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[[Category{{Template:Regiments]][[Category:Military]]Bengal Army}}== Pre 1859 Overall Strength ==In 1851 the Army of Bengal had the following contingents:<div style==="column-count:3;-moz-column-count:3;-webkit-column-count:3">* 3 Brigades of Horse Artillery:*1st Brigade: 3 European and 2 Native Troops:*2nd Brigade: 3 European and 1 Native Troops:*3rd Brigade: 3 European and 1 Native Troops*6 Battalions of European Foot Artillery (4 Companies each)*Engineer Corps*11 Regiments of Light Cavalry*2 Regiments of European Fusiliers74 Regiments of Native Infantry*3 Regional Corps:*Regiment of Khelat-i-Ghizie:*Regiment of Loodianah:*Regiment of Ferozepore*18 Regiments of Irregular Cavalry*5 Regiments of Punjab Cavalry*5 Regiments of Punjab Infantry*4 Sikh Infantry Corps in the Punjab*Corps of Guides at Lahore*21 Regional Contingents:* 1 Calcutta Battalion:*1 Ramghur Battalion:*1 Hill Ranger Battalion:*1 Nusseree Battalion:*1 Sirmoor Battalion:*1 Kemaoon Battalion:*2 Assam Battalions:*1 Mhairwarrah Battalion:*1 Arracan Battalion:*1 Hurreeana Battalion:*2 Regiments of Oude Infantry:*1 Battalion of Sylhet Infantry:*2 Bheel Corps:*1 Malwa Corps:*1 Meywar Corps:*1 Corps of Sebundee Sappers and Miners:*1 Camel Corps:*1 Shekhawattee Brigade*Gwalior Contingent:*1 Artillery Corps:*2 Cavalry Regiments:*7 Infantry Regiments* Imperial Contingents of Artillery, Cavalry===and Infantry:*Malwa:*Bhopal:*Khotah:*Joudpore</div>

