104th Wellesley’s Rifles

Known as 4th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry in the Bombay Army
Known as 104th Wellesley’s Rifles in the Indian Army

Chronology

• 1775 formed as 5th Battalion Bombay Sepoys
• 1778 became 9th Battalion Bombay Sepoys
• 1796 became 2nd Battalion, 2nd Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry
• 1824 became 4th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry
• 1824 became 4th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry (Rifle Corps)
• 1881 became 4th Regiment of Bombay Infantry (Rifle Corps)
• 1899 became 4th Regiment (1st Battalion Rifle Corps) Bombay Infantry
• 1901 became 4th Bombay Rifles
• 1903 became 104th Wellesley’s Rifles
• 1922 became 1st Battalion 6th Rajputana Rifles
• 1945 became 1st Battalion Rajputana Rifles
• 1947 allocated to India on Partition
• 1949 became 3rd Battalion, Brigade of the Guards

External Links

• 104th Wellesley's Rifles Wikipedia
  
• 6th Rajputana Rifles Wikipedia
  
• Brigade of the Guards Wikipedia
• The Rajputana Rifles by L. N. Subramanian. bharat-rakshak.com