29th (Worcestershire) Regiment of Foot
The 29th (Worcestershire) Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1694. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 36th (Herefordshire) Regiment of Foot to become the 1st Battalion, the Worcestershire Regiment in 1881.
Colonel Thomas Farrington, founder of the regiment
Soldier of the 29th Foot in 1742
The 1770 Boston Massacre; the 29th was dubbed 'The Vein Openers' for their involvement
The Battle of Roliça, 17 August 1808
36th (Herefordshire) Regiment of Foot
The 36th (Herefordshire) Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1701. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 29th (Worcestershire) Regiment of Foot to form the Worcestershire Regiment in 1881. Its lineage is continued today by the Mercian Regiment.
Soldier of the 36th Foot in 1742
The Death of Colonel Moorhouse at the Storming of the Pettah Gate of Bangalore, 1793, Robert Home
The Battle of Vimeiro: Sir Arthur Wellesley described the regiment's conduct at Vimeiro as "an example to the Army"