4th Infantry, Hyderabad Contingent

Known as 97th Deccan Infantry

Chronology

• 1794 raised as 3rd Battalion of the Aurangabad Division
• 1826 became 4th Regiment of Infantry, Nizam's Army
• 1854 became 4th Infantry, Hyderabad Contingent
• 1903 became 97th Deccan Infantry
• 1922 became 3rd (Deccan) Battalion 19th Hyderabad Regiment
• 1945 became the Kumaon Regiment
• 1947 allocated to India on Partition

External Links

97th Deccan Infantry British Empire website
Kumaon Regiment Wikipedia