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[[Category:Bombay Infantry Regiments]]
Known as '''4th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry''' in the Bombay Army<br>
Known as '''104th Wellesley’s Rifles''' in the Indian Army
== Chronology ==
*'''1775''' formed as 5th Battalion Bombay Sepoys
*'''1778''' became 9th Battalion Bombay Sepoys
*'''1796''' became 2nd Battalion, 2nd Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry
*'''1824''' became '''4th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry'''
*'''1824''' became 4th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry (Rifle Corps)
*'''1881''' became 4th Regiment of Bombay Infantry (Rifle Corps)
*'''1899''' became 4th Regiment (1st Battalion Rifle Corps) Bombay Infantry
*'''1901''' became 4th Bombay Rifles
*'''1903''' became '''104th Wellesley’s Rifles'''
*'''1922''' became 1st Battalion  [[6th Rajputana Rifles]]
*'''1945''' became 1st Battalion Rajputana Rifles
*'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition
*'''1949''' became 3rd Battalion, Brigade of the Guards
==Regimental histories==
*See "Historical books online" below.
* Also see [[6th Rajputana Rifles]] for further histories.
 
== External links ==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/104th_Wellesley's_Rifles 104th Wellesley's Rifles] Wikipedia<br>
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/6th_Rajputana_Rifles  6th Rajputana Rifles] Wikipedia<br>
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brigade_of_the_Guards Brigade of the Guards] Wikipedia
===Historical books online===
* ''History of the 1st Battalion 6th Rajputana Rifles (Wellesley’s)'' by Lieut Colonel F H  James 1938. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.206358 Archive.org  version], mirror from Digital Library of India.
 
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[[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]]

Latest revision as of 01:01, 22 September 2020

Known as 4th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry in the Bombay Army
Known as 104th Wellesley’s Rifles in the Indian Army

Chronology

  • 1775 formed as 5th Battalion Bombay Sepoys
  • 1778 became 9th Battalion Bombay Sepoys
  • 1796 became 2nd Battalion, 2nd Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry
  • 1824 became 4th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry
  • 1824 became 4th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry (Rifle Corps)
  • 1881 became 4th Regiment of Bombay Infantry (Rifle Corps)
  • 1899 became 4th Regiment (1st Battalion Rifle Corps) Bombay Infantry
  • 1901 became 4th Bombay Rifles
  • 1903 became 104th Wellesley’s Rifles
  • 1922 became 1st Battalion 6th Rajputana Rifles
  • 1945 became 1st Battalion Rajputana Rifles
  • 1947 allocated to India on Partition
  • 1949 became 3rd Battalion, Brigade of the Guards

Regimental histories

External links

Historical books online

  • History of the 1st Battalion 6th Rajputana Rifles (Wellesley’s) by Lieut Colonel F H James 1938. Archive.org version, mirror from Digital Library of India.