The Regular Infantry Regiments of the British Indian Army

The Early Years until 1796

The Reorganisation of 1796


The Two Battalion Regiments 1796 - 1824

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In 1796 the infantry of all three presidencies was organised in regiments of two battalions each. From then until 1824 the number of these regiments steadily grew. In 1824 the two battailion structure was abandoned and all battalions became regiments in their own right.

Contents
- Bengal European -
- Bengal Native -
- Madras European -
- Madras Native -
- Bombay European -
- Bombay Native -
 

- Bengal European -
 
Before 1796 After 1822
1st Bengal European Battalion 1st Bengal European Regiment 1803: The Bengal European Regiment 1st BER
5th Bengal European Battalion absorbed in
 
2nd Bengal European Battalion 2nd Bengal European Regiment 1803: disbanded 2nd BER
6th Bengal European Battalion absorbed in
 
3rd Bengal European Battalion 3rd Bengal European Regiment 1798: disbanded
4th Bengal European Battalion absorbed in
 

- Bengal Native -
 
Before 1796 Two battalion regiment After 1824
1st Regiment of BNI 1st Battalion,1st Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry 2nd BNI
13th Regiment of BNI 2nd Battalion, 4th BNI
32nd Regiment of BNI drafted into
 
2nd Regiment of BNI 1st Battalion,2nd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry 5th BNI
25th Regiment of BNI 2nd Battalion, 22nd BNI
28th Regiment of BNI drafted into
 
3rd Regiment of BNI 1st Battalion,3rd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry 6th BNI
22nd Regiment of BNI 2nd Battalion, 19th BNI
27th Regiment of BNI drafted into
 
4th Regiment of BNI 1st Battalion,4th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry 7th BNI
31st Regiment of BNI 2nd Battalion, 23rd BNI
 
5th Regiment of BNI 1st Battalion,5th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry 11th BNI
23rd Regiment of BNI 2nd Battalion, 20th BNI
35th Regiment of BNI drafted into
 
6th Regiment of BNI 1st Battalion,6th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry 3rd BNI
20th Regiment of BNI 2nd Battalion, 18th BNI
36th Regiment of BNI drafted into
 
7th Regiment of BNI 1st Battalion,7th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry 13th BNI
16th Regiment of BNI 2nd Battalion, 10th BNI
24th Regiment of BNI drafted into
 
8th Regiment of BNI 1st Battalion,8th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry 9th BNI
30th Regiment of BNI 2nd Battalion, 24th BNI
33rd Regiment of BNI drafted into
 
9th Regiment of BNI 1st Battalion,9th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry 8th BNI
29th Regiment of BNI 2nd Battalion, 21st BNI
34th Regiment of BNI drafted into
 
10th Regiment of BNI 1st Battalion,10th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry 14th BNI
14th Regiment of BNI 2nd Battalion, 16th BNI
18th Regiment of BNI drafted into
 
11th Regiment of BNI 1st Battalion,11th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry 15th BNI
19th Regiment of BNI 2nd Battalion, 17th BNI
26th Regiment of BNI drafted into
 
12th Regiment of BNI 1st Battalion,12th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry 12th BNI
17th Regiment of BNI 2nd Battalion, 1st BNI
21st Regiment of BNI drafted into
 
1797: 1st Battalion,13th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry 26th BNI
1797: 2nd Battalion, 27th BNI
 
1797: 1st Battalion,14th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry 28th BNI
1797: 2nd Battalion, 29th BNI
 
1798: 1st Battalion,15th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry 30th BNI
1798: 2nd Battalion, 31st BNI
 
1798: 1st Battalion,16th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry 32nd BNI
1798: 2nd Battalion, 33rd BNI
 
1798: 1st Battalion,17th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry 34th BNI
1798: 2nd Battalion, 35th BNI
 
1799: 1st Battalion,18th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry 36th BNI
1799: 2nd Battalion, 37th BNI
 
1799: 1st Battalion,19th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry 38th BNI
1799: 2nd Battalion, 39th BNI
 
1795: Marine Battalion      1803: 1st Battalion,20th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry 25th BNI
1803: 2nd Battalion, 40th BNI
 
1803: 1st Battalion,21st Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry 41st BNI
1803: 2nd Battalion, 42nd BNI
 
1803: 1st Battalion,22nd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry 43rd BNI
1803: 2nd Battalion, 44th BNI
 
1803: 1st Battalion,23rd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry 45th BNI
1803: 2nd Battalion, 46th BNI
 
1804: 1st Battalion,24th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry 47th BNI
1804: 2nd Battalion, 48th BNI
 
1804: 1st Battalion,25th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry 49th BNI
1804: 2nd Battalion, 50th BNI
 
1804: 1st Battalion,26th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry 51st BNI
1804: 2nd Battalion, 52nd BNI
 
