The Regular Infantry Regiments of the British Indian Army

From the The Mutiny to the Indian Army

Only 12 regiments of Bengal Native Infantry survived the Great Mutiny. In 1861 they were augmented by Bengal Local Corps, Punjab Regiments and several levies raised during the Mutiny. The other armies were not touched by this.
The numbering of the Bengal regiments was changed within a few monthes by the removal of four Goorkha regiments to a separate list. Thus the two columns first and second in the Bengal table.

In 1885 the word Native was dropped from all titles. Thus e.g. the 10^th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry became the 10^th Regiment of Bengal Infantry.

In 1901 the titles were further shortened by leaving out the expression Regiment of. This would reduce most names to e.g. 10^th Bombay Infantry, but as many regiments by now had names of a class of the population as secondary title, these were used in those cases. Thus e.g. the 10^th (Jat) Regiment of Bengal Infantry became the 10^th Jat Infantry.

In 1903, on creation of one Indian Army, only the numbers of the Bengal regiments stayed as they were. The Punjab Irregular Force (now Frontier Force) Regiments got 50 added to their numbers, those of the Madras Army 60 and those of the Bombay Army 100. The Hyderabad Contingent regiments got numbers from 94. All Gurkha regiments that were not allready in their own numbering scheme were included therein.
The names changed again. The basic idea can bee seen from our example: the 10^th Jat Infantry became the 10^th Jats.

For reasons of space only shortened designations of the regiments are in the table below.


