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This page was part of the Family History in India website, which was designed to help people trace their British and European ancestry in colonial India by Cathy Day. Cathy has kindly let us transfer this information to our wiki. This particular webpage is a very brief history of H.M. 34th Regiment of Foot (Cumberland Regiment), focussing entirely on its time in India. The information herein is obtained from a number of sources, including :
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'''The Border Regiment'''== Introduction 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
{{Template:Origin|text=The Brief History and 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 has kindly let us transfer this information to our wiki.}}
== Brief History ==
*1801 Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
*1816-1817 [[Vellore]]
*1817-1818 3rd Maharatta War (Pindari Campaign)
*1819-1820 [[Bangalore]]
*1820 [[Madras]]
*1822 [[Wallajabad]]
*1823 [[Madras]]
*1842 Portsmouth, England
*1857 [[Indian Mutiny]] - see [[88th Regiment of Foot]]
== 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
'''British Army Pensioners Abroad''' by Norman K. Crowder ISBN 0806314605
[[Category: British Army Infantry Regiments]]
== Brief History External Links == 1801 Cape of Good Hope, South Africa 1816-1817 [[Vellore]] 1817-1818 3rd Maharatta War http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/34th_(Pindari CampaignCumberland) 1819-1820 [[Bangalore]] 1820 [[Madras]] 1822 [[Wallajabad]] 1823 [[Madras]] 1842 Portsmouth, England 1857 [[Indian Mutiny]] - see [[88th _Regiment_of_Foot 34th Regiment of Foot]Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Border_Regiment The Border Regiment] [Wikipedia<br>[Categoryhttp: British Army Infantry Regiments]//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_King%27s_Own_Royal_Border_Regiment King's Own Royal Border Regiment]Wikipedia
