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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 Native 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''' | ||
*'''1921''' became 1st Battalion 6th Rajputana Rifles Regiment | *'''1921''' became 1st Battalion 6th Rajputana Rifles Regiment | ||
*'''1945''' became 1st Battalion Rajputana Rifles | *'''1945''' became 1st Battalion Rajputana Rifles | ||
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*'''1949''' became 3rd Battalion, Brigade of the Guards | *'''1949''' became 3rd Battalion, Brigade of the Guards | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/6th_Rajputana_Rifles Rajputana Rifles] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brigade_of_the_Guards Brigade of the Guards] Wikipedia | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/104th_Wellesley's_Rifles 104th Wellesley's Rifles] Wikipedia<br> | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/6th_Rajputana_Rifles Rajputana Rifles] Wikipedia<br> | |||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brigade_of_the_Guards Brigade of the Guards] Wikipedia | |||
[[Category:Bombay Infantry Regiments]] | [[Category:Bombay Infantry Regiments]] | ||
Revision as of 15:39, 21 March 2010
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 Native Infantry (Rifle Corps)
- 1899 became 4th Regiment (1st Battalion Rifle Corps) Bombay Infantry
- 1901 became 4th Bombay Rifles
- 1903 became 104th Wellesley’s Rifles
- 1921 became 1st Battalion 6th Rajputana Rifles Regiment
- 1945 became 1st Battalion Rajputana Rifles
- 1947 allocated to India on Partition
- 1949 became 3rd Battalion, Brigade of the Guards
External Links
104th Wellesley's Rifles Wikipedia
Rajputana Rifles Wikipedia
Brigade of the Guards Wikipedia