7th (Duke of Connaught's Own) Rajput Regiment of Bengal Infantry
Known as 7th Rajputs
Chronology
In the Indian Mutiny the 47th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry did not rebel and, in the ensuing disbandment of Bengal Army regiments, the 47th became the seventh most senior.
- 1861 became the 7th Bengal Native Infantry
- 1883 became 7th (Duke of Connaught's Own) Bengal Native Infantry
- 1893 became 7th (Duke of Connaught's Own) Rajput Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1903 became 7th (Duke of Connaught's Own) Rajput Infantry
- 1922 became 3rd Battalion 7th Rajput Regiment
- 1947 allocated to India on Partition and renamed the Rajput Regiment
Battle Honours
- Pekin 1900
External Links
7th Rajputs British Empire website
Rajput Regiment Wikipedia