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Revision as of 17:55, 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
  • 1922 became 4th Battalion 7th Rajput Regiment
  • 1947 allocated to India on Partition
  • 1947 became 4th Battalion the Rajput Regiment
  • 1956 amalgamated into The Punjab Regiment

External Links

Rajput Regiment Wikipedia