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79th Regiment of Foot

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*'''1924''' [[Calcutta]]
*'''1927''' [[Rangoon]]
:In May 1930, following the massacre of Indians by Burmese in Rangoon, a detachment of the regiment occupied the centre of the Indian quarter, planting their machine-guns in such away as to make it impossible for the Burmese to invade the area.<ref>Pages 197-198, ''Trials in Burma'' by Maurice Collis 1938, available to read online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website.</ref>
*'''1930''' [[Fyzabad]]
*'''1938''' Ahmednagar
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/shikarsketcheswi00browrich#page/n7/mode/2up ''Shikar Sketches, with Notes on Indian Field-Sports''] by J Moray Brown, late 79th Cameron Highlanders.1887 Archive.org
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=StsSAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA367 "Topographical and Sanitary Report on the Station of Meean Meer"] by Dr T G Scot, 79th Highlanders, page 367 ''Army Medical Department: Statistical Sanitary and Medical Reports for the year 1861'' (published 1863) Google Books
 
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