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[[Image:125th Napiers Rifles.jpg|350px|thumb|right|125th Napier Rifles<br>From a painting by Major A.C. Lovett]]Known as '''25th Regiment of Bombay Native (Light) Infantry''' in the Bombay Army<br>Known as '''125th Napier's Rifles'''in the Indian Army
== Chronology ==
*'''1820''' raised in 1820 as the 1st Extra Battalion of Bombay Native Infantry out of the Poona Auxiliary Force*'''1826''' became the '''25th Regiment of Bombay Native (Light) Infantry'''
*'''1861''' became the 25th Regiment of Bombay Light Infantry
*'''1889''' became the 25th Regiment (3rd Battalion Rifle Regiment) of Bombay Infantry *'''1901''' became the 25th Bombay Rifles *'''1903''' became the '''125th Napier's Rifles''' *'''1922''' amalgamated with [[104th Wellesley's Wellesley’s Rifles]], [[120th Rajputana Infantry]], [[122nd Rajputana Infantry ]] and [[123rd Outram's Rifles ]] to become the 5th Battalion (Napier's) [[6th Rajputana Rifles]]
*'''1945''' became 5th Battalion Rajputana Rifles
*'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition
==Regimental history==''Napier's Rifles. The history of the 5th Battalion 6th Rajputana Rifles'' by H. G. Rawlinson. [With plates] Published 1929. Available at the [[British Library]] UIN: BLL01001795394 ==Second World War==5/6th Rajputana Rifles were at Nasik, India in April 1945, and Java from October 1945 to July 1946 approximately.<ref>JITTER PARTY. [http://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/imh-shillong-57-igh-23-iccs.73860/#post-793122 IMH (Shillong), 57 IGH, 23 ICCS] ''WW2Talk Forum'' 5 July 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.</ref>== External Links links ==*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/125thnapiers.htm 125th Napiers Rifles] British Empire website<br>*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/125th_Napier%27s_Rifles 125th Napier's Rifles] Wikipedia<br>*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/6th_Rajputana_Rifles 6th Rajputana Rifles] Wikipedia*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/6th_Rajputana_Rifles Rajputana Rifles] Wikipedia ===Historical books online===*[http://hdl.handle.net/2027/nyp.33433066594338?urlappend=%3Bseq=17 ''Tiger-shooting in India; being an account of hunting experiences on foot in Rajpootana, during the hot seasons, from 1850 to 1854''] by William Rice, Lieutenant 25th Regiment Bombay N I. 1857 Hathi Trust Digital Library.==References==<references/>{{#widget:Google PlusOne|size=small|count=true}} [[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]]
