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*'''1854''' became '''5th Infantry, Hyderabad Contingent''' | *'''1854''' became '''5th Infantry, Hyderabad Contingent''' | ||
*'''1903''' became 98th Infantry | *'''1903''' became 98th Infantry | ||
*'''1922''' became | *'''1922''' became 4th Battalion [[19th Hyderabad Regiment]] | ||
*'''1945''' became the Kumaon Regiment | *'''1945''' became the Kumaon Regiment | ||
*'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition | *'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition | ||
== External | |||
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/98thinf.htm 98th Infantry] British Empire website<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumaon_Regiment Kumaon Regiment] Wikipedia | ==Regimental history== | ||
''Combat Diary: An illustrated history of operations conducted by 4th Battalion, The Kumaon Regiment 1788 to 1974'' by Brigadier Jasbir Singh 2010. | |||
==First World War== | |||
The 98th Infantry took part in actions in [[East Africa (First World War)|East Africa]], including the Battle of Tanga, Persia and Afghanistan in the period 1914-1919. <ref>[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=4SBWc27AVmwC&pg=PA64 Chapter 2, "World War I"], page 64, ''Combat Diary: An illustrated history of operations conducted by 4th Battalion, The Kumaon Regiment 1788 to 1974'' by Brigadier Jasbir Singh 2010 Google Books.</ref> | |||
== External links == | |||
*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/98thinf.htm 98th Infantry] British Empire website<br> | |||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/98th_Infantry 98th Infantry] Wikipedia | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_Hyderabad_Regiment 19th Hyderabad Regiment] Wikipedia | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumaon_Regiment Kumaon Regiment] Wikipedia | |||
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=xLrTzZd0j1kC&pg=PA272 Page 272] ''Valour and Sacrifice: Famous Regiments of the Indian Army'' by Gautam Sharma Google Books | |||
===Historical books online=== | |||
* ''Valour Triumphs: A History of the Kumaon Regiment'' by K C Praval 1976. Copy and paste the following link in your browser | |||
:<nowiki>http://lib.perdana.org.my/PLF/PLF2/Digital_Content/PLF/000013/OCRed/Valour Triumphs.pdf | |||
</nowiki> or | |||
:access the [https://web.archive.org/web/20200525141049/http://lib.perdana.org.my/PLF/PLF2/Digital_Content/PLF/000013/OCRed/Valour%20Triumphs.pdf archived version] Archive.org. | |||
==References== | |||
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[[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]] | [[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]] | ||
[[Category:Hyderabad Contingent Infantry]] | [[Category:Hyderabad Contingent Infantry]] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:05, 26 May 2020
Known as 98th Infantry
Chronology
- 1788 raised as 1st Battalion of the Ellichpur Brigade
- 1826 became 7th Regiment of Infantry, Nizam's Army
- 1854 became 5th Infantry, Hyderabad Contingent
- 1903 became 98th Infantry
- 1922 became 4th Battalion 19th Hyderabad Regiment
- 1945 became the Kumaon Regiment
- 1947 allocated to India on Partition
Regimental history
Combat Diary: An illustrated history of operations conducted by 4th Battalion, The Kumaon Regiment 1788 to 1974 by Brigadier Jasbir Singh 2010.
First World War
The 98th Infantry took part in actions in East Africa, including the Battle of Tanga, Persia and Afghanistan in the period 1914-1919. [1]
External links
- 98th Infantry British Empire website
- 98th Infantry Wikipedia
- 19th Hyderabad Regiment Wikipedia
- Kumaon Regiment Wikipedia
- Page 272 Valour and Sacrifice: Famous Regiments of the Indian Army by Gautam Sharma Google Books
Historical books online
- Valour Triumphs: A History of the Kumaon Regiment by K C Praval 1976. Copy and paste the following link in your browser
- http://lib.perdana.org.my/PLF/PLF2/Digital_Content/PLF/000013/OCRed/Valour Triumphs.pdf or
- access the archived version Archive.org.
References
- ↑ Chapter 2, "World War I", page 64, Combat Diary: An illustrated history of operations conducted by 4th Battalion, The Kumaon Regiment 1788 to 1974 by Brigadier Jasbir Singh 2010 Google Books.