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==Cavalry Regiments== | |||
*[[Governor General's Bodyguard]] | |||
*Governor’s Bodyguard, Bengal | |||
*[[Governor's Bodyguard Madras]] | |||
*[[Governor's Bodyguard, Bombay]] | |||
*[[1st Bengal Lancers (Skinner's Horse)|1st Duke of York's Own Skinner's Horse]] | |||
*[[2nd Lancers (Gardner’s Horse)]] | |||
*[[3rd Cavalry]] | |||
*[[10th Duke of Cambridge’s Own Lancers (Hodson’s Horse)|4th Duke of Cambridge's Own Hodson's Horse]] | |||
*[[5th King Edward's Own Probyn's Horse]] | |||
*[[6th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers]] | |||
*[[28th Light Cavalry|7th Light Cavalry]] | |||
*[[8th King George's Own Light Cavalry]] | |||
*[[9th Royal Deccan Horse]] | |||
*[[Corps of Guides, Punjab Frontier Force|10th Queen Victoria's Own Corps of Guides Cavalry (Frontier Force)]] | |||
*[[11th Prince Albert Victor's Own Cavalry (Frontier Force)]] | |||
*[[12th Cavalry (Frontier Force)]] | |||
*[[13th Duke of Connaught's Own Bombay Lancers|13th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers]]. May have been named in 1923 | |||
*[[14th Prince of Wales's Own Scinde Horse]] | |||
*[[15th Lancers]] | |||
*[[27th Light Cavalry|16th Light Cavalry]] | |||
*[[17th Queen Victoria's Own Poona Horse]] | |||
*[[18th King Edward's Own Cavalry]] | |||
*18th/19th Cavalry-(became [[19th King George's Own Lancers]] in 1923) | |||
*[[20th Lancers]] | |||
*38th/39th King George's Own Light Cavalry - (became The [[Central India Horse (21st King George's Own Horse)]] in 1923) | |||
==Infantry Regiments== | |||
*[[1st Punjab Regiment]] Allocated to Pakistan on Partition | *[[1st Punjab Regiment]]. Allocated to Pakistan on Partition | ||
*[[2nd Punjab Regiment]] | *[[2nd Punjab Regiment]] | ||
*[[3rd Madras Regiment]] | *[[3rd Madras Regiment]] | ||
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*[[6th Rajputana Rifles]] | *[[6th Rajputana Rifles]] | ||
*[[7th Rajput Regiment]] | *[[7th Rajput Regiment]] | ||
*[[8th Punjab Regiment]] Allocated to Pakistan on Partition | *[[8th Punjab Regiment]]. Allocated to Pakistan on Partition | ||
*[[9th Jat Regiment]] | *[[9th Jat Regiment]] | ||
*[[10th Baluch Regiment]] Allocated to Pakistan on Partition | *[[10th Baluch Regiment]]. Allocated to Pakistan on Partition | ||
*[[11th Sikh Regiment]] | *[[11th Sikh Regiment]] | ||
*[[12th Frontier Force Regiment]] | *[[12th Frontier Force Regiment]]. Allocated to Pakistan on Partition | ||
*[[13th Frontier Force Rifles]] Allocated to Pakistan on Partition | *[[13th Frontier Force Rifles]]. Allocated to Pakistan on Partition | ||
*[[14th Punjab Regiment]] Allocated to Pakistan on Partition | *[[14th Punjab Regiment]]. Allocated to Pakistan on Partition | ||
*[[15th Punjab Regiment]] Allocated to Pakistan on Partition | *[[15th Punjab Regiment]]. Allocated to Pakistan on Partition | ||
*16th Punjab Regiment Allocated to Pakistan on Partition | *[[16th Punjab Regiment]]. Allocated to Pakistan on Partition | ||
*17th Dogra Regiment | *[[17th Dogra Regiment]] | ||
*18th Royal Garhwal Rifles | *[[39th (The Garhwal Rifle) Regiment of Bengal Infantry|18th Royal Garhwal Rifles]] | ||
*19th Hyderabad | *[[19th Hyderabad Regiment]] (and from 1923 the associated [[1st Kumaon Rifles]]) | ||
*[[Burma Rifles|20th Burma Rifles]] | |||
*[[1st Gurkha Rifles|1st King George's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Malaun Regiment)]] | *[[1st Gurkha Rifles|1st King George's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Malaun Regiment)]] | ||
*[[2nd Gurkha Rifles|2nd King Edward's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Regiment)]]. Transferred to the British Army, except the 4th Battalion, in 1947 | *[[2nd Gurkha Rifles|2nd King Edward's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Regiment)]]. Transferred to the British Army, except the 4th Battalion, in 1947 | ||
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*[[4th Gurkha Rifles]] | *[[4th Gurkha Rifles]] | ||
*[[5th Gurkha Rifles]] | *[[5th Gurkha Rifles]] | ||