== Cavalry ====== Regular Cavalry Regiments ====<div style="column-count:3;-moz-column-count:3;-webkit-column-count:3">* [[Governor General's Bodyguard]]* [[1st Bengal European Light Cavalry]]* [[2nd Bengal European Light Cavalry]]* [[3rd Bengal European Light Cavalry]]* [[4th Bengal European Light Cavalry]]* [[5th Bengal European Light Cavalry]]* [[1st Bengal Light Cavalry]]* [[2nd Bengal Light Cavalry]]* [[3rd Bengal Light Cavalry]]* [[4th Bengal Light Cavalry]]* [[5th Bengal Light Cavalry]]* [[6th Bengal Light Cavalry]]* [[7th Bengal Light Cavalry]]* [[8th Bengal Light Cavalry]]* [[9th Bengal Light Cavalry]]* [[10th Bengal Light Cavalry]]* [[1st Irregular Cavalry]] ([[Skinner's Horse]])* [[2nd Irregular Cavalry]]* [[3rd Irregular Cavalry]]* [[4th Irregular Cavalry]]* [[5th Irregular Cavalry]]* [[6th Irregular Cavalry]]* [[7th Irregular Cavalry]]* [[8th Irregular Cavalry]]* [[9th Irregular Cavalry]]* [[10th Irregular Cavalry]]* [[11th Irregular Cavalry]]* [[12th Irregular Cavalry]]* [[13th Irregular Cavalry]]* [[14th Irregular Cavalry]]* [[15th Irregular Cavalry]]* [[16th Irregular Cavalry]]* [[17th Irregular Cavalry]]* [[18th Irregular Cavalry]]</div>==== Regiments raised during the Mutiny ====<div style="column-count:3;-moz-column-count:3;-webkit-column-count:3">*[[Alexander's Horse]]* [[Jodhpore Legion CavalryBarrow's Volunteers]]* [[Bundelkhand Legion Behar Irregular Cavalry]]* [[Gwalior Contingent CavalryBenares Horse]]* [[Kotah Contingent Bengal Yeomanry Cavalry]]* [[Bhopal Contingent Cavalry]]* [[United Malwa Contingent Bundelkhand Legion Cavalry]]* [[Ramgarh Calcutta Volunteer Guards]]*[[De Kantzow's Irregular Cavalry]]* [[Nagpore Irregular Cavalry19th Bengal Lancers (Fane's Horse)|Fane's Horse]]*[[Graham's Horse]]* [[1st Oudh Irregular Gwalior Contingent Cavalry]]* [[2nd Oudh Irregular Gwalior Cavalry]]* [[3rd Oudh Irregular CavalryH.H. The Guicowar's Horse]]* [[9th Bengal Lancers (Hodson's Horse)|1st Regiment of Hodson's Horse]]* [[10th Bengal Lancers (Hodson's Horse)|2nd Regiment of Hodson's Horse]]* [[3rd Regiment of Hodson's Horse]]* [[1st Sikh Irregular Cavalry]] ([[ProbynJackson's Volunteer Horse]])* [[2nd Sikh Irregular Jellandhar Cavalry]]* [[3rd Sikh Irregular Jodhpore Legion Cavalry]]* [[4th Sikh Irregular Kotah Contingent Cavalry]]* [[The Jat Lahore Light Horse Yeomanry]]* [[Rohilkhand Lind’s Mooltanee Horse]]* [[The Muttra 1st Mahratta Horse]]* [[Alexander's 18th Bengal Lancers|2nd Mahratta Horse]]* [[Barrow's VolunteersMeerut Light Horse]]* [[Behar Irregular 15th (Cureton's Multani) Bengal Lancers|Multani Regiment of Cavalry]]* [[Belooch 14th Regiment of Bengal Lancers|Murray's Jat Horse]]* [[Benares 17th Bengal Lancers |Muttra Horse]]* [[Bengal Yeomanry Nagpore Irregular Cavalry]]* [[Calcutta Volunteer Guards]]* [[De Kantzow's 1st Oudh Irregular Cavalry]]* [[Graham's Horse]]* [[2nd Gwalior Oudh Irregular Cavalry]]* [[2nd Gwalior Mahratta Horse3rd Oudh Irregular Cavalry]]* [[H.H. The Guicowar's Peshawar Light Horse]]* [[Jackson's Rajghazi Volunteer HorseCavalry]]* [[Jellandhar Ramgarh Irregular Cavalry]]* [[Lahore Light 16th Bengal Cavalry|Rohilkhand Horse]]* [[11th (The Prince of Wales's Own) Bengal Lancers|1st Mahratta Sikh Irregular Cavalry/Wale's Horse]]* [[Meerut Light Horse12th Bengal Cavalry|2nd Sikh Irregular Cavalry]]* [[Peshawar Light Horse3rd Sikh Irregular Cavalry]]* [[Rajghazi Volunteer 13th (Duke of Connaught's) Bengal Lancers|4th Sikh Irregular Cavalry]]* [[The Volunteer United Malwa Contingent Cavalry]]* [[Lind's and Cureton's Risalahs of Pathan HorseThe Volunteer Cavalry]]* [[2nd Mahratta Horse]]</div>==== Punjab Irregular Force ====* [[Fane's Horse]]<div style="column-count:3;-moz-column-count:3;-webkit-column-count:3">* [[The Corps of Guides, Punjab Irregular Force]]* [[1st Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Frontier Force|1st Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Irregular Force]]* [[2nd Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Frontier Force|2nd Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Irregular Force]]* [[3rd Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Frontier Force|3rd Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Irregular Force]]* [[4th Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Frontier Force|4th Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Irregular Force]]* [[5th Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Frontier Force|5th Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Irregular Force]] ===[[Bengal Horse Artillery]]===</div>

===[[Bengal European Foot Artillery]]=Infantry ==  ===[[Bengal Native Foot Artillery]]=Regular Infantry Regiments ==  ===[[Punjab Horse Artillery, Punjab Irregular Force]]===  ===[[The Corps numbering adopted in this list is that of Bengal Sappers and Miners]]===  ===the 1824 reorganisation. The regiments generally kept these numbers until the [[The Sebundy Sappers and MinersIndian Mutiny]]===  in 1857.<div style===Infantry=== "column-count:3;-moz-column-count:3;-webkit-column-count:3">* [[1st Bengal (European) Fusiliers|1st Bengal European Regiment ]]* [[2nd Bengal (European) FusiliersLight Infantry|2nd Bengal European Regiment]]* [[3rd Bengal (European) Light Infantry|3rd Bengal European Regiment]]

