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== Introduction ==
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== Chronology ==
  
This page was part of the Family History in India website, which is designed to help people trace their British and European ancestry in colonial India by Cathy Day. Cathy kindly allowed us to transfer this page to our wiki. This particular webpage is a very brief history of H.M. 67th Regiment of Foot (South Hampshire Regiment), focussing entirely on its time in India. The information herein is obtained from a number of sources, including :
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*'''1758''' 2nd Battalion, 20th Regiment of Foot redesignated as the 67th Regiment of Foot
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*'''1782''' renamed the 67th (South Hampshire) Regiment of Foot
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*'''1881''' amalgamated with the 37th North Hampshire Regiment to become 2nd Battalion The Hampshire Regiment
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*'''1946''' became The Royal Hampshire Regiment
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*'''1992''' merged with the Queens Regiment to become The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (Queen's and Royal Hampshires)
  
''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
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{{Template:Origin|text=The History in India and the 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 kindly allowed us to transfer this information to our wiki. }}
 
 
== Brief History ==
 
  
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== History in India==
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This is a very brief history of HM 67th Regiment of Foot (South Hampshire Regiment), focussing entirely on its time in India.
  
 
'''1805'''  India  
 
'''1805'''  India  
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'''1816-1817'''  [[Meerut]]  
 
'''1816-1817'''  [[Meerut]]  
 
   
 
   
'''1818 ''' The 67th Regiment of Foot played a part in the Pindari Campaign or 3rd Mahratta War  
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'''1818 ''' The 67th Regiment of Foot played a part in the Pindari Campaign or [[3rd Maratha War]]
 
   
 
   
 
'''1819 ''' [[Asseerghur]]  
 
'''1819 ''' [[Asseerghur]]  
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'''1824-1826'''  [[Poona]]
 
'''1824-1826'''  [[Poona]]
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==Bibliography ==
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The information above was obtained from a number of sources, including :
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''In Search of the Forlorn Hope : A Comprehensive Guide to Locating British Regiments and their Records'' by John Kitzmiller ISBN 0961926031
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''The Colonial Wars Source Book'' by Philip Haythornthwaite ISBN 1854091964
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''British Army Pensioners Abroad'' by Norman K. Crowder ISBN 0806314605
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== External links ==
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/67th_(South_Hampshire)_Regiment_of_Foot 67th Regiment of Foot] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hampshire_Regiment The Hampshire Regiment] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_of_Wales%27s_Royal_Regiment Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment] Wikipedia
  
 
[[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]]
 
[[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]]

Revision as of 16:13, 7 May 2009

Chronology

  • 1758 2nd Battalion, 20th Regiment of Foot redesignated as the 67th Regiment of Foot
  • 1782 renamed the 67th (South Hampshire) Regiment of Foot
  • 1881 amalgamated with the 37th North Hampshire Regiment to become 2nd Battalion The Hampshire Regiment
  • 1946 became The Royal Hampshire Regiment
  • 1992 merged with the Queens Regiment to become The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (Queen's and Royal Hampshires)


The History in India and the 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 kindly allowed us to transfer this information to our wiki.


History in India

This is a very brief history of HM 67th Regiment of Foot (South Hampshire Regiment), focussing entirely on its time in India.

1805 India

1806-1807 Fort William, Calcutta

1808-1810 Dinapore

1811-1813 Ghazipur

1814-1815 Cawnpore

1816-1817 Meerut

1818 The 67th Regiment of Foot played a part in the Pindari Campaign or 3rd Maratha War

1819 Asseerghur

1819 Maleagaon

1820 India

1821 Meelat Fort

1821-1823 Sholapur

1824-1826 Poona

Bibliography

The information above was 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

External links

67th Regiment of Foot Wikipedia
The Hampshire Regiment Wikipedia
Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment Wikipedia