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− | + | The '''Nagpur Rifles''' (sometimes Nagpore) were a volunteer corps and [[auxiliary regiment]] based in the [[Nagpore]] area. | |
− | *''' | + | ==Chronology== |
− | *''' | + | *'''1860''' formed as the '''Nagpur Volunteer Rifles''' on 29th December<ref name=Jack /> |
− | [[Category:Auxiliary | + | *'''1904''' absorbed the [[Berar Volunteer Rifle Corps]] on 1st October<ref name=Jack /> |
+ | *'''1917''' became '''2nd Nagpur Rifles''' on 1st April<ref name=Jack>Jackson, Major Donovan ''India's Army'' (1940)</ref> | ||
+ | *'''1926''' redesignated on 1st October as the '''Nagpur Rifles'''<ref name=Jack /> | ||
+ | *'''1927''' on 24th December became the '''Nagpur Regiment'''<ref name=Jack /> | ||
+ | *'''1937''' reverted to the designation Nagpur Rifles on 12th June<ref name=Jack /> | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Details== | ||
+ | '''In 1901:'''<ref name=IAL>''Indian Army List'' 1st Sept 1901</ref> | ||
+ | *Headquarters - [[Nagpore]] | ||
+ | *Uniform - Khaki drill | ||
+ | *Companies and detachments: | ||
+ | :*Warora | ||
+ | :*[[Jubbulpore]] | ||
+ | :*Khandwa | ||
+ | :*[[Bhandara]] | ||
+ | :*[[Chindwara]] | ||
+ | :*Hoshangabaa | ||
+ | :*Balaghat | ||
+ | :*Seoni | ||
+ | :*Betul | ||
+ | :*Narsingpur | ||
+ | :*Mandla | ||
+ | :*Chandla | ||
+ | :*Wardha | ||
+ | :*Hardha | ||
+ | :*[[Kamptee]] | ||
+ | :*[[Mohpani]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''By 1940:'''<ref name=Jack /> | ||
+ | *Uniform - Khaki | ||
+ | *Badge - Light Infantry Bugle and Cord | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | ==Notes== | ||
+ | <references /> | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | [[Category:Auxiliary Force (India)]] |
Revision as of 21:28, 6 April 2010
The Nagpur Rifles (sometimes Nagpore) were a volunteer corps and auxiliary regiment based in the Nagpore area.
Chronology
- 1860 formed as the Nagpur Volunteer Rifles on 29th December[1]
- 1904 absorbed the Berar Volunteer Rifle Corps on 1st October[1]
- 1917 became 2nd Nagpur Rifles on 1st April[1]
- 1926 redesignated on 1st October as the Nagpur Rifles[1]
- 1927 on 24th December became the Nagpur Regiment[1]
- 1937 reverted to the designation Nagpur Rifles on 12th June[1]
Details
In 1901:[2]
- Headquarters - Nagpore
- Uniform - Khaki drill
- Companies and detachments:
- Warora
- Jubbulpore
- Khandwa
- Bhandara
- Chindwara
- Hoshangabaa
- Balaghat
- Seoni
- Betul
- Narsingpur
- Mandla
- Chandla
- Wardha
- Hardha
- Kamptee
- Mohpani
By 1940:[1]
- Uniform - Khaki
- Badge - Light Infantry Bugle and Cord