34th (Cumberland) Regiment of Foot

34th (Cumberland) Regiment of Foot
Colours of the 34th (Cumberland) Regiment of Foot
Active1702–1881
Country Kingdom of England (1702–1707)

 Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1801)

 United Kingdom (1801–1881)
Branch British Army
Garrison/HQCarlisle Castle
Nickname(s)Cumberland Gentlemen[1]
EngagementsWar of the Spanish Succession
Seven Years' War
American Revolutionary War
Napoleonic Wars
Upper Canada Rebellion
Crimean War
Indian Rebellion

The 34th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1702. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 55th (Westmorland) Regiment of Foot to form the Border Regiment in 1881.

  1. ^ Burnham, Robert; McGuigan, Ron (2010). The British Army against Napoleon. Barnsley, South Yorkshire: Frontline Books. p. 125. ISBN 978-1-84832-562-3.