30th (Cambridgeshire) Regiment of Foot

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The 30th (Cambridgeshire) Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1702 and amalgamated into The East Lancashire Regiment in 1881.

The regiment was raised in February 1702, and saw service as marines, titled as the 1st Regiment of Marines. They converted back to conventional infantry in 1714. In 1751, they were numbered the 30th Regiment of Foot, and in 1782 took a county title as the 30th (Cambridgeshire) Regiment of Foot.

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