The Regular Infantry Regiments of the British Indian Army

The Reorganisation of 1796

In 1796 all three Precidencies reorganised their native infantry into two battalion regiments.


- Bengal European -

Before 1796
1^st Bengal European Battalion	→	1^st Bengal European Regiment	→
2^nd Bengal European Battalion	→	2^nd Bengal European Regiment	→
3^rd Bengal European Battalion	→	3^rd Bengal European Regiment	→
4^th Bengal European Battalion	absorbed by	3^rd Bengal European Regiment
5^th Bengal European Battalion	absorbed by	1^st Bengal European Regiment
6^th Bengal European Battalion	absorbed by	2^nd Bengal European Regiment


- Bengal Native -

Before 1796		Two battalion regiments		In 1824
1^st Regiment of BNI	→	1^st Battalion,	1^st Regiment of BNI	→	2^nd BNI
2^nd Regiment of BNI	→	1^st Battalion,	2^nd Regiment of BNI	→	5^th BNI
3^rd Regiment of BNI	→	1^st Battalion,	3^rd Regiment of BNI	→	6^th BNI
4^th Regiment of BNI	→	1^st Battalion,	4^th Regiment of BNI	→	7^th BNI
5^th Regiment of BNI	→	1^st Battalion,	5^th Regiment of BNI	→	11^th BNI
6^th Regiment of BNI	→	1^st Battalion,	6^th Regiment of BNI	→	3^rd BNI
7^th Regiment of BNI	→	1^st Battalion,	7^th Regiment of BNI	→	13^th BNI
8^th Regiment of BNI	→	1^st Battalion,	8^th Regiment of BNI	→	9^th BNI
9^th Regiment of BNI	→	1^st Battalion,	9^th Regiment of BNI	→	8^th BNI
10^th Regiment of BNI	→	1^st Battalion,	10^th Regiment of BNI	→	14^th BNI
11^th Regiment of BNI	→	1^st Battalion,	11^th Regiment of BNI	→	15^th BNI
12^th Regiment of BNI	→	1^st Battalion,	12^th Regiment of BNI	→	12^th BNI
13^th Regiment of BNI	→	2^nd Battalion,	1^st Regiment of BNI	→	4^th BNI
14^th Regiment of BNI	→	2^nd Battalion,	10^th Regiment of BNI	→	16^th BNI
16^th Regiment of BNI	→	2^nd Battalion,	7^th Regiment of BNI	→	10^th BNI
17^th Regiment of BNI	→	2^nd Battalion,	12^th Regiment of BNI	→	1^st BNI
18^th Regiment of BNI	drafted into		10^th Regiment of BNI
19^th Regiment of BNI	→	2^nd Battalion,	11^th Regiment of BNI	→	17^th BNI
20^th Regiment of BNI	→	2^nd Battalion,	6^th Regiment of BNI	→	18^th BNI
21^st Regiment of BNI	drafted into		12^th Regiment of BNI
22^nd Regiment of BNI	→	2^nd Battalion,	3^rd Regiment of BNI	→	19^th BNI
23^rd Regiment of BNI	→	2^nd Battalion,	5^th Regiment of BNI	→	20^th BNI
24^th Regiment of BNI	drafted into		7^th Regiment of BNI
25^th Regiment of BNI	→	2^nd Battalion,	2^nd Regiment of BNI	→	22^nd BNI
26^th Regiment of BNI	drafted into		11^th Regiment of BNI
27^th Regiment of BNI	drafted into		3^rd Regiment of BNI
28^th Regiment of BNI	drafted into		2^nd Regiment of BNI
29^th Regiment of BNI	→	2^nd Battalion,	9^th Regiment of BNI	→	21^st BNI
30^th Regiment of BNI	→	2^nd Battalion,	8^th Regiment of BNI	→	24^th BNI
31^st Regiment of BNI	→	2^nd Battalion,	4^th Regiment of BNI	→	23^rd BNI
32^nd Regiment of BNI	drafted into		1^st Regiment of BNI
33^rd Regiment of BNI	drafted into		8^th Regiment of BNI
34^th Regiment of BNI	drafted into		9^th Regiment of BNI
35^th Regiment of BNI	drafted into		5^th Regiment of BNI
36^th Regiment of BNI	drafted into		6^th Regiment of BNI


