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* [[The Alipore Regiment]]  
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*[[Agra Levy]]
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* [[The Ramgarh Light Infantry]]  
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*[[Alipore Regiment]]
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* [[3rd Local Battalion]]
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*[[Allahabad Levy]]
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* [[The Sirmoor Rifle Regiment]]  
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*[[1st Assam Light Infantry]]  
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* [[The Kamaoon Battalion]]  
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*[[2nd Assam Light Infantry]]
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* [[1st Assam Light Infantry]]  
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*[[Bareilly Levy]]
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* [[11th Sylhet Local Light Infantry]]
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*[[1st Bengal  Military Police Battalion]]
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* [[The Mharwara Battalion]]
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*[[Bhopal Battalion]]
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* [[2nd Assam Light Infantry]]
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*[[Camel Corps]]
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* [[The Joudpore Legion]]
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*[[Cawnpore Levy]]
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* [[The Oudh Irregular Force]]
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*[[Cole and Sonthal Levy]]
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* [[The Narbudda Sebundy Corps]]
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*[[Deoli Irregular Force]]
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* [[The Shekhawati Battalion]]
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*[[East Indian Regiment]]
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* [[The Harianna Light Infantry]]
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*[[Fatehgarh Levy]]
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* [[The Regiment of Khelat-i-Gilzie]]
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*[[14th  (Ferozepore) Regiment of Sikh Infantry|Regiment of Ferozepore]]
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* [[The Malwa Bheel Corps]]
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*[[Goojramwallah Levy]]
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* [[The Mewar Bheel Corps]]
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*[[Gwalior Contingent]]
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* [[The Kotah Contingent]]
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*[[1st Gwalior Regiment]]
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* [[The Mehidpore Contingent]]
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*[[2nd Gwalior  Regiment]]
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* [[The Gwalior Contingent]]
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*[[Extra Gurkha Regiment]]  
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* [[The Malwa Contingent]]
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*[[Harianna Light Infantry]]
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* [[The Bhopal Contingent]]
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*[[Joudpore Legion]]
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* [[14th (Ferozepore) Regiment of Sikh Infantry|Regiment of Ferozepore]]
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*[[Kamaoon Battalion]]
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* [[The Regiment of Ludhiana]]
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*[[Kamroop Regiment]]
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* [[The Camel Corps]]
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*[[Regiment of Khelat-i-Gilzie]]
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* [[The Nusseree Battalion]]
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*[[Kotah Contingent]]
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* [[The Nagpore Irregular Force]]
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*[[Kumaon Levy]]
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* [[1st Bengal Military Police Battalion]]
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*[[Kuppurthala Contingent]]
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* [[The Deoli Irregular Force]]
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*[[Landhoor Rangers]]
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* [[Extra Gurkha Regiment]]  
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*[[3rd Local Battalion]]
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* [[The Regiment of Lucknow]]
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*[[Loyal Purbeah Regiment]]
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* [[The Mhair Regiment]]
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*[[Regiment of Lucknow]]
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* [[The Kamroop Regiment]]
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*[[Regiment of Ludhiana]]
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* [[The Landhoor Rangers]]
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*[[Malwa Bheel Corps]]
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* [[The Kuppurthala Contingent]]
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*[[Malwa Contingent]]
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* [[1st Gwalior Regiment]]
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*[[Meerut Levy]]
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* [[2nd Gwalior Regiment]]
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*[[Mehidpore Contingent]]
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* [[The Allahabad Levy]]
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*[[Mewar Bheel Corps]]
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* [[The Shahjehanpur Levy]]
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*[[Mhair Regiment]]
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* [[The Cawnpore Levy]]
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*[[Mhairwara Battalion]]
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* [[The Fatehgarh Levy]]
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*[[Moradabad Levy]]
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* [[The Moradabad Levy]]
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*[[Mynpoorie Levy]]
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* [[The Mynpoorie Levy]]
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*[[Nagpore Irregular Force]]
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* [[The Sealkote Infantry Levy]]
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*[[Narbudda Sebundy Corps]]
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* [[The Bareilly Levy]]
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*[[Nusseree Battalion]]
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* [[The Goojramwallah Levy]]
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*[[Oudh Irregular Force]]
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* [[The Meerut Levy]]
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*[[Rajpoot Levy]]
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* [[The Kumaon Levy]]
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*[[Ramgarh Light Infantry]]
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* [[The Agra Levy]]
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*[[Sealkote Infantry Levy]]  
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* [[The Cole and Sonthal Levy]]
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*[[Shahjehanpur Levy]]
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* [[The Rajpoot Levy]]
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*[[Shekhawati Battalion]]
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* [[The Loyal Purbeah Regiment]]
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*[[Sirmoor Rifles]]  
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* [[The East Indian Regiment]]
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*[[11th Sylhet  Local Light Infantry]]
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Revision as of 22:47, 16 March 2010

Bengal Army
5th & 6th Lt. Infantry.jpg
Bengal Army
List of Bengal Army Regiments
Bengal Infantry Regiments
Bengal Infantry Finder tool
Bengal Artillery
Bengal Horse Artillery
Bengal Sappers and Miners
East India Company Army

Overall Strength

In 1851 the Army of Bengal had the following contingents:

  • 3 Brigades of Horse Artillery
  • 1st Brigade: 3 European and 2 Native Troops
  • 2nd Brigade: 3 European and 1 Native Troops
  • 3rd Brigade: 3 European and 1 Native Troops
  • 6 Battalions of European Foot Artillery (4 Companies each)
  • Engineer Corps
  • 11 Regiments of Light Cavalry
  • 2 Regiments of European Fusiliers

74 Regiments of Native Infantry

  • 3 Regional Corps
  • Regiment of Khelat-i-Ghizie
  • Regiment of Loodianah
  • Regiment of Ferozepore
  • 18 Regiments of Irregular Cavalry
  • 5 Regiments of Punjab Cavalry
  • 5 Regiments of Punjab Infantry
  • 4 Sikh Infantry Corps in the Punjab
  • Corps of Guides at Lahore
  • 21 Regional Contingents
  • 1 Calcutta Battalion
  • 1 Ramghur Battalion
  • 1 Hill Ranger Battalion
  • 1 Nusseree Battalion
  • 1 Sirmoor Battalion
  • 1 Kemaoon Battalion
  • 2 Assam Battalions
  • 1 Mhairwarrah Battalion
  • 1 Arracan Battalion
  • 1 Hurreeana Battalion
  • 2 Regiments of Oude Infantry
  • 1 Battalion of Sylhet Infantry
  • 2 Bheel Corps
  • 1 Malwa Corps
  • 1 Meywar Corps
  • 1 Corps of Sebundee Sappers and Miners
  • 1 Camel Corps
  • 1 Shekhawattee Brigade
  • Gwalior Contingent
  • 1 Artillery Corps
  • 2 Cavalry Regiments
  • 7 Infantry Regiments
  • Imperial Contingents of Artillery, Cavalry and Infantry
  • Malwa
  • Bhopal
  • Khotah
  • Joudpore

Cavalry

Regiments formed after 1857

Infantry

The numbering adopted in this list is that of the 1824 reorganisation. The regiments generally kept these numbers until the Indian Mutiny in 1857.

Local contingents

Not to be confused with volunteer corps.

Post 1857

Artillery

Engineers

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