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== Chronology ==
*'''1801''' became the Malay Regiment and increase to 10 companies with Dutch Malays from St Helena
*'''1807''' became the 1st Ceylon Regiment
*'''1812''' recruitment extended to Javanese
*'''1814''' converted to light infantry
*'''1818''' became the 1st Ceylon Regiment (Light Infantry)
*'''1822''' became the Ceylon Regiment (Riflemen)
*'''1873''' disbanded
== Deployment ==
*'''1795''' Ceylon
*'''1799''' [[4th Mysore War]]
*'''1803''' [[1st Kandyan War]]
*'''1815''' [[2nd Kandyan War]]
*'''1818''' [[Uva Rebellion]]
*'''1847''' Hong Kong
*'''1855''' Ceylon
*'''1866''' Hong Kong
*'''1870''' Ceylon
== External Links ==
[http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~garter1/ceylon.htm Ceylon Rifle Regiment] Rootsweb<br>
[http://web.archive.org/web/20060310131602/www.regiments.org/regiments/srilanka/lk-regts/ceyrif1.htm Ceylon Rifle Regiment] www.regiments.org
[[Category:Ceylon Infantry Regiments]]
*'''1801''' became the Malay Regiment and increase to 10 companies with Dutch Malays from St Helena
*'''1807''' became the 1st Ceylon Regiment
*'''1812''' recruitment extended to Javanese
*'''1814''' converted to light infantry
*'''1818''' became the 1st Ceylon Regiment (Light Infantry)
*'''1822''' became the Ceylon Regiment (Riflemen)
*'''1873''' disbanded
== Deployment ==
*'''1795''' Ceylon
*'''1799''' [[4th Mysore War]]
*'''1803''' [[1st Kandyan War]]
*'''1815''' [[2nd Kandyan War]]
*'''1818''' [[Uva Rebellion]]
*'''1847''' Hong Kong
*'''1855''' Ceylon
*'''1866''' Hong Kong
*'''1870''' Ceylon
== External Links ==
[http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~garter1/ceylon.htm Ceylon Rifle Regiment] Rootsweb<br>
[http://web.archive.org/web/20060310131602/www.regiments.org/regiments/srilanka/lk-regts/ceyrif1.htm Ceylon Rifle Regiment] www.regiments.org
[[Category:Ceylon Infantry Regiments]]
