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*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/7thrajputs.htm 7th Rajputs] British Empire website<br> | *[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/7thrajputs.htm 7th Rajputs] British Empire website<br> | ||
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*[http://www.researchingww1.co.uk/7th-rajputs-1st-battalion "7th (Duke of Connaught's Own) Rajputs in the First World War"] researchingww1.co.uk. Includes extracts from War Diaries. | *[http://www.researchingww1.co.uk/7th-rajputs-1st-battalion "7th (Duke of Connaught's Own) Rajputs in the First World War"] researchingww1.co.uk. Includes extracts from War Diaries. | ||
*[https://www.flickr.com/photos/46212770@N08/14167137338/in/album-72157645014864191/ 7th Rajput Mutiny] Two soldiers were charged by court martial with the charge of Mutiny in 1916. flickr.com | *[https://www.flickr.com/photos/46212770@N08/14167137338/in/album-72157645014864191/ 7th Rajput Mutiny] Two soldiers were charged by court martial with the charge of Mutiny in 1916. flickr.com | ||
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| + | *[http://cslrepository.nvli.in//handle/123456789/6258 ''The History of the 3rd Battalion 7th Rajput Regiment - Duke of Connaught's Own''] by H. G. Rawlinson 1941. Central Secretariat Library (CSL) Digital Repository, Delhi. | ||
| + | :Also available [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/100024200 HathiTrust Digital Library] for those with university access. | ||
| + | :"Covers the period from 1778 to 1940. The principal campaigns described are - First Sikh War (1845-7), Second China War (1860), Egypt (1882), Third China War (1900), and then Aden and Mesopotamia in WWI."<ref>[https://www.peterharrington.co.uk/the-history-of-the-3rd-battalion-7th-rajput-regiment-duke-of-connaught-s-own-120074.html peterharrington.co.uk], [https://web.archive.org/web/20191229061132/https://www.peterharrington.co.uk/the-history-of-the-3rd-battalion-7th-rajput-regiment-duke-of-connaught-s-own-120074.html archived].</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 06:27, 29 December 2019
Known as 7th Rajputs
Chronology
In the Indian Mutiny the 47th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry did not rebel and, in the ensuing disbandment of Bengal Army regiments, the 47th became the seventh most senior.
- 1861 became the 7th Bengal Native Infantry
- 1883 became 7th (Duke of Connaught's Own) Bengal Native Infantry
- 1893 became 7th (Duke of Connaught's Own) Rajput Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1903 became 7th (Duke of Connaught's Own) Rajput Infantry
- 1922 became 3rd Battalion 7th Rajput Regiment
- 1947 allocated to India on Partition and renamed the Rajput Regiment
Battle Honours
- Pekin 1900
External links
- 7th Rajputs British Empire website
- 7th Rajput Regiment Wikipedia
- Rajput Regiment Wikipedia
- "The British Campaign in Aden, 1914-1918" by Mark Connelly Journal of the Centre for First World War Studies Vol. 1, No. 3, 2005. pages 65-96, now archived. Includes brief mention of 7/Rajputs
- "7th (Duke of Connaught's Own) Rajputs in the First World War" researchingww1.co.uk. Includes extracts from War Diaries.
- 7th Rajput Mutiny Two soldiers were charged by court martial with the charge of Mutiny in 1916. flickr.com
Historical books online
- The History of the 3rd Battalion 7th Rajput Regiment - Duke of Connaught's Own by H. G. Rawlinson 1941. Central Secretariat Library (CSL) Digital Repository, Delhi.
- Also available HathiTrust Digital Library for those with university access.
- "Covers the period from 1778 to 1940. The principal campaigns described are - First Sikh War (1845-7), Second China War (1860), Egypt (1882), Third China War (1900), and then Aden and Mesopotamia in WWI."[1]
References
