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13th (Shekhawati Regiment) Bengal Native Infantry
(Redirected from 13th (Shekhawati Regiment) Rajput Bengal Infantry)
Known as The Shekhawati Regiment
Chronology
- 1835 Shekhawati Brigade raised by the British under the command of Henry Forster and funded by the Maharajas of Jaipur and Bikaner to control dacoits
- 1847 became the Shekhawati Battalion
- 1861 became 13th Bengal Native Infantry
- 1884 became 13th (Shekhawati Regiment) Bengal Native Infantry
- 1903 became 13th Rajputs (The Shekhawati Regiment)
- 1922 became 10th Shekhawati Battalion, 6th Rajputana Rifles
- 1947 allocated to India on Partition
Regimental histories
External links
- 6th Rajputana Rifles Wikipedia
- Rajputana Rifles Wikipedia
- Shekhawati Brigade Google Books