* [[1st Regiment of Punjab Bengal Native Infantry]]

* [[31st Regiment of Bengal Light Native Infantry]]

* [[66th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry]] ([[Goorkha Light Infantry Regiment]])

</div>==== Local Infantry Units ====<div style="column-count:3;-moz-column-count:3;-webkit-column-count:3">*[[38th Regiment of Dogra Infantry|Agra Levy]]* [[The Alipore Regiment]] * [[The Ramgarh Light 33rd Punjab Regiment of Infantry|Allahabad Levy]] * [[3rd Local Battalion42nd Gurkha Rifles|1st Assam Light Infantry]]* [[The Sirmoor Rifle Regiment43rd Gurkha Rifles|2nd Assam Light Infantry]] * [[The Kamaoon Battalion36th (Bareilly) Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|Bareilly Levy]] * [[1st Assam Light 45th Regiment of Sikh Infantry|Bengal Military Police Battalion]] * [[11th Sylhet Local Light InfantryBhopal Battalion]]* [[The Mharwara BattalionCamel Corps]]* [[2nd Assam Light 62nd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|Cawnpore Levy]]* [[The Joudpore LegionCole and Sonthal Levy]]* [[The Oudh Deoli Irregular Force]]* [[The Narbudda Sebundy CorpsEast Indian Regiment]]* [[The Shekhawati Battalion43rd Erinpura Regiment|Erinpura Irregular Force]]* [[The Harianna Light 34th (Fatehgarh) Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|Fatehgarh Levy]]* [[The 14th (Ferozepore) Regiment of Sikh Infantry|Regiment of Khelat-i-GilzieFerozepore]]* [[The Malwa Bheel CorpsGoojramwallah Levy]]* [[The Mewar Bheel CorpsGwalior Contingent]]* [[The Kotah Contingent41st (Gwalior) Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|1st Gwalior Regiment]]* [[The Mehidpore Contingent2nd Gwalior Regiment]]* [[The Gwalior Contingent4th Gurkha Rifles|Extra Gurkha Regiment]]* [[The Malwa ContingentHarianna Light Infantry]]* [[The Bhopal ContingentJoudpore Legion]]* [[The Kamroop Regiment of Ferozepore]]* [[The 12th (Khelat-i-Ghilzie) Pioneers|Regiment of Ludhiana Khelat-i-Ghilzie]]* [[The Camel CorpsKotah Contingent]]* [[The Nusseree 3rd Gurkha Rifles|Kumaon Battalion]]* [[The Nagpore Irregular ForceKuppurthala Contingent]]* [[1st Bengal Military Police BattalionLandhoor Rangers]]* [[The Deoli Irregular Force3rd Local Battalion]]* [[Extra Gurkha 17th (Loyal Purbeah) Regiment of Bengal Infantry|Loyal Purbeah Regiment]] * [[16th Rajput Infantry (The Lucknow Regiment)|Regiment of Lucknow]]* [[The Mhair 15th (Ludhiana) Regiment]]* [[The Kamroop of Sikh Infantry|Regimentof Ludhiana]]* [[The Landhoor RangersMalwa Bheel Corps]]* [[The Kuppurthala Malwa Contingent]]* [[1st Gwalior 37th (Meerut) Regimentof Bengal Native Infantry|Meerut Levy]]* [[2nd Gwalior RegimentMehidpore Contingent]]* [[The Allahabad LevyMewar Bheel Corps]]* [[The Shahjehanpur LevyMhair Regiment]]* [[The Cawnpore LevyMhairwara Battalion]]* [[The Fatehgarh Moradabad Levy]]* [[The Moradabad 35th (Mainpuri) Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|Mynpoorie Levy]]* [[The Mynpoorie LevyNagpore Irregular Force]]* [[The Sealkote Infantry LevyNarbudda Sebundy Corps]]* [[The Bareilly Levy1st Gurkha Rifles|1st Nusseree Battalion]]* [[The Goojramwallah LevyOudh Irregular Force]]* [[The Meerut Rajpoot Levy]]* [[The Kumaon LevyRamgarh Light Infantry]]* [[The Agra Sealkote Infantry Levy]]* [[The Cole and Sonthal 40th Regiment of Pathan Infantry|Shahjehanpur Levy]]* [[The Rajpoot Levy13th (Shekhawati Regiment) Bengal Native Infantry|Shekhawati Battalion]]* [[The Loyal Purbeah Regiment2nd Gurkha Rifles|Sirmoor Battalion]]* [[The East Indian Regiment44th Gurkha Rifles|11th Sylhet Local Light Infantry]]</div> ==== Punjab Irregular Force ====<div style="column-count:3;-moz-column-count:3;-webkit-column-count:3">