1804: 1st Battalion,27th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry 53rd BNI
1804: 2nd Battalion, 54th BNI
 
1815: 1st Battalion,28th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry 55th BNI
1815: 2nd Battalion, 56th BNI
 
1815: 1st Battalion,29th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry 57th BNI
1815: 2nd Battalion, 58th BNI
 
1815: 1st Battalion,30th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry 59th BNI
1815: 2nd Battalion, 60th BNI
 
1818: Benares Levy      1823: 1st Battalion,31st Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry 61st BNI
1818: Cawnpore Levy      1823: 2nd Battalion, 62nd BNI
 
1817: Fatagarh Levy 1823: Manipuri Levy      1823: 1st Battalion,32nd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry 63rd BNI
1818: Mutra Levy      1823: 2nd Battalion, 64th BNI
 
1823: 1st Battalion,33rd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry 65th BNI
1823: 2nd Battalion, 66th BNI
 
1823: 1st Battalion,34th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry 67th BNI
1823: 2nd Battalion, 68th BNI
 

- Madras European -
 
Before 1796 After 1824
1st Madras European Regiment 1799: The Madras European Regiment The MER
 
2nd Madras European Regiment 1799: disbanded
 
3rd Madras European Regiment disbanded
 

- Madras Native -
 
Before 1796 Two battalion regiment After 1824
1st Madras Bn 1st Battalion,1st Regiment of Madras Native Infantry 1806: disbanded
17th Madras Bn 2nd Battalion,
23rd Madras Bn drafted into
 
1818: from 24th MNI 1st Battalion,1st Regiment of Madras Native Infantry 1st MNI
2nd Battalion, 17th MNI
 
2nd Madras Bn 1st Battalion,2nd Regiment of Madras Native Infantry 2nd MNI
21st Madras Bn 2nd Battalion, 20th MNI
24th Madras Bn drafted into
 
3rd Madras Bn 1st Battalion, ¹3rd Regiment of Madras Native Infantry 3rd MNI
13th Madras Bn 2nd Battalion, 13th MNI
22nd Madras Bn drafted into
 
4th Madras Bn 1st Battalion,4th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry 4th MNI
15th Madras Bn 2nd Battalion, 15th MNI
25th Madras Bn drafted into
 
5th Madras Bn 1st Battalion,5th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry 5th MNI
16th Madras Bn 2nd Battalion, 16th MNI
30th Madras Bn drafted into
 
6th Madras Bn 1st Battalion,6th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry 6th MNI
14th Madras Bn 2nd Battalion, 14th MNI
31st Madras Bn drafted into
 
7th Madras Bn 1st Battalion,7th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry 7th MNI
20th Madras Bn 2nd Battalion, 19th MNI
26th Madras Bn drafted into
 
8th Madras Bn 1st Battalion,8th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry 8th MNI
12th Madras Bn 2nd Battalion, 12th MNI
18th Madras Bn drafted into
 
9th Madras Bn 1st Battalion,9th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry 9th MNI
11th Madras Bn 2nd Battalion, 11th MNI
27th Madras Bn drafted into
 
10th Madras Bn 1st Battalion,10th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry 10th MNI
19th Madras Bn 2nd Battalion, 18th MNI
32nd Madras Bn drafted into
 
28th Madras Bn 1st Battalion,11th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry 21st MNI
29th Madras Bn 2nd Battalion, 22nd MNI
 
33rd Madras Bn 1st Battalion, ²12th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry 23rd MNI
34th Madras Bn 2nd Battalion, 24th MNI
 
35th Madras Bn 1st Battalion,13th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry 25th MNI
36th Madras Bn 2nd Battalion, 26th MNI
 
1798: 1st Extra Madras Battalion      1798: 1st Battalion,14th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry 27th MNI
1798: 2nd Extra Madras Battalion      1798: 2nd Battalion, 28th MNI
 
1798: 3rd Extra Madras Battalion      1800: 1st Battalion,15th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry 29th MNI
1799: Masulipatam Battalion      1800: 2nd Battalion, 30th MNI
 
1800: 1st Battalion, ³16th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry 31st MNI
1800: 2nd Battalion, 32nd MNI
 
1800: 1st Battalion,17th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry 33rd MNI
1800: 2nd Battalion, ⁴ 34th MNI
 
1800: 1st Battalion,18th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry 35th MNI
1800: 2nd Battalion, 36th MNI
 
1800: 1st Battalion,19th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry 37th MNI
1800: 2nd Battalion, 38th MNI
 
1803: 1st Extra Madras Native Infantry      1804: 1st Battalion,20th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry 39th MNI
1801: Madras Volunteer Battalion      1804: 2nd Battalion, 40th MNI
 
