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== Chronology == | |||
*'''1824''' raised as the 16th Sylhet Local Battalion | |||
*'''1826''' became the 11th Sylhet Local (Light) Infantry | |||
*'''1861''' became the 44th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry | |||
*'''1864''' renamed the 44th (Sylhet) Regiment of Bengal Native (Light) Infantry | |||
*'''1885''' became the 44th (Sylhet) Regiment of Bengal (Light) Infantry | |||
*'''1886''' became the 44th Regiment, Gurkha (Light) Infantry | |||
*'''1891''' became the 44th Gurkha (Rifle) Regiment of Bengal Infantry | |||
*'''1901''' became the '''44th Gurkha Rifles''' | |||
*'''1903''' became the 8th Gurkha Rifles | |||
*'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition | |||
== External Links == | |||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=TCvyed3WstwC&pg=PA6&dq=Early+Years&as_brr=3&ei=yITXSbzaEp3CMrS2zfwC#PPA7,M1 The Gurkha Rifles] from The Gurkha Rifles by J B R Nicholson & Michael Rolfe<br>[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/gurkha/8thgurkhas.htm 8th Gurkha Rifles] British Empire Website<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8th_Gurkha_Rifles 8 Gorkha Rifles] Wikipedia | |||
[[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]] | [[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]] | ||
Revision as of 13:54, 18 May 2009
Chronology
- 1824 raised as the 16th Sylhet Local Battalion
- 1826 became the 11th Sylhet Local (Light) Infantry
- 1861 became the 44th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1864 renamed the 44th (Sylhet) Regiment of Bengal Native (Light) Infantry
- 1885 became the 44th (Sylhet) Regiment of Bengal (Light) Infantry
- 1886 became the 44th Regiment, Gurkha (Light) Infantry
- 1891 became the 44th Gurkha (Rifle) Regiment of Bengal Infantry
- 1901 became the 44th Gurkha Rifles
- 1903 became the 8th Gurkha Rifles
- 1947 allocated to India on Partition
External Links
The Gurkha Rifles from The Gurkha Rifles by J B R Nicholson & Michael Rolfe
8th Gurkha Rifles British Empire Website
8 Gorkha Rifles Wikipedia