- Madras European -

Before 1796
1^st Madras European Regiment	→		→	→
2^nd Madras European Regiment	→		→	→
3^rd Madras European Regiment	disbanded


- Madras Native -

Before 1796		Two battalion regiments		In 1824
1^st Madras Battalion	→	1^st Battalion,	1^st Regiment of MNI	→	1^st MNI
2^nd Madras Battalion	→	1^st Battalion,	2^nd Regiment of MNI	→	2^nd MNI
3^rd Madras Battalion	→	1^st Battalion,	3^rd Regiment of MNI	→	3^rd MNI
4^th Madras Battalion	→	1^st Battalion,	4^th Regiment of MNI	→	4^th MNI
5^th Madras Battalion	→	1^st Battalion,	5^th Regiment of MNI	→	5^th MNI
6^th Madras Battalion	→	1^st Battalion,	6^th Regiment of MNI	→	6^th MNI
7^th Madras Battalion	→	1^st Battalion,	7^th Regiment of MNI	→	7^th MNI
8^th Madras Battalion	→	1^st Battalion,	8^th Regiment of MNI	→	8^th MNI
9^th Madras Battalion	→	1^st Battalion,	9^th Regiment of MNI	→	9^th MNI
10^th Madras Battalion	→	1^st Battalion,	10^th Regiment of MNI	→	10^th MNI
11^th Madras Battalion	→	2^nd Battalion,	9^th Regiment of MNI	→	11^th MNI
12^th Madras Battalion	→	2^nd Battalion,	8^th Regiment of MNI	→	12^th MNI
13^th Madras Battalion	→	2^nd Battalion,	3^rd Regiment of MNI	→	13^th MNI
14^th Madras Battalion	→	2^nd Battalion,	6^th Regiment of MNI	→	14^th MNI
15^th Madras Battalion	→	2^nd Battalion,	4^th Regiment of MNI	→	15^th MNI
16^th Madras Battalion	→	2^nd Battalion,	5^th Regiment of MNI	→	16^th MNI
17^th Madras Battalion	→	2^nd Battalion,	1^st Regiment of MNI	→	17^th MNI
18^th Madras Battalion	drafted into		8^th Regiment of MNI
19^th Madras Battalion	→	2^nd Battalion,	10^th Regiment of MNI	→	18^th MNI
20^th Madras Battalion	→	2^nd Battalion,	7^th Regiment of MNI	→	19^th MNI
21^st Madras Battalion	→	2^nd Battalion,	2^nd Regiment of MNI	→	20^th MNI
22^nd Madras Battalion	drafted into		3^rd Regiment of MNI
23^rd Madras Battalion	drafted into		1^st Regiment of MNI
24^th Madras Battalion	drafted into		2^nd Regiment of MNI
25^th Madras Battalion	drafted into		4^th Regiment of MNI
26^th Madras Battalion	drafted into		7^th Regiment of MNI
27^th Madras Battalion	drafted into		9^th Regiment of MNI
28^th Madras Battalion	→	1^st Battalion,	11^th Regiment of MNI	→	21^st MNI
29^th Madras Battalion	→	2^nd Battalion,	11^th Regiment of MNI	→	22^nd MNI
30^th Madras Battalion	drafted into		5^th Regiment of MNI
31^st Madras Battalion	drafted into		6^th Regiment of MNI
32^nd Madras Battalion	drafted into		10^th Regiment of MNI
33^rd Madras Battalion	→	1^st Battalion,	12^th Regiment of MNI	→	23^rd MNI
34^th Madras Battalion	→	2^nd Battalion,	12^th Regiment of MNI	→	24^th MNI
35^th Madras Battalion	→	1^st Battalion,	13^th Regiment of MNI	→	25^th MNI
36^th Madras Battalion	→	2^nd Battalion,	13^th Regiment of MNI	→	26^th MNI


- Bombay European -

Before 1796
1^st Bombay European Regiment	→		→	→
2^nd Bombay European Light Infantry	disbanded


