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Known as '''4th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry''' in the Bombay Army<br> | |||
Known as '''104th Wellesley’s Rifles''' in the Indian Army | |||
== Chronology == | == Chronology == | ||
*'''1775''' formed as 5th Battalion Bombay Sepoys | *'''1775''' formed as 5th Battalion Bombay Sepoys | ||
*'''1778''' became 9th Battalion Bombay Sepoys | *'''1778''' became 9th Battalion Bombay Sepoys | ||
*'''1796''' became 2nd Battalion, 2nd Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry | *'''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''' | ||
*''' | *'''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 | *'''1899''' became 4th Regiment (1st Battalion Rifle Corps) Bombay Infantry | ||
*'''1901''' became 4th Bombay Rifles | *'''1901''' became 4th Bombay Rifles | ||
*'''1903''' became | *'''1903''' became '''104th Wellesley’s Rifles''' | ||
*''' | *'''1922''' became 1st Battalion [[6th Rajputana Rifles]] | ||
*'''1945''' became 1st Battalion Rajputana Rifles | *'''1945''' became 1st Battalion Rajputana Rifles | ||
*'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition | *'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition | ||
*'''1949''' became 3rd Battalion, Brigade of the Guards | *'''1949''' became 3rd Battalion, Brigade of the Guards | ||
== | ==Regimental histories== | ||
[ | *See "Historical books online" below. | ||
* Also see [[6th Rajputana Rifles]] for further histories. | |||
[[Category: | == 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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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
- See "Historical books online" below.
- Also see 6th Rajputana Rifles for further histories.
External links
- 104th Wellesley's Rifles Wikipedia
- 6th Rajputana Rifles Wikipedia
- 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. Archive.org version, mirror from Digital Library of India.