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Known as '''8th Rajputs''' | |||
== Chronology == | |||
*'''1798''' raised as 1st Battalion, 30th Bengal Native Infantry | |||
*'''1824''' became 59th Bengal Native Infantry | |||
*'''1861''' became as 8th Bengal Native Infantry | |||
*'''1897''' became 8th (Rajput) Bengal Infantry | |||
*'''1901''' became '''8th Rajput Infantry''' | |||
*'''1904''' became 20th Duke of Cambridge's Own Infantry (Brownlow's Punjabis) | |||
*'''1922''' amalgamated with five other regiments to form the 6-battalion 14th Punjab Regiment (2nd Battalion) | |||
*'''1947''' allocated to Pakistan on Partition | |||
*'''1956''' amalgamated into The Punjab Regiment | |||
== External Links == | |||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajput_Regiment Rajput Regiment] Wikipedia | |||
[[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]] | [[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]] | ||
[[Category:Bengal Infantry Regiments]] | |||
Revision as of 17:47, 10 May 2009
Known as 8th Rajputs
Chronology
- 1798 raised as 1st Battalion, 30th Bengal Native Infantry
- 1824 became 59th Bengal Native Infantry
- 1861 became as 8th Bengal Native Infantry
- 1897 became 8th (Rajput) Bengal Infantry
- 1901 became 8th Rajput Infantry
- 1904 became 20th Duke of Cambridge's Own Infantry (Brownlow's Punjabis)
- 1922 amalgamated with five other regiments to form the 6-battalion 14th Punjab Regiment (2nd Battalion)
- 1947 allocated to Pakistan on Partition
- 1956 amalgamated into The Punjab Regiment
External Links
Rajput Regiment Wikipedia