* [[1st Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|1st Sikh Infantry, Punjab Irregular Force]]* [[2nd Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|2nd or Hill Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Irregular Force]]* [[3rd Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|3rd Sikh Infantry, Punjab Irregular Force]]* [[4th Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|4th Sikh Infantry, Punjab Irregular Force]]* [[1st Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|1st Infantry, Punjab Irregular Force]]* [[2nd Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|2nd Infantry, Punjab Irregular Force]]* [[3rd Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|3rd Infantry, Punjab Irregular Force]]* [[4th Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|4th Infantry, Punjab Irregular Force]]* [[5th Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|5th Infantry, Punjab Irregular Force]]* [[6th Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|6th Infantry, Punjab Irregular Force]]</div> ==== Other Regiments raised during the Mutiny ====<div style="column-count:3;-moz-column-count:3;-webkit-column-count:3">* [[7th Regiment of Punjab Infantry]]* [[8th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|8th Regiment of Punjab Infantry]]* [[21st Regiment of Punjab Infantry|9th Punjab Infantry]]* [[10th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|10th Punjab Infantry]]* [[22nd Regiment of Punjab Infantry|11th Punjab Infantry]]* [[12th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|12th Punjab Infantry]]* [[13th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|13th Punjab Infantry]]* [[14th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|14th Punjab Infantry]]* [[23rd Punjab Pioneers|15th (Pioneer) Regiment of Punjab Infantry]]* [[24th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|16th Punjab Infantry]]* [[25th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|17th Punjab Infantry]]* [[26th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|18th Punjab Infantry]]* [[27th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|19th Punjab Infantry]]* [[28th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|20th Punjab Infantry]]* [[29th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|21st Punjab Infantry]]* [[30th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|22nd Punjab Infantry]]* [[23rd Punjab Pioneers|23rd Punjab Infantry]]* [[32nd Punjab Pioneers|24th (Pioneer) Punjab Infantry]]</div>

=== External Links =Artillery==*[[Bengal Horse Artillery]]*[[Bengal European Foot Artillery]] *[[Bengal Native Foot Artillery]] *[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=A10LAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&lr=#PPA227[Punjab Horse Artillery,M1 Google Books - Regiments and Stations of the Bengal Army May 1857Punjab Irregular Force]]

