3rd Infantry, Hyderabad Contingent

Known as 96th Berar Infantry

Chronology

• 1797 raised as 2nd Battalion of the Aurangabad Division
• 1826 became 3rd Regiment of Infantry, Nizam's Army
• 1854 became 3rd Infantry, Hyderabad Contingent
• 1903 became 96th Berar Infantry
• 1922 became 2nd (Berar) Battalion 19th Hyderabad Regiment
• 1945 became the Kumaon Regiment
• 1947 allocated to India on Partition

External Links

• 96th Berar Infantry Wikipedia
• 19th Hyderabad Regiment Wikipedia
• Kumaon Regiment Wikipedia
• Page 272 Valour and Sacrifice: Famous Regiments of the Indian Army by Gautam Sharma Google Books
• The Beraris - 2nd Bn, Kumaon Regiment bharat-rakshak.com
• 96th Berar Infantry britishempire.co.uk
• "Fighting the Tangistanis: Bushire, Persia, July-September 1915" by Harry Fecitt westernfrontassociation.com