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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 Regiment (3rd Battalion Rifle Regiment) of Bombay Infantry Rifles *'''1903''' became the 25th Bombay '''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
== External 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 Rajputana Rifles] Wikipedia
[[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]]
