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Known as '''2nd Rajputs'''
 
Known as '''2nd Rajputs'''
 
== Chronology ==
 
== Chronology ==
*'''1828''' separated from 15th BNI to form 31st Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
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''In the Indian Mutiny the [[31st Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry]] did not rebel and fought in the [[Central India Campaign]]. Almost the entire [[Bengal Army]] had mutinied and, in the ensuing disbandment of its regiments, the 31st became the second most senior.''
*'''1856''' became 31st Regiment of Bengal Light Infantry
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*'''1861''' became 2nd Bengal Light Infantry
 
*'''1861''' became 2nd Bengal Light Infantry
 
*'''1876''' became the 2nd (Queen's Own) Regiment of Bengal Native Light Infantry
 
*'''1876''' became the 2nd (Queen's Own) Regiment of Bengal Native Light Infantry

Revision as of 16:59, 16 January 2010

Known as 2nd Rajputs

Chronology

In the Indian Mutiny the 31st Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry did not rebel and fought in the Central India Campaign. Almost the entire Bengal Army had mutinied and, in the ensuing disbandment of its regiments, the 31st became the second most senior.

  • 1861 became 2nd Bengal Light Infantry
  • 1876 became the 2nd (Queen's Own) Regiment of Bengal Native Light Infantry
  • 1897 became the 2nd (Queen's Own) Regiment of Rajput Bengal Light Infantry
  • 1901 became the 2nd (Queen's Own) Rajput Light Infantry
  • 1911 became the 2nd Queen Victoria's Own Rajput Light Infantry
  • 1922 became the 2nd (Queen Victoria's Own Light Infantry) Battalion, 7th Rajput Regiment
  • 1947 allocated to India on Partition
  • 1947 renamed 1st Battalion The Rajput Regiment

External Links

2nd Queen Victoria's Own Rajput Light Infantry Wikipedia
Rajput Regiment Wikipedia