125th Napier's Rifles
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Known as 25th Regiment of Bombay Native (Light) Infantry in the Bombay Army
Known as 125th Napier's Rifles in the Indian Army
Chronology
- 1820 raised 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 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
- 125th Napiers Rifles British Empire website
- 125th Napier's Rifles Wikipedia
- 6th Rajputana Rifles Wikipedia
- Rajputana Rifles Wikipedia
- The Rajputana Rifles by L. N. Subramanian. bharat-rakshak.com