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== Chronology ==
*'''1817''' raised as the Cuttack Legion
*'''1823''' renamed Rangpur Light Infantry
*'''1826''' became the 8th Local Light Infantry
*'''1844''' became the 1st Assam Light Infantry
*'''1861''' renamed the 42nd Bengal Native Infantry
*'''1864''' renamed the 42nd (Assam) Bengal Native (Light) Infantry
*'''1885''' became the 42nd (Assam) Bengal (Light) Infantry
*'''1886''' became the 42nd (Gurkha) Light Infantry
*'''1891''' became the 42nd Gurkha (Rifle) Regiment of Bengal Infantry
*'''1901''' became the [[42nd Gurkha Rifles]]
*'''1903''' became the 6th Gurkha Rifles
*'''1947''' allocated to Britiain on Partition
== External Links ==
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=rZ9HeuRZvTMC&pg=PA15&lpg=PA12&dq=1st+Gorkha+Rifles&source=bl&ots=630rrEL4ia&sig=ZYUKnLUMIBm7-5OgJNgrm1aYRVM&hl=en&ei=eYbXSenlJIbSjAfU5JCXDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6#PPA12,M1 1st Gorkha Rifles] from The Gurkhas by Mike Chappel & Martin Windrow<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=TCvyed3WstwC&pg=PA6&dq=Early+Years&as_brr=3&ei=yITXSbzaEp3CMrS2zfwC#PPA7,M1 The Gurkha Rifles] from The Gurkha Rifles by J B R Nicholson & Michael Rolfe<br>[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/gurkha/6thgurkhas.htm 6th Gurkha Rifles] British Empire Website
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