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[[ | The '''Nilgiri Volunteer Rifles''' were a [[volunteer corps]] under the Madras command. | ||
==Chronology== | |||
*'''1878''' raised on 29th October (Madras GO 1032, 27th Dec 1878)<ref name=IAL>''Indian Army List'' 1st Sept 1901</ref> | |||
*'''1892''' incorporated the [[Coimbatore Volunteer Rifle Corps]] on 4th January<ref name=IAL /> | |||
*'''1917''' amalgamated on 1st April to become [[20th Nilgiri Malabar Battalion]]<ref name=Jack>Jackson, Major Donovan ''India's Army'' (1940)</ref> | |||
==Details== | |||
In 1901:<ref name=IAL /> | |||
*'''Headquarters''' - [[Ootacamund]] | |||
*'''Uniform''' - khaki serge or drill according as stationed in the hills or plains | |||
'''Detachments''': | |||
*[[Lovedale]] | |||
*[[Coonoor]] | |||
*Kolacumby | |||
*[[Coimbatore]] | |||
*Ochterlony Valley | |||
*Nelacotah | |||
*[[Kotagiri]] | |||
[[Category:Volunteer Corps]] | |||
Revision as of 22:18, 12 March 2010
The Nilgiri Volunteer Rifles were a volunteer corps under the Madras command.
Chronology
- 1878 raised on 29th October (Madras GO 1032, 27th Dec 1878)[1]
- 1892 incorporated the Coimbatore Volunteer Rifle Corps on 4th January[1]
- 1917 amalgamated on 1st April to become 20th Nilgiri Malabar Battalion[2]
Details
In 1901:[1]
- Headquarters - Ootacamund
- Uniform - khaki serge or drill according as stationed in the hills or plains
Detachments:
- Lovedale
- Coonoor
- Kolacumby
- Coimbatore
- Ochterlony Valley
- Nelacotah
- Kotagiri