- Bengal -

From		1861		1885		1901		Indian Army 1903
		first	second
21^st Bengal Native Infantry	→		1^st Bengal Native Infantry	→	1^st Bengal Infantry	→	1^st Brahman Infantry	→	1^st Brahmans
31^st Bengal Native Infantry	→		2^nd Bengal Native Infantry	→	2^nd Bengal Infantry	→	2^nd Rajput Light Infantry	→	2^nd Rajput Light Infantry
32^nd Bengal Native Infantry	→		3^rd Bengal Native Infantry	→	3^rd Bengal Infantry	→	3^rd Infantry	→	3^rd Brahmans
33^rd Bengal Native Infantry	→		4^th Bengal Native Infantry	→	4^th Bengal Infantry	→	4^th Rajput Infantry	→	4^th Rajputs
42^nd Bengal Native Infantry	→		5^th Bengal Native Infantry	→	5^th Bengal Light Infantry	→	5^th Light Infantry	→	5^th Light Infantry
43^rd Bengal Native Infantry	→		6^th Bengal Native Infantry	→	6^th Bengal Light Infantry	→	6^th Jat Light Infantry	→	6^th Jat Light Infantry
47^th Bengal Native Infantry	→		7^th Bengal Native Infantry	→	7^th Bengal Infantry	→	7^th Rajput Infantry	→	7^th Rajputs
59^th Bengal Native Infantry	→		8^th Bengal Native Infantry	→	8^th Bengal Infantry	→	8^th Rajput Infantry	→	8^th Rajputs
63^rd Bengal Native Infantry	→		9^th Bengal Native Infantry	→	9^th Bengal Infantry	→	9^th Gurkha Rifles	→	9^th Gurkha Rifles ¹
65^th Bengal Native Infantry	→		10^th Bengal Native Infantry	→	10^th Bengal Infantry	→	10^th Jat Infantry	→	10^th Jats
66^th Bengal Native Infantry	→	11^th	1^st Goorkha Regiment (transferred to the Goorkha list below)
70^th Bengal Native Infantry	→	12^th	11^th Bengal Native Infantry	→	11^th Bengal Infantry	→	11^th Rajput Infantry	→	11^th Rajputs
The Regiment of Kelat-i-Ghilzie	→	13^th	12^th Bengal Native Infantry	→	12^th Bengal Infantry	→	12^th Bengal Infantry	→	12^th Pioneers
The Shakhawati Battalion	→	14^th	13^th Bengal Native Infantry	→	13^th Bengal Infantry	→	13^th Bengal Infantry	→	13^th Rajputs
The Regiment of Ferozepore	→	15^th	14^th Bengal Native Infantry	→	14^th Bengal Infantry	→	14^th Sikh Infantry	→	14^th Sikhs
The Regiment of Ludhiana	→	16^th	15^th Bengal Native Infantry	→	15^th Bengal Infantry	→	15^th Sikh Infantry	→	15^th Sikhs
The Sirmoor Rifle Regiment	→	17^th	2^nd Goorkha Regiment (transferred to the Goorkha list below)
The Kumaon Battalion	→	18^th	3^rd Goorkha Regiment (transferred to the Goorkha list below)
The Extra Goorkha Battalion	→	19^th	4^th Goorkha Regiment (transferred to the Goorkha list below)
The Regiment of Lucknow	→	20^th	16^th Bengal Native Infantry	→	16^th Bengal Infantry	→	16^th Rajput Infantry	→	16^th Rajputs
The Loyal Purbeah Levy	→	21^st	17^th Bengal Native Infantry	→	17^th Bengal Infantry	→	17^th Bengal Infantry	→	17^th Infantry
The Alipore Regiment	→	22^nd	18^th Bengal Native Infantry	→	18^th Bengal Infantry	→	18^th Bengal Infantry	→	18^th Infanty
7^th Punjab Regiment	→	23^rd	19^th Bengal Native Infantry	→	19^th Bengal Infantry	→	19^th Punjab Infantry	→	19^th Punjabis
8^th Punjab Regiment	→	24^th	20^th Bengal Native Infantry	→	20^th Bengal Infantry	→	20^th Punjab Infantry	→	20^th Punjabis
9^th Punjab Regiment	→	25^th	21^st Bengal Native Infantry	→	21^st Bengal Infantry	→	21^st Punjab Infantry	→	21^st Punjabis
11^th Punjab Regiment	→	26^th	22^nd Bengal Native Infantry	→	22^nd Bengal Infantry	→	22^nd Punjab Infantry	→	22^nd Punjabis
15^th Punjab Regiment	→	27^th	23^rd Bengal Native Infantry	→	23^rd Bengal Infantry	→	23^rd Punjab Pioneers	→	23^rd Sikh Pioneers
16^th Punjab Regiment	→	28^th	24^th Bengal Native Infantry	→	24^th Bengal Infantry	→	24^th Punjab Infantry	→	24^th Punjabis
17^th Punjab Regiment	→	29^th	25^th Bengal Native Infantry	→	25^th Bengal Infantry	→	25^th Punjab Infantry	→	25^th Punjabis
18^th Punjab Regiment	→	30^th	26^th Bengal Native Infantry	→	26^th Bengal Infantry	→	26^th Punjab Infantry	→	26^th Punjabis
19^th Punjab Regiment	→	31^st	27^th Bengal Native Infantry	→	27^th Bengal Infantry	→	27^th Punjab Infantry	→	27^th Punjabis
20^th Punjab Regiment	→	32^nd	28^th Bengal Native Infantry	→	28^th Bengal Infantry	→	28^th Punjab Infantry	→	28^th Punjabis
21^st Punjab Regiment	→	33^rd	29^th Bengal Native Infantry	→	29^th Bengal Infantry	→	29^th Punjab Infantry	→	29^th Punjabis
22^nd Punjab Regiment	→	34^th	30^th Bengal Native Infantry	→	30^th Bengal Infantry	→	30^th Punjab Infantry	→	30^th Punjabis
23^rd Punjab Regiment	→	35^th	31^st Bengal Native Infantry	→	31^st Bengal Infantry	→	31^st Punjab Infantry	→	31^st Punjabis
24^th Punjab Regiment	→	36^th	32^nd Bengal Native Infantry	→	32^nd Bengal Infantry	→	32^nd Punjab Pioneers	→	32^nd Sikh Pioneers
The Allahabad Levy	→	37^th	33^rd Bengal Native Infantry	→	33^rd Bengal Infantry	→	33^rd Punjab Infantry	→	33^rd Punjabis
The Fatehgarh Levy	→	38^th	34^th Bengal Native Infantry → 1882: disbanded
					1887: 34^th Bengal Infantry	→	34^th Punjab Pioneers	→	34^th Sikh Pioneers
The Mynpoorie Levy	→	39^th	35^th Bengal Native Infantry → 1882: disbanded
					1887: 35^th Bengal Infantry	→	35^th Sikh Infantry	→	35^th Sikhs
The Bareilly Levy	→	40^th	36^th Bengal Native Infantry → 1882: disbanded
					1887: 36^th Bengal Infantry	→	36^th Sikh Infantry	→	36^th Sikhs
The Meerut Levy	→	41^st	37^th Bengal Native Infantry → 1882: disbanded
					1887: 37^th Bengal Infantry	→	37^th Dogra Infantry	→	37^th Dogras
The Agra Levy	→	42^nd	38^th Bengal Native Infantry	→	38^th Bengal Infantry	→	38^th Dogra Infantry	→	38^th Dogras
The Aligarh Levy	→	43^rd	39^th Bengal Native Infantry	→	1890: disbanded
					1890: 39^th Bengal Light Infantry	→	39^th Garhwal Rifles	⇉	39^th Garhwal Rifles
The Shajehanpur Levy	→	44^th	40^th Bengal Native Infantry	→	40^th Bengal Infantry	→	40^th Punjab Infantry	→	40^th Pathans
1^st Gwalior Regiment	→	45^th	41^st Bengal Native Infantry → 1882: disbanded
					1900: 41^st Bengal Infantry	→	41^st Dogra Infantry	→	41^st Dogras
1^st Assam Light Infantry	→	46^th	42^nd Bengal Native Infantry	→	42^nd Bengal Infantry	→	42^nd Gurkha Rifles	→	6^th Gurkha Rifles ¹
2^nd Assam Light Infantry	→	47^th	43^rd Bengal Native Infantry	→	43^rd Bengal Infantry	→	43^rd Gurkha Rifles	→	7^th Gurkha Rifles ¹
The Sylhet Light Infantry	→	48^th	44^th Bengal Native Infantry	→	44^th Bengal Infantry	→	44^th Gurkha Rifles	→	8^th Gurkha Rifles ¹
The Bengal Military Police	→	49^th	45^th Bengal Native Infantry	→	45^th Bengal Infantry	→	45^th Rattray’s Sikh Infantry	→	45^th Sikhs
					1900: 46^th Bengal Infantry	→	46^th Punjab Infantry	→	46^th Punjabis
							47^th Sikh Infantry	→	47^th Sikhs
							48^th Bengal Pioneers	→	48^th Pioneers
							49^th Bengal Infantry → 2^nd Bⁿ, 39^th Garhwal Rifles
The Bhopal Levy	→	The Bhopal Battalion	→	→	→	→	→	9^th Bhopal Infantry
The Mhairwara Battalion	→	The Ajmer and Mharwara Police Corps	→	1875: The Mhaiwara Battalion	→	→	→	44^th Merwara Regiment

