34th Regiment of Foot
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
- 1801 Cape of Good Hope, South Africa (Kaffir War)
- 1802 India
- 1805 Wallajabad
- 1806-10 Bellary
- 1812-14 Secunderabad
- 1816 Vellore
- 1817-18 3rd Maratha War (Pindari Campaign)
- 1819 Bangalore
- 1820 Madras
- 1822 Wallajabad
- 1823 Madras then to England
- 1857 Indian Mutiny - see below
- 1861-62 Fyzabad
- 1865-67 Moorar then to England
- 1876-78 Ferozepore
- 1879-80 Bengal/Afghanistan
- 1881 Agra
- 1885 Sialkot
- 1889 Burma then to England
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
