34th (Cumberland) Regiment of Foot

Below is some genealogy information on the 34th (Cumberland) Regiment of Foot of the British army that may help searches for military ancestors.

Description: Formed in 1702 as Lord Lucas's Regiment of Foot. They were disbanded in 1712 but re-raised in 1715. They saw action in the Jacobite rebellion. In 1751 they were renamed the 34th Regiment of Foot. They saw action in the Seven Years War. They saw action in the American War of Independence. In 1782 they were renamed the 34th (Cumberland) Regiment of Foot. They saw action in the Napoleonic war fighting in the Peninsular Wars. In 1881 they formed the Border Regiment after amalgamating with the 55th (Westmorland) Regiment of Foot. They saw action in the Boer Wars, fighting at Colenso, Spionkop, Valkrantz and Pieters and Ladysmith. During the First World War they fought across the Western, Italian, Turkish and Greek fronts at battles such as the 1st battle of Ypres, Neuve Chapelle, Aubers Bridge, Festubert, Loos, the Somme (1916), Passchedaele, Vittorio Veneto, Gallipoli, Horseshoe Hill, Machukovo and Doiran. During the Second World War they fought across the Wester, African and Far Eastern fronts and were involved in the Dunkirk evacuations, the invasion of Italy and Arnhem. In 1959 they were amalgamated into The King's Own Royal Border Regiment. Their nickname is The Cattle Reivers or The Two Fives.

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