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== Chronology ==
== Chronology ==
*'''1817''' raised as the Cuttack Legion
*'''1817''' raised as the Cuttack Legion

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6th Gurkha Rifles

Chronology

  • 1817 raised as the Cuttack Legion
  • 1823 renamed Rangpur Light Infantry
  • 1826 became the 8th Local Light Infantry
  • 1844 became the 1st Assam Light Infantry
  • 1861 renamed the 42nd Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1864 renamed the 42nd (Assam) Bengal Native (Light) Infantry
  • 1885 became the 42nd (Assam) Bengal (Light) Infantry
  • 1886 became the 42nd (Gurkha) Light Infantry
  • 1891 became the 42nd Gurkha (Rifle) Regiment of Bengal Infantry
  • 1901 became the 42nd Gurkha Rifles
  • 1903 became the 6th Gurkha Rifles
  • 1947 allocated to Britiain on Partition

External Links

1st Gorkha Rifles from The Gurkhas by Mike Chappel & Martin Windrow
The Gurkha Rifles from The Gurkha Rifles by J B R Nicholson & Michael Rolfe
6th Gurkha Rifles British Empire Website