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Revision as of 08:53, 26 November 2016
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
Historical books online
- History of the 1st Battalion 6th Rajputana Rifles (Wellesley’s) by Lieut Colonel F H James 1938 is available as a pdf download on the Digital Library of India