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*[http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/MONITOR/ISSUE5-1/subra.html The Rajputana Rifles] by L. N. Subramanian. bharat-rakshak.com | *[http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/MONITOR/ISSUE5-1/subra.html The Rajputana Rifles] by L. N. Subramanian. bharat-rakshak.com | ||
===Historical books online=== | |||
*''History of the 1st Battalion 6th Rajputana Rifles (Wellesley’s)'' by Lieut Colonel F H James 1938 may be read online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website. | |||
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Revision as of 08:20, 30 March 2014
Known as 4th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry in the Bombay Army
Known as 104th Wellesley’s Rifles in the Indian Army
Chronology
- 1775 formed as 5th Battalion Bombay Sepoys
- 1778 became 9th Battalion Bombay Sepoys
- 1796 became 2nd Battalion, 2nd Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry
- 1824 became 4th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry
- 1824 became 4th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry (Rifle Corps)
- 1881 became 4th Regiment of Bombay Infantry (Rifle Corps)
- 1899 became 4th Regiment (1st Battalion Rifle Corps) Bombay Infantry
- 1901 became 4th Bombay Rifles
- 1903 became 104th Wellesley’s Rifles
- 1922 became 1st Battalion 6th Rajputana Rifles
- 1945 became 1st Battalion Rajputana Rifles
- 1947 allocated to India on Partition
- 1949 became 3rd Battalion, Brigade of the Guards
External Links
- 104th Wellesley's Rifles Wikipedia
- 6th Rajputana Rifles Wikipedia
- Brigade of the Guards Wikipedia
- The Rajputana Rifles by L. N. Subramanian. bharat-rakshak.com
Historical books online
- History of the 1st Battalion 6th Rajputana Rifles (Wellesley’s) by Lieut Colonel F H James 1938 may be read online on the Digital Library of India website.