*[[6th Gurkha Rifles]] Transferred to the British Army in 1947 | *[[6th Gurkha Rifles]]. Transferred to the British Army in 1947 | ||
*[[7th Gurkha Rifles]] Transferred to the British Army in 1947 | *[[7th Gurkha Rifles]]. Transferred to the British Army in 1947 | ||
*[[8th Gurkha Rifles]] | *[[8th Gurkha Rifles]] | ||
*[[9th Gurkha Rifles]] | *[[9th Gurkha Rifles]] | ||
*[[10th Gurkha Rifles]] Transferred to the British Army in 1947 | *[[10th Gurkha Rifles]]. Transferred to the British Army in 1947 | ||
:'''Pioneers''' | |||
*[[1st Madras Pioneers]] | |||
*[[2nd Bombay Pioneers]] | |||
*[[3rd Sikh Pioneers]] | |||
*[[106th Hazara Pioneers|4th Hazara Pioneers]] | |||
==Regiments formed during WW2== | |||
*[[Ajmer Regiment]] | |||
*[[Assam Regiment]] | |||
*[[Bihar Regiment]] | |||
*[[Mahar Regiment]] | |||
*[[Sikh Light Infantry]] | |||
*Chamar Regiment | |||
*Coorg Battalion | |||
*Lingayat Battalion<ref>[http://www.cgsc.edu/CARL/nafziger/940PXAA.pdf Order of Battle Indian Army Beginning 1940] Nafziger Collection, cgsc.edu</ref> | |||
==External links== | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_regiments_of_the_Indian_Army_(1922) List of regiments of the Indian Army (1922)] Wikipedia | |||
== References == | |||
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Latest revision as of 10:10, 22 November 2015
Cavalry Regiments
- Governor General's Bodyguard
- Governor’s Bodyguard, Bengal
- Governor's Bodyguard Madras
- Governor's Bodyguard, Bombay
- 1st Duke of York's Own Skinner's Horse
- 2nd Lancers (Gardner’s Horse)
- 3rd Cavalry
- 4th Duke of Cambridge's Own Hodson's Horse
- 5th King Edward's Own Probyn's Horse
- 6th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers
- 7th Light Cavalry
- 8th King George's Own Light Cavalry
- 9th Royal Deccan Horse
- 10th Queen Victoria's Own Corps of Guides Cavalry (Frontier Force)
- 11th Prince Albert Victor's Own Cavalry (Frontier Force)
- 12th Cavalry (Frontier Force)
- 13th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers. May have been named in 1923
- 14th Prince of Wales's Own Scinde Horse
- 15th Lancers
- 16th Light Cavalry
- 17th Queen Victoria's Own Poona Horse
- 18th King Edward's Own Cavalry
- 18th/19th Cavalry-(became 19th King George's Own Lancers in 1923)
- 20th Lancers
- 38th/39th King George's Own Light Cavalry - (became The Central India Horse (21st King George's Own Horse) in 1923)
Infantry Regiments
- 1st Punjab Regiment. Allocated to Pakistan on Partition
- 2nd Punjab Regiment
- 3rd Madras Regiment
- 4th Bombay Grenadiers
- 5th Mahratta Light Infantry
- 6th Rajputana Rifles
- 7th Rajput Regiment
- 8th Punjab Regiment. Allocated to Pakistan on Partition
- 9th Jat Regiment
- 10th Baluch Regiment. Allocated to Pakistan on Partition
- 11th Sikh Regiment
- 12th Frontier Force Regiment. Allocated to Pakistan on Partition
- 13th Frontier Force Rifles. Allocated to Pakistan on Partition
- 14th Punjab Regiment. Allocated to Pakistan on Partition
- 15th Punjab Regiment. Allocated to Pakistan on Partition
- 16th Punjab Regiment. Allocated to Pakistan on Partition
- 17th Dogra Regiment
- 18th Royal Garhwal Rifles
- 19th Hyderabad Regiment (and from 1923 the associated 1st Kumaon Rifles)
- 20th Burma Rifles
- 1st King George's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Malaun Regiment)
- 2nd King Edward's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Regiment). Transferred to the British Army, except the 4th Battalion, in 1947
- 3rd Queen Alexandra's Own Gurkha Rifles
- 4th Gurkha Rifles
- 5th Gurkha Rifles
- 6th Gurkha Rifles. Transferred to the British Army in 1947
- 7th Gurkha Rifles. Transferred to the British Army in 1947
- 8th Gurkha Rifles
- 9th Gurkha Rifles
- 10th Gurkha Rifles. Transferred to the British Army in 1947
- Pioneers
Regiments formed during WW2
- Ajmer Regiment
- Assam Regiment
- Bihar Regiment
- Mahar Regiment
- Sikh Light Infantry
- Chamar Regiment
- Coorg Battalion
- Lingayat Battalion[1]
External links
References
- ↑ Order of Battle Indian Army Beginning 1940 Nafziger Collection, cgsc.edu