- Bombay Native -

Before 1796		Two battalion regiments		In 1824
1^st Regiment of Bombay Sepoys	→	1^st Battalion,	1^st Regiment of ByNI	→	1^st ByNI
2^nd Regiment of Bombay Sepoys	→	1^st Battalion,	2^nd Regiment of ByNI	→	3^rd ByNI
3^rd Regiment of Bombay Sepoys	→	1^st Battalion,	3^rd Regiment of ByNI	→	5^th ByNI
4^th Regiment of Bombay Sepoys	→	1^st Battalion,	4^th Regiment of ByNI	→	7^th ByNI
5^th Regiment of Bombay Sepoys	→	2^nd Battalion,	1^st Regiment of ByNI	→	9^th ByNI
6^th Regiment of Bombay Sepoys	→	2^nd Battalion,	3^rd Regiment of ByNI	→	6^th ByNI
7^th Regiment of Bombay Sepoys	→	2^nd Battalion,	4^th Regiment of ByNI	→	8^th ByNI
8^th Regiment of Bombay Sepoys	drafted into{	1^st Battalion,	3^rd Regiment of ByNI	→	5^th ByNI
1^st Battalion,	4^th Regiment of ByNI	→	7^th ByNI
9^th Regiment of Bombay Sepoys	→	2^nd Battalion,	2^nd Regiment of ByNI	→	4^th ByNI
10^th Regiment of Bombay Sepoys	drafted into{	2^nd Battalion	1^st Regiment of ByNI	→	9^th ByNI
2^nd Battalion,	2^nd Regiment of ByNI	→	4^th ByNI
11^th Regiment of Bombay Sepoys	drafted into{	1^st Battalion	2^nd Regiment of ByNI	→	3^rd ByNI
2^nd Battalion,	2^nd Regiment of ByNI	→	4^th ByNI
12^th Regiment of Bombay Sepoys	drafted into{	2^nd Battalion,	3^nd Regiment of ByNI	→	6^th ByNI
2^nd Battalion,	4^th Regiment of ByNI	→	8^th ByNI
13^th Regiment of Bombay Sepoys	→	1^st Battalion,	5^th Regiment of ByNI	→	2^nd ByNI

