82nd Regiment of Foot
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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
