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*'''1793''' raised as the 82nd Regiment of Foot | *'''1793''' raised as the 82nd Regiment of Foot | ||
*'''1802''' became the 82nd Regiment of Foot (Prince of Wales's Volunteers) | *'''1802''' became the 82nd Regiment of Foot (Prince of Wales's Volunteers) | ||
| − | *'''1881''' amalgamated with the 40th (2nd Somersetshire) Regiment of Foot to form The Prince of Wales's Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment) | + | *'''1881''' amalgamated with the [[40th Regiment of Foot|40th (2nd Somersetshire) Regiment of Foot]] to form The Prince of Wales's Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment) |
*'''1938''' became The South Lancashire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's Volunteers) | *'''1938''' became The South Lancashire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's Volunteers) | ||
*'''1958''' amalgamated with The East Lancashire Regiment, to form The Lancashire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Volunteers) | *'''1958''' amalgamated with The East Lancashire Regiment, to form The Lancashire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Volunteers) | ||
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/82nd_Regiment_of_Foot_(Prince_of_Wales's_Volunteers) 82nd Foot] Wikipedia<br> | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/82nd_Regiment_of_Foot_(Prince_of_Wales's_Volunteers) 82nd Foot] Wikipedia<br> | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Prince_of_Wales%27s_Volunteers_(South_Lancashire_Regiment) South Lancashire Regiment] Wikipedia<br> | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Prince_of_Wales%27s_Volunteers_(South_Lancashire_Regiment) South Lancashire Regiment] Wikipedia<br> | ||
| − | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lancashire_Regiment_(Prince_of_Wales%27s_Volunteers) Lancashire Regiment] Wikipedia | + | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lancashire_Regiment_(Prince_of_Wales%27s_Volunteers) Lancashire Regiment] Wikipedia<br> |
| + | [http://web.archive.org/web/20080112143228/www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/040SLanc.htm The South Lancashire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Volunteers)] including [http://web.archive.org/web/20071112152150/www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/082-1.htm deployments] Regiments.org, an archived site<br> | ||
[[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]] | [[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]] | ||
Revision as of 12:31, 21 October 2010
Contents
Chronology
- 1793 raised as the 82nd Regiment of Foot
- 1802 became the 82nd Regiment of Foot (Prince of Wales's Volunteers)
- 1881 amalgamated with the 40th (2nd Somersetshire) Regiment of Foot to form The Prince of Wales's Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment)
- 1938 became The South Lancashire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's Volunteers)
- 1958 amalgamated with The East Lancashire Regiment, to form The Lancashire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Volunteers)
Service in British India
- 1857 Indian Mutiny (see History of the 88th Regiment of Foot)
- 1861 Moradabad and Shahjahanpur
- 1861 Delhi (exchanged stations with the 88th Foot in 1861)
- 1869 Bombay
- 1895 Kamptee
- 1899 Jubbulpore
- 1922 Mhow
- 1925 Assam
- 1927 Jubbulpore
- 1930 NW Frontier
- 1933 Allahabad
- 1936 Quetta
- 1939 Bombay
Recommended Reading
In Search of the Forlorn Hope : A Comprehensive Guide to Locating British Regiments and their Records by John Kitzmiller ISBN 0-961926-03-1
The Colonial Wars Source Book by Philip Haythornthwaite ISBN 1-854091-96-4
British Army Pensioners Abroad by Norman K. Crowder ISBN 0-806314-60-5
External Links
Historical Books Online
Historical record of the 82nd regiment, or Prince of Wales's volunteers by Brevet-Major Jarvis 1866 (Google Books). Indian service commences page 79 in 1857
Other
82nd Foot Wikipedia
South Lancashire Regiment Wikipedia
Lancashire Regiment Wikipedia
The South Lancashire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Volunteers) including deployments Regiments.org, an archived site