- Bengal European -

Before 1796

1^st Bengal European Battalion

→

1^st Bengal European Regiment

→

2^nd Bengal European Battalion

→

2^nd Bengal European Regiment

→

3^rd Bengal European Battalion

→

3^rd Bengal European Regiment

→

4^th Bengal European Battalion

absorbed by

3^rd Bengal European Regiment

5^th Bengal European Battalion

absorbed by

1^st Bengal European Regiment

6^th Bengal European Battalion

absorbed by

2^nd Bengal European Regiment

- Bengal Native -

Before 1796

Two battalion regiments

In 1824

1^st Regiment of BNI

→

1^st Battalion,

1^st Regiment of BNI

→

2^nd BNI

2^nd Regiment of BNI

→

1^st Battalion,

2^nd Regiment of BNI

→

5^th BNI

3^rd Regiment of BNI

→

1^st Battalion,

3^rd Regiment of BNI

→

6^th BNI

4^th Regiment of BNI

→

1^st Battalion,

4^th Regiment of BNI

→

7^th BNI

5^th Regiment of BNI

→

1^st Battalion,

5^th Regiment of BNI

→

11^th BNI

6^th Regiment of BNI

→

1^st Battalion,

6^th Regiment of BNI

→

3^rd BNI

7^th Regiment of BNI

→

1^st Battalion,

7^th Regiment of BNI

→

13^th BNI

8^th Regiment of BNI

→

1^st Battalion,

8^th Regiment of BNI

→

9^th BNI

9^th Regiment of BNI

→

1^st Battalion,

9^th Regiment of BNI

→

8^th BNI

10^th Regiment of BNI

→

1^st Battalion,

10^th Regiment of BNI

→

14^th BNI

11^th Regiment of BNI

→

1^st Battalion,

11^th Regiment of BNI

→

15^th BNI

12^th Regiment of BNI

→

1^st Battalion,

12^th Regiment of BNI

→

12^th BNI

13^th Regiment of BNI

→

2^nd Battalion,

1^st Regiment of BNI

→

4^th BNI

14^th Regiment of BNI

→

2^nd Battalion,

10^th Regiment of BNI

→

16^th BNI

16^th Regiment of BNI

→

2^nd Battalion,

7^th Regiment of BNI

→

10^th BNI

17^th Regiment of BNI

→

2^nd Battalion,

12^th Regiment of BNI

→

1^st BNI

18^th Regiment of BNI

drafted into

10^th Regiment of BNI

19^th Regiment of BNI

→

2^nd Battalion,

11^th Regiment of BNI

→

17^th BNI

20^th Regiment of BNI

→

2^nd Battalion,

6^th Regiment of BNI

→

18^th BNI

21^st Regiment of BNI

drafted into

12^th Regiment of BNI

22^nd Regiment of BNI

→

2^nd Battalion,

3^rd Regiment of BNI

→

19^th BNI

23^rd Regiment of BNI

→

2^nd Battalion,

5^th Regiment of BNI

→

20^th BNI

24^th Regiment of BNI

drafted into

7^th Regiment of BNI

25^th Regiment of BNI

→

2^nd Battalion,

2^nd Regiment of BNI

→

22^nd BNI

26^th Regiment of BNI

drafted into

11^th Regiment of BNI

27^th Regiment of BNI

drafted into

3^rd Regiment of BNI

28^th Regiment of BNI

drafted into

2^nd Regiment of BNI

29^th Regiment of BNI

→

2^nd Battalion,

9^th Regiment of BNI

→

21^st BNI

30^th Regiment of BNI

→

2^nd Battalion,

8^th Regiment of BNI

→

24^th BNI

31^st Regiment of BNI

→

2^nd Battalion,

4^th Regiment of BNI

→

23^rd BNI

32^nd Regiment of BNI

drafted into

1^st Regiment of BNI

33^rd Regiment of BNI

drafted into

8^th Regiment of BNI

34^th Regiment of BNI

drafted into

9^th Regiment of BNI

35^th Regiment of BNI

drafted into

5^th Regiment of BNI

36^th Regiment of BNI

drafted into

6^th Regiment of BNI

- Madras European -

Before 1796

1^st Madras European Regiment

→

2^nd Madras European Regiment

→

3^rd Madras European Regiment

disbanded

- Madras Native -

Before 1796

Two battalion regiments

In 1824

1^st Madras Battalion

→

1^st Battalion,

1^st Regiment of MNI

→

1^st MNI

2^nd Madras Battalion

→

1^st Battalion,

2^nd Regiment of MNI

→

2^nd MNI

3^rd Madras Battalion

→

1^st Battalion,

3^rd Regiment of MNI

→

3^rd MNI

4^th Madras Battalion

→

1^st Battalion,

4^th Regiment of MNI

→

4^th MNI

5^th Madras Battalion

→

1^st Battalion,

5^th Regiment of MNI

→

5^th MNI

6^th Madras Battalion

→

1^st Battalion,

6^th Regiment of MNI

→

6^th MNI

7^th Madras Battalion

→

1^st Battalion,

7^th Regiment of MNI

→

7^th MNI

8^th Madras Battalion

→

1^st Battalion,

8^th Regiment of MNI

→

8^th MNI

9^th Madras Battalion

→

1^st Battalion,

9^th Regiment of MNI

→

9^th MNI

