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 British Empire website
Kumaon Regiment Wikipedia