¹ 1903: 6^th - 10^th Gurkha Rifles were transferred to the separate Gurkha list


- Punjab -

From		1861		1865		1901		Indian Army 1903
		first	second
Corps of Guides, PIF	→	→	Corps of Guides, PFF	→	Corps of Guides	→	Corps of Guides
1^st Sikh Infantry, PIF	→	→	1^st Sikh Infantry, PFF	→	1^st Sikh Infantry	→	51^st Sikhs
2^nd Sikh Infantry, PIF	→	→	2^nd Sikh Infantry, PFF	→	2^nd Sikh Infantry	→	52^nd Sikhs
3^rd Sikh Infantry, PIF	→	→	3^rd Sikh Infantry, PFF	→	3^rd Sikh Infantry	→	53^rd Sikhs
4^th Sikh Infantry, PIF	→	→	4^th Sikh Infantry, PFF	→	4^th Sikh Infantry	→	54^th Sikhs
1^st Infantry, PIF	→	→	1^st Infantry, PFF	→	1^st Punjab Infantry	→	55^th Coke’s Rifles
2^nd Infantry, PIF	→	→	2^nd Infantry, PFF	→	2^nd Punjab Infantry	→	56^th Infantry
3^rd Infantry, PIF	→	→	3^rd Infantry, PFF → 1882: disbanded
4^th Infantry, PIF	→	→	4^th Infantry, PFF	→	4^th Punjab Infantry	→	57^th Wilde’s Rifles
5^th Infantry, PIF	→	→	5^th Infantry, PFF	→	5^th Punjab Infantry	→	58^th Vaughan’s Rifles
6^th Infantry, PIF	→	→	6^th Infantry, PFF	→	6^th Punjab Infantry	→	59^th Scinde Rifles
25^th Infantry , PIF	→	7^th	5^th Goorkha Regiment (transferred to the Goorkha list below)



