84th (York and Lancaster) Regiment of Foot
Below is some genealogy information on the 84th (York and Lancaster) Regiment of Foot of the British army that may help searches for military ancestors.
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Description: Formed in 1793. They saw action in the Napoleonic war, fighting in the Peninsular Wars. They saw action in the Indian Mutiny. from a battalion of the 12th 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 65th (2nd Yorkshire, North Riding) Regiment of Foot. They saw action in the Maori Wars in New Zealand. In 1881 they formed the York and Lancaster Regiment after amalgamating with the 65th (2nd Yorkshire, North Riding) Regiment. Recruiting ground was South Yorkshire, specifically Hallamshire, taking men from land owned by the Duke of York and the Duke of Lancaster. They saw action in the Boer Wars, fighitng at Spionkop, Valkrantz and Pieters and Ladysmith. During the First World War they fought across the Western, Italian and Turkish fronts at battle such as the 1st battle of Ypres, Loos, the Somme (1916), the Hindenburg Line, Cambrai, Arras, Passchendaele, the 1st battle of the Somme (1918), the advance in Flanders, Gallipoli and Vittorio Veneto. During the Second World War they fought across the Western, Norwegian, African and Far-Eastern fronts. Those who fought in Norway were taken there by the HMS Sheffield, forming a bond with them that remains to this day. They fought at battles such as the invasion of Italy. In 1968 the regiment disbanded. Their nickname is The Young and Lovelies and The Tigers.
Military actions:
- Napoleonic war: Peninsular Wars
- Boer war: Spionkop
- Boer war: Valkrantz and Pieters
- Boer war: Ladysmith
- WWI: 1st battle of Ypres
- WWI: Loos
- WWI: Somme (1916)
- WWI: Hindenburg Line
- WWI: Cambrai
- WWI: Arras
- WWI: 3rd battle of Ypres
- WWI: 1st battle of the Somme (1918)
- WWI: Advance in Flanders
- WWI: Gallipoli
- WWI: Vittorio Veneto
- WWII: Invasion of Italy
Websites:
- York and Lancaser regiment website
- Wikipedia: 84th (York and Lancaster) Regiment of Foot
- York and Lancaster regimental museum
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