5th Infantry, Hyderabad Contingent

Known as 98th Infantry

Chronology

• 1788 raised as 1st Battalion of the Ellichpur Brigade
• 1826 became 7th Regiment of Infantry, Nizam's Army
• 1854 became 5th Infantry, Hyderabad Contingent
• 1903 became 98th Infantry
• 1922 became 3rd Battalion 19th Hyderabad Regiment
• 1945 became the Kumaon Regiment
• 1947 allocated to India on Partition

External Links

98th Infantry British Empire website
Kumaon Regiment Wikipedia