1803: 2nd Extra Madras Native Infantry      1804: 1st Battalion,21st Regiment of Madras Native Infantry 41st MNI
1803: 4th Extra Madras Native Infantry      1804: 2nd Battalion, 42nd MNI
 
1803: 3rd Extra Madras Native Infantry      1804: 1st Battalion,22nd Regiment of Madras Native Infantry 43rd MNI
1803: 6th Extra Madras Native Infantry      1804: 2nd Battalion, 44th MNI
 
1803: 5th Extra Madras Native Infantry      1804: 1st Battalion,23rd Regiment of Madras Native Infantry 1806: disbanded
1803: 7th Extra Madras Native Infantry      1804: 2nd Battalion,
 
1818: from 25th MNI 1st Battalion,23rd Regiment of Madras Native Infantry 45th MNI
2nd Battalion, 46th MNI
 
1804: Madras Fencible Regiment 1806: disbanded
 
1804: 1st - 6th Extra Battalions of Madras Native Infantry 1805: disbanded
 
1807: 1st Battalion,24th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry 1818: 1st MNI
1807: 2nd Battalion,
 
1807: 1st Battalion,25th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry 1818: 23rd MNI
1807: 2nd Battalion,
 
1810: Madras Volunteer Battalion 1814: Madras Rifle Corps MRC
 
1818: 1st - 4th Battalions Hill Rangers 1819: disbanded
 
1819: 1st - 6th Extra Battalions of Madras Native Infantry 1821: disbanded
 
1819: 1st Battalion,24th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry 47th MNI
1819: 2nd Battalion, 48th MNI
 
1819: 1st Battalion,25th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry 49th MNI
1819: 2nd Battalion, 50th MNI
 
1819: Madras Native Militia 1821: disbanded
 
¹ 1811: 1st Palamcottah Light Infantry Battalion
² 1811: 1st Wallajahabad Light Infantry Battalion
³ 1811: 1st Trichinopoly Light Infantry Battalion
1811: 2nd Chicacole Light Infantry Battalion
 

- Bombay European -
 
Before 1796 After 1824
1st Bombay European Regiment 1st Bombay European Regiment The ByER
 
2nd Bombay Light Infantry disbanded
 

- Bombay Native -
 
Before 1796 Two battalion regiment After 1824
1st Bombay Sepoys 1st Battalion, ⁵1st Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry 1st ByNI
5th Bombay Sepoys 2nd Battalion,
10th Bombay Sepoys partly into
1798: from 1st Bn, 5th ByNI 2nd Battalion, ⁷ 2nd ByNI
 
2nd Bombay Sepoys 1st Battalion,2nd Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry 3rd ByNI
9th Bombay Sepoys 2nd Battalion, 4th ByNI
10th Bombay Sepoys partly into
11th Bombay Sepoys drafted into
 
3rd Bombay Sepoys 1st Battalion,3rd Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry 5th ByNI
8th Bombay Sepoys partly into
6th Bombay Sepoys 2nd Battalion, 6th ByNI
12th Bombay Sepoys partly into
 
4th Bombay Sepoys 1st Battalion,4th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry 7th ByNI
8th Bombay Sepoys partly into
7th Bombay Sepoys 2nd Battalion, 8th ByNI
12th Bombay Sepoys partly into
 
13th Bombay Sepoys 1st Battalion,5th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry
1798: from 2nd Bn, 1st ByNI 1st Battalion, 9th ByNI
1797: 2nd Battalion, 10th ByNI
 
1796: 1st Battalion,6th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry 11th ByNI
1797: 2nd Battalion, 12th ByNI
 
1800: 1st Battalion,7th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry 13th ByNI
1800: 2nd Battalion, 14th ByNI
 
1800: 1st Battalion,8th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry 15th ByNI
1800: 2nd Battalion, 16th ByNI
 
1803: 1st Battalion,9th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry 17th ByNI
1803: 2nd Battalion, 18th ByNI
 
1817: 1st Battalion,10th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry 19th ByNI
1817: 2nd Battalion, 20th ByNI
 
1st Marine Bn 1818: 1st Battalion,11th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry 21st ByNI
1818: 2nd Battalion, 22nd ByNI
 
1820: 1st Battalion,12th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry 23rd ByNI
1820: 2nd Battalion, ⁸ 24th ByNI
 
1820: 1st Extra Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry 25th ByNI
 
1820: 2nd Extra Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry 26th ByNI
 
1st Grenadier Battalion
1798: the 2nd Bn, 1st Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry and the 1st Bn, 5th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry were exchanged
1818: 2nd Grenadier Battalion
⁸ Marine Battalion
 

From the Reorganisation of 1824 to the Mutiny

From the The Mutiny to the Indian Army

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 1885

The Regiments in 1922

The Second World War and Independence

The Indian Regiments since 1950

The Pakistan Regiments since 1956