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Known as '''The Shekhawati Regiment''' | Known as '''The Shekhawati Regiment''' | ||
== Chronology == | == Chronology == | ||
*''' | *'''1835''' Shekhawati Brigade raised by the British under the command of Henry Forster and funded by the Maharajas of Jaipur and Bikaner to control dacoits | ||
*'''1847''' became the Shekhawati Battalion | *'''1847''' became the Shekhawati Battalion | ||
*'''1861''' became 13th Bengal Native Infantry | *'''1861''' became 13th Bengal Native Infantry | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajputana_Rifles Rajputana Rifles]Wikipedia | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajputana_Rifles Rajputana Rifles] Wikipedia | ||
[[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]] | [[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]] | ||
Revision as of 19:48, 15 May 2009
Known as The Shekhawati Regiment
Chronology
- 1835 Shekhawati Brigade raised by the British under the command of Henry Forster and funded by the Maharajas of Jaipur and Bikaner to control dacoits
- 1847 became the Shekhawati Battalion
- 1861 became 13th Bengal Native Infantry
- 1884 became 13th (Shekhawati Regiment) Bengal Native Infantry
- 1903 became 13th Rajputs (The Shekhawati Regiment)
- 1922 became 10th Shekhawati Battalion, 6th Rajputana Rifles
- 1947allocated to India on Partition
External Links
Rajputana Rifles Wikipedia