9th Gurkha Rifles

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Refer to general article Gurkha Rifles

9th (Gurkha Rifle) Bengal Infantry

Chronology

  • 1817 raised as the Fatagarh Levy
  • 1819 renamed the Mainpuri Levy
  • 1861 became 63rd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1885 became 9th Regiment of Bengal Infantry
  • 1894 renamed the 9th (Gurkha Rifle) Bengal Infantry
  • 1901 became the 9th (Gurkha Rifle) Bengal Infantry
  • 1947 allocated to India on Partition
  • 1950 became 9 Gorkha Rifles

External Links

9th Gurkha Rifles British Empire website
9 Gorkha Rifles Wikipedia