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The '''Calcutta and Presidency Battalion''' were an [[auxiliary regiment]] formerly known as the '''Calcutta Volunteer Rifles'''.
==Chronology==
===Calcutta Battalion===
*'''1863''' raised as the '''Calcutta Volunteer Rifle Corps''' on the 3rd February<ref name=IAL />
*'''1898''' reconstituted '''1st Battalion, Calcutta Volunteer Rifles''', 24th March<ref name=Jack>Jackson, Major Donovan ''India's Army'' (1940)</ref>
*'''1917''' became '''5th Calcutta Battalion''', 1st April<ref name=Jack />
*'''1920''' became the '''Calcutta Battalion''', 1st October<ref name=Jack />
*'''1926''' amalgamated with the Presidency Battalion to become the Calcutta and Presidency Battalion, 23rd July<ref name=Jack />
===Presidency Battalion===
*'''1888''' raised as the '''Presidency Volunteer Reserve Battalion''', 30th March<ref name=Jack />
*'''1891''' became the '''Presidency Volunteer Rifle Battalion'''
*'''1898''' became '''Presidency Battalion, Calcutta Rifle Volunteers''', 24th March<ref name=Jack /><ref name=IAL />
*'''1901''' redesignated '''2nd (Presidency) Battalion, Calcutta Volunteer Rifles''' by GGO No.868 of 1901<ref name=IAL />
*'''1917''' became '''37th Calcutta Presidency Battalion'''<ref name=Jack />
*'''1920''' became the '''Calcutta Presidency Battalion''', 1st October
*'''1926''' amalgamated with the Calcutta Battalion to become the Calcutta and Presidency Battalion, 23rd July
===Cadet Battalion===
*'''1863''' raised as the cadet battalion of the '''Calcutta Volunteer Rifle Corps''' on the 3rd February<ref name=IAL />
*'''1901''' redesignated '''3rd (Cadet) Battalion, Calcutta Volunteer Rifles''' by GGO No.868 of 1901<ref name=IAL />
==Details==
Headquarters - [[Calcutta]], for al three battalions
===Uniform===
In 1901:<ref name=IAL>''Indian Army List'' 1st Sept 1901</ref>
*1st Battalion - Khaki
*2nd and 3rd Battalions - Khaki drill
By 1940:<ref name=Jack />
*Uniform - Khaki
*Facings - White
*Badge - Arms of Calcutta surmounted on crossed rifles
*Motto - ''Per Ardua Stabilis Esto''
==Notes==
<references />
[[Category:Auxiliary Infantry Regiments]]
==Chronology==
===Calcutta Battalion===
*'''1863''' raised as the '''Calcutta Volunteer Rifle Corps''' on the 3rd February<ref name=IAL />
*'''1898''' reconstituted '''1st Battalion, Calcutta Volunteer Rifles''', 24th March<ref name=Jack>Jackson, Major Donovan ''India's Army'' (1940)</ref>
*'''1917''' became '''5th Calcutta Battalion''', 1st April<ref name=Jack />
*'''1920''' became the '''Calcutta Battalion''', 1st October<ref name=Jack />
*'''1926''' amalgamated with the Presidency Battalion to become the Calcutta and Presidency Battalion, 23rd July<ref name=Jack />
===Presidency Battalion===
*'''1888''' raised as the '''Presidency Volunteer Reserve Battalion''', 30th March<ref name=Jack />
*'''1891''' became the '''Presidency Volunteer Rifle Battalion'''
*'''1898''' became '''Presidency Battalion, Calcutta Rifle Volunteers''', 24th March<ref name=Jack /><ref name=IAL />
*'''1901''' redesignated '''2nd (Presidency) Battalion, Calcutta Volunteer Rifles''' by GGO No.868 of 1901<ref name=IAL />
*'''1917''' became '''37th Calcutta Presidency Battalion'''<ref name=Jack />
*'''1920''' became the '''Calcutta Presidency Battalion''', 1st October
*'''1926''' amalgamated with the Calcutta Battalion to become the Calcutta and Presidency Battalion, 23rd July
===Cadet Battalion===
*'''1863''' raised as the cadet battalion of the '''Calcutta Volunteer Rifle Corps''' on the 3rd February<ref name=IAL />
*'''1901''' redesignated '''3rd (Cadet) Battalion, Calcutta Volunteer Rifles''' by GGO No.868 of 1901<ref name=IAL />
==Details==
Headquarters - [[Calcutta]], for al three battalions
===Uniform===
In 1901:<ref name=IAL>''Indian Army List'' 1st Sept 1901</ref>
*1st Battalion - Khaki
*2nd and 3rd Battalions - Khaki drill
By 1940:<ref name=Jack />
*Uniform - Khaki
*Facings - White
*Badge - Arms of Calcutta surmounted on crossed rifles
*Motto - ''Per Ardua Stabilis Esto''
==Notes==
<references />
[[Category:Auxiliary Infantry Regiments]]
