Infantry Regiments]]
 
[[Category: British Army Infantry Regiments]]

Revision as of 14:03, 24 September 2009

Also known as The Border Regiment.

Chronology

  • 1702 raised in East Anglia as Lord Lucas's Regiment of Foot
  • 1712 disbanded
  • 1715 reformed
  • 1751 numbered the 34th Regiment of Foot
  • 1782 became the 34th (Cumberland) Regiment of Foot
  • 1881 amalgamated with the 55th (Westmorland) Regiment of Foot to become the 1st Battalion The Border Regiment
  • 1959 amalgamated with The King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) to become 2nd Battalion, King's Own Royal Border Regiment as part of the King's Division
  • 2006 merged with the other regiments of North West England to become The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment

Service in India

Indian Mutiny

The 34th Foot landed in India during the Indian Mutiny after having spent approximately one year back in England following their involvement in the Crimean War (where they served in the siege of Sebastopol and the attack upon the Redan). The 34th saw significant service during the Mutiny following their arrival in Calcutta in October of 1857, serving at Cawnpore, at the final siege and reduction of the city of Lucknow and finally in the Trans-Gogra Campaign against the fleeing rebels in Nepal in early 1859. See the 88th Regiment of Foot for details on some of these actions.

Bibliography

In Search of the Forlorn Hope: A Comprehensive Guide to Locating British Regiments and their Records (1640 to WWI) 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

34th Regiment of Foot Wikipedia
The Border Regiment Wikipedia
King's Own Royal Border Regiment Wikipedia

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