5th Infantry, Hyderabad Contingent

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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