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*'''1903''' became 5th Light Infantry | *'''1903''' became 5th Light Infantry | ||
*'''1922''' disbanded | *'''1922''' disbanded | ||
''In 1861 after the mutiny, when the regiment was renamed the 5th Bengal Native (Light) Infantry, the 1st Assam Light Infantry took the title and later became [[42nd Gurkha Rifles]].'' | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/5thltinf.htm 5th Light Infantry] British Empire website | [http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/5thltinf.htm 5th Light Infantry] British Empire website | ||
[[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]] | [[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]] | ||
Revision as of 17:26, 21 August 2009
Known as 5th Light Infantry
Chronology
- 1803 raised as 2nd Battalion 21st Bengal Native Infantry
- 1824 became 42nd Bengal Native Infantry
- 1842 became 42nd Bengal Native (Light) Infantry
- 1861 became 5th Bengal Native (Light) Infantry
- 1885 became 5th Bengal (Light) Infantry
- 1903 became 5th Light Infantry
- 1922 disbanded
In 1861 after the mutiny, when the regiment was renamed the 5th Bengal Native (Light) Infantry, the 1st Assam Light Infantry took the title and later became 42nd Gurkha Rifles.
External Links
5th Light Infantry British Empire website