- Madras -

From					1885		1901		Indian Army 1903
1^st Madras Native Infantry	→				1^st Madras Infantry	→	1^st Madras Infantry	→	61^st Pioneers
2^nd Madras Native Infantry	→				2^nd Madras Infantry	→	2^nd Madras Infantry	→	62^nd Punjabis
3^rd Palamcotta Light Infantry	→				3^rd Palamcotta Light Infantry	→	3^rd Palamcotta Light Infantry	→	63^rd Palamcotta Light Infantry
4^th Madras Native Infantry	→				4^th Madras Infantry	→	4^th Madras Infantry	→	64^th Pioneers
5^th Madras Native Infantry	→				5^th Madras Infantry	→	5^th Carnatic Infantry	→	65^th Carnatic Infantry
6^th Madras Native Infantry	→				6^th Madras Infantry	→	6^th Madras Infantry	→	66^th Punjabis
7^th Madras Native Infantry	→				7^th Madras Infantry	→	7^th Madras Infantry	→	67^th Punjabis
8^th Madras Native Infantry	→				8^th Madras Infantry	→	1902: disbanded
							1902: 8^th Gurkha Rifles	→	2^nd Bⁿ, 10^th Gurkha Rifles ¹
9^th Madras Native Infantry	→				9^th Madras Infantry	→	9^th Madras Infantry	→	69^th Punjabis
10^th Madras Native Infantry	→				1891: disbanded
					1891: 10^th Madras Infantry	→	10^th Gurkha Rifles	→	1^st Bⁿ, 10^th Gurkha Rifles ¹
11^th Madras Native Infantry	→				11^th Madras Infantry	→	11^th Coorg Infantry	→	71^st Coorg Rifles
12^th Madras Native Infantry	→				12^th Madras Infantry	→	12^th Madras Infantry	→	72^nd Punjabis
13^th Madras Native Infantry	→				13^th Madras Infantry	→	13^th Madras Infantry	→	73^rd Carnatic Infantry
14^th Madras Native Infantry	→				14^th Madras Infantry	→	14^th Madras Infantry	→	74^th Punjabis
15^th Madras Native Infantry	→				15^th Madras Infantry	→	15^th Madras Infantry	→	75^th Carnatic Infantry
16^th Madras Native Infantry	→				16^th Madras Infantry	→	16^th Madras Infantry	→	76^th Punjabis
17^th Madras Native Infantry	→				17^th Madras Infantry	→	1902: 1^st Moplah Rifles	→	77^th Moplah Rifles
18^th Madras Native Infantry	→		1864: disbanded
19^th Madras Native Infantry	→				19^th Madras Infantry	→	19^th Madras Infantry	→	79^th Carnatic Infantry
20^th Madras Native Infantry	→				20^th Madras Infantry	→	20^th Madras Infantry	→	80^th Carnatic Infantry
21^st Madras Native Infantry	→				21^st Madras Infantry	→	21^st Madras Infantry	→	81^st Pioneers
22^nd Madras Native Infantry	→				22^nd Madras Infantry	→	22^nd Madras Infantry	→	82^nd Punjabis
23^rd Madras Native Infantry	→				23^rd Madras Infantry	→	23^rd Wallajahabad Light Infantry	→	83^rd Wallajahabad Light Infantry
24^th Madras Native Infantry	→				24^th Madras Infantry	→	24^th Madras Infantry	→	84^th Punjabis
25^th Madras Native Infantry	→				25^th Madras Infantry	→	1902: 2^nd Moplah Rifles	→	78^th Moplah Rifles
26^th Madras Native Infantry	→				26^th Madras Infantry	→	26^th Madras Infantry	→	86^th Carnatic Infantry
27^th Madras Native Infantry	→				27^th Madras Infantry	→	27^th Madras Infantry	→	87^th Punjabis
28^th Madras Native Infantry	→				28^th Madras Infantry	→	28^th Madras Infantry	→	88^th Carnatic Infantry
29^th Madras Native Infantry	→				29^th Madras Infantry	→	29^th Burma Infantry	→	89^th Punjabis
30^th Madras Native Infantry	→				30^th Madras Infantry	→	30^th Burma Infantry	→	90^th Punjabis
31^st Madras Native Infantry	→				31^st Madras Light Infantry	→	31^st Burma Light Infantry	→	91^st Punjabis
32^nd Madras Native Infantry	→				32^nd Madras Infantry	→	32^nd Burma Infantry	→	92^nd Punjabis
33^rd Madras Native Infantry	→				33^rd Madras Infantry	→	33^rd Burma Infantry	→	93^rd Burma Infantry
34^th Madras Native Infantry	→		1882: disbanded
35^th Madras Native Infantry	→		1882: disbanded
36^th Madras Native Infantry	→		1882: disbanded
37^th Madras Native Infantry	→		1882: disbanded
38^th Madras Native Infantry	→		1882: disbanded
39^th Madras Native Infantry	→		1882: disbanded
40^th Madras Native Infantry	→		1882: disbanded
41^st Madras Native Infantry	→		1882: disbanded
42^nd Madras Native Infantry	→		1862: disbanded
43^rd Madras Native Infantry	→		1862: disbanded
44^th Madras Native Infantry	→		1862: disbanded
45^th Madras Native Infantry	→		1862: disbanded
46^th Madras Native Infantry	→		1862: disbanded
47^th Madras Native Infantry	→		1862: disbanded
48^th Madras Native Infantry	→		1862: disbanded
49^th Madras Native Infantry	→		1862: disbanded
50^th Madras Native Infantry	→		1862: disbanded
51^st Madras Native Infantry	→		1862: disbanded
52^nd Madras Native Infantry	→		1862: disbanded

