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Known as '''The Garhwal Rifles'''
== History ==
*'''1887''' raised as the 2nd Battalion, 3rd (Kumaon) Gurkha Regiment
*'''1891''' became 39th (The Garhwal Rifles) Regiment of Bengal Infantry
*'''1901''' amalgamated with the 49th (Garhwal Rifles) Regiment of Bengal Infantry to become 1st Battalion, 39th Garhwal Rifles
*'''1921''' became 39th Royal Garhwal Rifles
*'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition
== External Links ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garhwal_Rifles The Garhwal Rifles] Wikipedia<br>[http://uttarakhand.prayaga.org/rifles.html Garhwal Rifles in WWI] uttarakhand.prayaga.org
[[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]]
