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[[Image:125th Napiers Rifles.jpg|350px|thumb|right|125th Napier Rifles<br>From a painting by Major A.C. Lovett]] | [[Image:125th Napiers Rifles.jpg|350px|thumb|right|125th Napier Rifles<br>From a painting by Major A.C. Lovett]] | ||
Known as '''Napier's Rifles''' | Known as '''25th Regiment of Bombay Native (Light) Infantry''' in the Bombay Army<br> | ||
Known as '''125th Napier's Rifles''' in the Indian Army | |||
== Chronology == | == Chronology == | ||
*'''1820''' raised | *'''1820''' raised as the 1st Extra Battalion of Bombay Native Infantry out of the Poona Auxiliary Force | ||
*'''1826''' became the 25th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry | *'''1826''' became the '''25th Regiment of Bombay Native (Light) Infantry''' | ||
*'''1861''' became the 25th Regiment of Bombay Light Infantry | *'''1861''' became the 25th Regiment of Bombay Light Infantry | ||
*'''1889''' became the 25th Regiment (3rd Battalion Rifle Regiment) of Bombay Infantry | *'''1889''' became the 25th Regiment (3rd Battalion Rifle Regiment) of Bombay Infantry | ||
*'''1901''' became the 25th | *'''1901''' became the 25th Bombay Rifles | ||
*'''1903''' became the | *'''1903''' became the '''125th Napier's Rifles''' | ||
*'''1922''' amalgamated with 104th | *'''1922''' amalgamated with [[104th Wellesley’s Rifles]], [[120th Rajputana Infantry]], [[122nd Rajputana Infantry]] and [[123rd Outram's Rifles]] to become the 5th Battalion (Napier's) 6th Rajputana Rifles | ||
*'''1945''' became 5th Battalion Rajputana Rifles | *'''1945''' became 5th Battalion Rajputana Rifles | ||
*'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition | *'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/125thnapiers.htm 125th Napiers Rifles] British Empire website<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/125th_Napier%27s_Rifles 125th Napier's Rifles] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/6th_Rajputana_Rifles Rajputana Rifles] Wikipedia | [http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/125thnapiers.htm 125th Napiers Rifles] British Empire website<br> | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/125th_Napier%27s_Rifles 125th Napier's Rifles] Wikipedia<br> | |||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/6th_Rajputana_Rifles Rajputana Rifles] Wikipedia | |||
[[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]] | [[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]] | ||
Revision as of 13:03, 22 March 2010
From a painting by Major A.C. Lovett
Known as 25th Regiment of Bombay Native (Light) Infantry in the Bombay Army
Known as 125th Napier's Rifles in the Indian Army
Chronology
- 1820 raised as the 1st Extra Battalion of Bombay Native Infantry out of the Poona Auxiliary Force
- 1826 became the 25th Regiment of Bombay Native (Light) Infantry
- 1861 became the 25th Regiment of Bombay Light Infantry
- 1889 became the 25th Regiment (3rd Battalion Rifle Regiment) of Bombay Infantry
- 1901 became the 25th Bombay Rifles
- 1903 became the 125th Napier's Rifles
- 1922 amalgamated with 104th Wellesley’s Rifles, 120th Rajputana Infantry, 122nd Rajputana Infantry and 123rd Outram's Rifles to become the 5th Battalion (Napier's) 6th Rajputana Rifles
- 1945 became 5th Battalion Rajputana Rifles
- 1947 allocated to India on Partition
External Links
125th Napiers Rifles British Empire website
125th Napier's Rifles Wikipedia
Rajputana Rifles Wikipedia