10^th Madras Battalion

→

1^st Battalion,

10^th Regiment of MNI

→

10^th MNI

11^th Madras Battalion

→

2^nd Battalion,

9^th Regiment of MNI

→

11^th MNI

12^th Madras Battalion

→

2^nd Battalion,

8^th Regiment of MNI

→

12^th MNI

13^th Madras Battalion

→

2^nd Battalion,

3^rd Regiment of MNI

→

13^th MNI

14^th Madras Battalion

→

2^nd Battalion,

6^th Regiment of MNI

→

14^th MNI

15^th Madras Battalion

→

2^nd Battalion,

4^th Regiment of MNI

→

15^th MNI

16^th Madras Battalion

→

2^nd Battalion,

5^th Regiment of MNI

→

16^th MNI

17^th Madras Battalion

→

2^nd Battalion,

1^st Regiment of MNI

→

17^th MNI

18^th Madras Battalion

drafted into

8^th Regiment of MNI

19^th Madras Battalion

→

2^nd Battalion,

10^th Regiment of MNI

→

18^th MNI

20^th Madras Battalion

→

2^nd Battalion,

7^th Regiment of MNI

→

19^th MNI

21^st Madras Battalion

→

2^nd Battalion,

2^nd Regiment of MNI

→

20^th MNI

22^nd Madras Battalion

drafted into

3^rd Regiment of MNI

23^rd Madras Battalion

drafted into

1^st Regiment of MNI

24^th Madras Battalion

drafted into

2^nd Regiment of MNI

25^th Madras Battalion

drafted into

4^th Regiment of MNI

26^th Madras Battalion

drafted into

7^th Regiment of MNI

27^th Madras Battalion

drafted into

9^th Regiment of MNI

28^th Madras Battalion

→

1^st Battalion,

11^th Regiment of MNI

→

21^st MNI

29^th Madras Battalion

→

2^nd Battalion,

11^th Regiment of MNI

→

22^nd MNI

30^th Madras Battalion

drafted into

5^th Regiment of MNI

31^st Madras Battalion

drafted into

6^th Regiment of MNI

32^nd Madras Battalion

drafted into

10^th Regiment of MNI

33^rd Madras Battalion

→

1^st Battalion,

12^th Regiment of MNI

→

23^rd MNI

34^th Madras Battalion

→

2^nd Battalion,

12^th Regiment of MNI

→

24^th MNI

35^th Madras Battalion

→

1^st Battalion,

13^th Regiment of MNI

→

25^th MNI

36^th Madras Battalion

→

2^nd Battalion,

13^th Regiment of MNI

→

26^th MNI

- Bombay European -

Before 1796

1^st Bombay European Regiment

→

2^nd Bombay European Light Infantry

disbanded

- Bombay Native -

Before 1796

Two battalion regiments

In 1824

1^st Regiment of Bombay Sepoys

→

1^st Battalion,

1^st Regiment of ByNI

→

1^st ByNI

2^nd Regiment of Bombay Sepoys

→

1^st Battalion,

2^nd Regiment of ByNI

→

3^rd ByNI

3^rd Regiment of Bombay Sepoys

→

1^st Battalion,

3^rd Regiment of ByNI

→

5^th ByNI

4^th Regiment of Bombay Sepoys

→

1^st Battalion,

4^th Regiment of ByNI

→

7^th ByNI

5^th Regiment of Bombay Sepoys

→

2^nd Battalion,

1^st Regiment of ByNI

→

9^th ByNI

6^th Regiment of Bombay Sepoys

→

2^nd Battalion,

3^rd Regiment of ByNI

→

6^th ByNI

7^th Regiment of Bombay Sepoys

→

2^nd Battalion,

4^th Regiment of ByNI

→

8^th ByNI

8^th Regiment of Bombay Sepoys

drafted into{

1^st Battalion,

3^rd Regiment of ByNI

→

5^th ByNI

1^st Battalion,

4^th Regiment of ByNI

→

7^th ByNI

9^th Regiment of Bombay Sepoys

→

2^nd Battalion,

2^nd Regiment of ByNI

→

4^th ByNI

10^th Regiment of Bombay Sepoys

drafted into{

2^nd Battalion

1^st Regiment of ByNI

→

9^th ByNI

2^nd Battalion,

2^nd Regiment of ByNI

→

4^th ByNI

11^th Regiment of Bombay Sepoys

drafted into{

1^st Battalion

2^nd Regiment of ByNI

→

3^rd ByNI

2^nd Battalion,

2^nd Regiment of ByNI

→

4^th ByNI

12^th Regiment of Bombay Sepoys

drafted into{

2^nd Battalion,

3^nd Regiment of ByNI

→

6^th ByNI

2^nd Battalion,

4^th Regiment of ByNI

→

8^th ByNI

13^th Regiment of Bombay Sepoys

→

1^st Battalion,

5^th Regiment of ByNI

→

2^nd ByNI

The Two Battalion Regiments 1796 - 1824

From the Reorganisation of 1824 to the Mutiny

From the The Mutiny to the Indian Army

The Regiments in 1885

The Regiments in 1902

From 1903 to the Large Regiments of 1922

The Regiments in 1914

The 1922 Reorganisation into Large Regiments

The Regiments in 1922

The Second World War and Independence

The Indian Regiments since 1950

The Pakistan Regiments since 1956