5th Regiment of Bengal (Light) Infantry

5th & 6th Light Infantry

Known as 5th Light Infantry

Chronology

• 1803 raised as 2nd Battalion 21st Bengal Native Infantry
• 1824 became 42nd Bengal Native Infantry
• 1842 became 42nd Bengal Native (Light) Infantry
• 1861 became 5th Bengal Native (Light) Infantry
• 1885 became 5th Bengal (Light) Infantry
• 1903 became 5th Light Infantry
• 1922 disbanded

External Links

5th Light Infantry British Empire website