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== Introduction ==
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'''The Border Regiment'''
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== Chronology ==
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*'''1702''' raised in East Anglia as Lord Lucas's Regiment of Foot
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*'''1712''' disbanded
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*'''1715''' reformed
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*'''1751''' numbered the 34th Regiment of Foot
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*'''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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*'''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
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*'''2006''' merged with the other regiments of North West England to become The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment
  
This page was part of the Family History in India website, which was designed to help people trace their British and European ancestry in colonial India by Cathy Day. Cathy has kindly let us transfer this information to our wiki. This particular webpage is a very brief history of H.M. 34th Regiment of Foot (Cumberland Regiment), focussing entirely on its time in India. The information herein is obtained from a number of sources, including :
 
  
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{{Template:Origin|text=The Brief History and 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 has kindly let us transfer this information to our wiki.}}
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== Brief History ==
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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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== 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
 
'''In Search of the Forlorn Hope: A Comprehensive Guide to Locating British Regiments and their Records (1640 to WWI)''' by John Kitzmiller ISBN 0961926031
  
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'''British Army Pensioners Abroad''' by Norman K. Crowder ISBN 0806314605  
 
'''British Army Pensioners Abroad''' by Norman K. Crowder ISBN 0806314605  
  
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[[Category: British Army Infantry Regiments]]
  
== Brief History ==
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== 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
1801  Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
 
 
1816-1817  [[Vellore]]
 
 
1817-1818  3rd Maharatta War (Pindari Campaign)  
 
 
1819-1820  [[Bangalore]]
 
 
1820  [[Madras]]
 
 
1822  [[Wallajabad]]
 
 
1823  [[Madras]]
 
 
1842  Portsmouth, England
 
 
1857  [[Indian Mutiny]] - see [[88th Regiment of Foot]]
 
 
 
[[Category: British Army Infantry Regiments]]
 

Revision as of 16:46, 5 May 2009

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


The Brief History and 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 has kindly let us transfer this information to our wiki.

Brief History

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