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Chronology
- 1801 became the Malay Regiment and increase to 10 companies with Dutch Malays from St Helena
- 1807 became the 1st Ceylon Regiment
- 1812 recruitment extended to Javanese
- 1814 converted to light infantry
- 1818 became the 1st Ceylon Regiment (Light Infantry)
- 1822 became the Ceylon Regiment (Riflemen)
- 1873 disbanded
Deployment
- 1795 Ceylon
- 1799 4th Mysore War
- 1803 1st Kandyan War
- 1815 2nd Kandyan War
- 1818 Uva Rebellion
- 1847 Hong Kong
- 1855 Ceylon
- 1866 Hong Kong
- 1870 Ceylon
External Links
Ceylon Rifle Regiment Rootsweb
Ceylon Rifle Regiment www.regiments.org
