125th Napier's Rifles: Difference between revisions

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Known as Napier's Rifles

1820 raised in 1820 as the 1st Extra Battalion of Bombay Native Infantry out of the Poona Auxiliary Force
1826 became the 25th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry
1861 became the 25th Regiment of Bombay Light Infantry
1889 became the 25th Regiment (3rd Battalion Rifle Regiment) of Bombay Infantry
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

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