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'''Known as 38th Dogras'''
== History ==
*'''1858''' raised as the Agra Levy
*'''1864''' became 38th (Agra) Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*'''1887''' became 38th (Dogra) Regiment of Bengal Infantry
*'''1901''' became '''38th Regiment of Dogra Infantry'''
*'''1903''' became 38th Dogras
*'''1922''' became 2nd Battalion [[17th Dogra Regiment]]
*'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition as The Dogra Regiment
==Regimental history==
*''A historical record of the Dogra Regiment : a saga of gallantry and valour, 1858-1981'' by R.D. Palsokar. Faizabad U.P. : Dogra Regimental Centre, 1982.  Available at the [[British Library]] UIN: BLL01011835333
== External links ==
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=xLrTzZd0j1kC&pg=PA211&lpg=PA211&dq=Dogras&source=bl&ots=bLcEwc4TOm&sig=u9m_8_8khXOuocbF8wyz1tuPJMo&hl=en&ei=Og7eScGFCeDNjAfhx8gb&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8#PPA211,M1 The Dogra Regiment] Google Books<br>
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/38th_Dogras 38th Dogras] Wikipedia
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_Dogra_Regiment 17th Dogra Regiment] Wikipedia
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogra_Regiment Dogra Regiment] Wikipedia
*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/38thdogras.htm 38th Dogras] britishempire.co.uk
*[https://shapingoursorrow.cwgc.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/1279_1.jpg Headstone carving for 38th Dogras]  used by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission for First World War deaths. Possibly based on the regimental badge. From a CWGC webpage [https://shapingoursorrow.cwgc.org/bargaining/international-differences/ "International differences"] shapingoursorrow.cwgc.org
===Historical books online===
*[https://archive.org/details/dli.pahar.3453/page/n1/mode/2up ''Memories of the British Raj: a Soldier in India''] by Brigadier R C B Bristow 1974. Archive.org, mirror from  PAHAR: Mountains of Central Asia Digital Dataset. Born 1900, Bristow joined the Indian Army in 1918, and spent most of his service with the 38th/17th Dogras until he left India January 1948, having been involved with trying to protect refugees from the massacres which followed Independence.


[[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]]
[[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]]

Latest revision as of 05:21, 21 November 2021

Known as 38th Dogras

History

  • 1858 raised as the Agra Levy
  • 1864 became 38th (Agra) Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1887 became 38th (Dogra) Regiment of Bengal Infantry
  • 1901 became 38th Regiment of Dogra Infantry
  • 1903 became 38th Dogras
  • 1922 became 2nd Battalion 17th Dogra Regiment
  • 1947 allocated to India on Partition as The Dogra Regiment

Regimental history

  • A historical record of the Dogra Regiment : a saga of gallantry and valour, 1858-1981 by R.D. Palsokar. Faizabad U.P. : Dogra Regimental Centre, 1982. Available at the British Library UIN: BLL01011835333

External links

Historical books online

  • Memories of the British Raj: a Soldier in India by Brigadier R C B Bristow 1974. Archive.org, mirror from PAHAR: Mountains of Central Asia Digital Dataset. Born 1900, Bristow joined the Indian Army in 1918, and spent most of his service with the 38th/17th Dogras until he left India January 1948, having been involved with trying to protect refugees from the massacres which followed Independence.