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*'''1858''' taken into the British Army
*'''1858''' taken into the British Army
*'''1862''' renamed [[105th Regiment of Foot]]
*'''1862''' renamed [[105th Regiment of Foot]]
*'''1881''' amalgamated with the [[51st Regiment of Foot]] (aka 2nd Yorkshire, West Riding, The King's Own Light Infantry) to become 2nd Battalion The King's Own Light Infantry (South Yorkshire Regiment) KOYLI
*'''1881''' amalgamated with the [[51st Regiment of Foot]] (aka 2nd Yorkshire, West Riding, The King's Own Light Infantry) to become 2nd Battalion The King's Own Light Infantry (South Yorkshire Regiment) KOYLI
*'''1897''' became The King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry)  
*'''1897''' became The King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry)  
*'''1921''' became The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry  
*'''1921''' became The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry  
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*'''1897''' [[Nusserabad]]
*'''1897''' [[Nusserabad]]
*'''1922''' [[Lahore]]
*'''1922''' [[Lahore]]
*'''1924''' Ferozepore
*'''1924''' [[Ferozepore]]
*'''1922''' [[Peshawar]]
*'''1922''' [[Peshawar]]
*'''1930''' [[Agra]]
*'''1930''' [[Agra]]

Revision as of 21:10, 8 October 2009

Part of the Madras European Infantry.

Chronology

  • 1839 raised the 2nd Madras (European) Regiment
  • 1842 renamed the 2nd Madras (European) Light Infantry
  • 1858 taken into the British Army
  • 1862 renamed 105th Regiment of Foot
  • 1881 amalgamated with the 51st Regiment of Foot (aka 2nd Yorkshire, West Riding, The King's Own Light Infantry) to become 2nd Battalion The King's Own Light Infantry (South Yorkshire Regiment) KOYLI
  • 1897 became The King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry)
  • 1921 became The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
  • 1948 became 2nd Battalion of The Light Infantry (2LI)
  • 2007 merged with the Royal Green Jackets to form The Rifles becoming 5 RIFLES

Service in British India

External Links

105th Regiment of Foot Wikipedia
King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Wikipedia