2nd Regiment of Rajput Infantry

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Known as 2nd Rajputs

Chronology

  • 1828 separated from 15th BNI to form 31st Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1856 became 31st Regiment of Bengal Light Infantry
  • 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