30th (Cambridgeshire) Regiment of Foot

30th (Cambridgeshire) Regiment of Foot
Badge of the 30th (Cambridgshire) Regiment of Foot
Active1702–1881
Country Kingdom of England (1702-1707)

 Kingdom of Great Britain (1707-1801)

 United Kingdom (1801-1881)
Branch British Army
TypeLine infantry
Garrison/HQBurnley Barracks, Burnley
Nickname(s)The Triple X's
ColorsPale yellow facings
EngagementsCapture of Gibraltar
French campaign in Egypt and Syria
Peninsular War
Napoleonic Wars
Crimean War

The 30th (Cambridgeshire) Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1702. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 59th (2nd Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot to form the East Lancashire Regiment in 1881.

Soldier of the 30th Foot in 1742