16th Rajput Infantry (The Lucknow Regiment)
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Known as 16th Rajputs
Chronology
- 1857 formed as the Regiment of Lucknow from loyal elements of the 13th, 48th and 71st Bengal Native Infantry
- 1861 became 16th Bengal Native Infantry
- 1864 became 16th (The Lucknow) Bengal Native Infantry
- 1885 became 16th (The Lucknow) Bengal Infantry
- 1897 became 16th (The Lucknow) Rajput Bengal Infantry
- 1903 became 16th Rajput Infantry (The Lucknow Regiment)
- 1922 became 10th (Training) Battalion 7th Rajput Regiment
- 1947 allocated to India on Partition and renamed the Rajput Regiment
Regimental history
- History of the Rajput Regiment by Mustasad Ahmad published from 1977.
- Contents: v. 1 Heritage : 1778-1947 -- v. 2 Living up to heritage : 1947-1970 -- v. 3. Bejewelled heritage : 1970-2005 by Anil Shorey.
- Available at the British Library UIN: BLL01008834694
External links
- 16th Rajputs British Empire website
- Rajput Regiment Wikipedia
- 7th Rajput Regiment Wikipedia
- 16th Rajputs (The Lucknow Regiment) Wikipedia
- The 16th Rajputs (The Lucknow Regiment) in the First World War researchingww1.co.uk
