8th Regiment of Rajput Infantry

Known as 8th Rajputs

Chronology

• 1798 raised as 1st Battalion, 30th Bengal Native Infantry
• 1824 became 59th Bengal Native Infantry
• 1861 became 8th Bengal Native Infantry
• 1897 became 8th (Rajput) Bengal Infantry
• 1901 became 8th Rajput Infantry
• 1922 became 4th Battalion 7th Rajput Regiment
• 1947 allocated to India on Partition
• 1947 became 4th Battalion the Rajput Regiment
• 1956 amalgamated into The Punjab Regiment

External Links

Rajput Regiment Wikipedia