== Post 1859 == === Cavalry === * [[Governor General's Bodyguard]]* [[1st (Duke of York's Own) Bengal Lancers]] ([[Skinner's Horse]]) * [[2nd Bengal Lancers]]* [[3rd Bengal Cavalry]] ([[Skinner's Horse]])* [[4th Bengal Lancers]]* [[5th Bengal Cavalry]]* [[6th (Prince of Wales's) Bengal Cavalry]]* [[7th Bengal Lancers]]* [[8th Bengal Lancers]]* [[9th Bengal Lancers]] ([[Hodson's Horse]])* [[10th (Duke of Cambridge's Own) Bengal Lancers]] ([[Hodson's Horse]])* [[11th (The Prince of Wales's Own) Bengal Lancers]]* [[12th Bengal Cavalry]]* [[13th (Duke of Connaught's) Bengal Lancers]]* [[14th Regiment of Bengal Lancers]] ([[Murray's Jat Horse]])* [[15th (Cureton's Multani) Bengal Lancers]]* [[16th Bengal Lancers]]* [[17th Bengal LancersCategory:Regiments]] * [[18th Category:Bengal Lancers]] * [[19th Bengal Lancers]] ([[Fane's Horse]])* [[1st (Prince Albert Victor's Own) Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Frontier Force]]* [[2nd Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Frontier Force]]* [[3rd Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Frontier Force]]* [[5th Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Frontier Force]] === [[Mountain Artillery, Punjab Frontier Force]] === === [[The Corps of Bengal Sappers and Miners]] === === [[Corps of Submarine and Mining Lascars]] === === Infantry === * [[1st Regiment of Brahman Infantry]]* [[2nd (Queen's Own) Regiment of Rajput Light Infantry]]* [[3rd Regiment of Brahman Infantry]]* [[4th (Prince Albert Victor's) Regiment of Rajput Infantry]]* [[5th Regiment of Bengal (Light) Infantry]] * [[6th Regiment of Jat Light Infantry]]* [[7th (Duke of Connaught's Own) Rajput Regiment of Bengal Infantry]]* [[8th Regiment of Rajput Infantry]]* [[9th Gurkha Rifles]]* [[10th Regiment of Jat Infantry]]* [[11th Regiment of Rajput Infantry]]* [[12th (Khelat-i-Gilzie) Regiment of Bengal Infantry]]* [[13th (Shekhawati Regiment) Rajput Bengal Infantry]]* [[14th (Ferozepore) Regiment of Sikh Infantry]]* [[15th (Ludhiana) Regiment of Sikh Infantry]] * [[16th (Lucknow) Regiment of Rajput Infantry]]* [[17th (Loyal Purbeah) Regiment of Bengal Infantry]]* [[18th Regiment of Bengal Infantry]] * [[19th (Punjab) Regiment of Bengal Infantry]] * [[20th Duke of Cambridge's Own Regiment of Punjab Infantry]]* [[21st Regiment of Punjab Infantry]]* [[22th Regiment of Punjab Infantry]]* [[23rd Punjab Pioneers]]* [[24th Regiment of Punjab Infantry]]* [[25th Regiment of Punjab Infantry]] * [[26th Regiment of Punjab Infantry]]* [[27th Regiment of Punjab Infantry]]* [[28th Regiment of Punjab Infantry]]* [[29th Regiment of Punjab Infantry]]* [[30th Regiment of Punjab Infantry]]* [[31st Regiment of Punjab Infantry]]* [[32nd Punjab Pioneers]]* [[33rd Punjab Regiment of Infantry]] * [[34th Regiment of Punjab Pioneers]]* [[35th Regiment of Sikh Infantry]]* [[36th Regiment of Sikh Infantry]] * [[37th Regiment of Dogra Infantry]]* [[38th Regiment of Dogra Infantry]]* [[39th (The Garhwal Rifle) Regiment of Bengal Infantry]]* [[40th Regiment of Punjab Infantry]] * [[41st Regiment of Dogra Infantry]]* [[42nd Gurkha Rifles]] * [[43rd Gurkha Rifles]]* [[44th Gurkha Rifles]] * [[45th Rattray's Regiment of Sikh Infantry]] * [[46th Regiment of Punjab Infantry]] * [[47th Regiment of Sikh Infantry]] * [[48th Bengal Pioneers]] * [[The Deoli Irregular Force]] * [[The Erinpura Irregular Force]]* [[The Mharwara Battalion]] * [[The Bhopal Battalion]] * [[The Queen's Own Corps of Guides, Punjab Frontier Force]]* [[1st Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force]]* [[2nd (Hill) Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force]]* [[3rd Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force]]* [[4th Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force]]* [[1st Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force]]* [[2nd Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force]]* [[4th Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force]]* [[5th Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force]]* [[6th Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force]]* [[1st Gurkha Rifles]]* [[2nd (Prince of Wales's Own) Gurkha Rifles]] ([[The Sirmoor Rifles]])* [[3rd Gurkha Rifles]]* [[4th Gurkha Rifles]]* [[5th Gurkha Rifles, Punjab Frontier Force]]* [[The Malwa Bheel Corps]]* [[The Mewar Bheel CorpsArmy| ]]