¹ 1903: 6^th - 10^th Gurkha Rifles were transferred to the separate Gurkha list


- Hyderabad -

From							Indian Army 1903
1^st Infantry, Hyderabad Contingent	→	→	→	→	→	→	94^th Russel’s Infantry
2^nd Infantry, Hyderabad Contingent	→	→	→	→	→	→	95^th Russel’s Infantry
3^rd Infantry, Hyderabad Contingent	→	→	→	→	→	→	96^th Berar Infantry
4^th Infantry, Hyderabad Contingent	→	→	→	→	→	→	97^th Deccan Infantry
5^th Infantry, Hyderabad Contingent	→	→	→	→	→	→	98^th Infantry
6^th Infantry, Hyderabad Contingent	→	→	→	→	→	→	99^th Deccan Infantry


- Bombay -

From			1861		1885		1901		Indian Army 1903
1^st Bombay Native Infantry	→				1^st Bombay Infantry	→	1^st Bombay Grenadiers	→	101^st Grenadiers
2^nd Bombay Native Infantry	→				2^nd Bombay Infantry	→	2^nd Bombay Grenadiers	→	102^nd Grenadiers
3^rd Bombay Native Infantry	→				3^rd Bombay Light Infantry	→	3^rd Bombay Light Infantry	→	103^rd Mahratta Light Infantry
4^th Bombay Native Infantry	→				4^th Bombay Infantry	→	4^th Bombay Rifles	→	104^th Wellesley’s Rifles
5^th Bombay Native Infantry	→				5^th Bombay Light Infantry	→	5^th Bombay Light Infantry	→	105^th Mahratta Light Infantry
6^th Bombay Native Infantry	→		1882: disbanded
7^th Bombay Native Infantry	→				7^th Bombay Infantry	→	7^th Bombay Infantry	→	107^th Pioneers
8^th Bombay Native Infantry	→				8^th Bombay Infantry	→	8^th Bombay Infantry	→	108^th Infantry
9^th Bombay Native Infantry	→				9^th Bombay Infantry	→	9^th Bombay Infantry	→	109^th Infantry
10^th Bombay Native Infantry	→				10^th Bombay Light Infantry	→	10^th Bombay Light Infantry	→	110^th Mahratta Light Infantry
11^th Bombay Native Infantry	→		1882: disbanded
12^th Bombay Native Infantry	→				12^th Bombay Infantry	→	12^th Bombay Infantry	→	112^th Infantry
13^th Bombay Native Infantry	→				13^th Bombay Infantry	→	13^th Bombay Infantry	→	113^th Infantry
14^th Bombay Native Infantry	→				14^th Bombay Infantry	→	14^th Bombay Infantry	→	114^th Mahrattas
15^th Bombay Native Infantry	→		1882: disbanded
16^th Bombay Native Infantry	→				16^th Bombay Infantry	→	16^th Bombay Infantry	→	116^th Mahrattas
17^th Bombay Native Infantry	→				17^th Bombay Infantry	→	17^th Bombay Infantry	→	117^th Mahrattas
18^th Bombay Native Infantry	→		1882: disbanded
19^th Bombay Native Infantry	→				19^th Bombay Infantry	→	19^th Bombay Infantry	→	119^th Infantry
20^th Bombay Native Infantry	→				20^th Bombay Infantry	→	20^th Bombay Infantry	→	120^th Rajputana Infantry
The Marine Battalion, Bombay Native Infantry	→		21^st Bombay Native Infantry	→	21^st Bombay Infantry	→	21^st Bombay Infantry	→	121^st Pioneers
22^nd Bombay Native Infantry	→				22^nd Bombay Infantry	→	22^nd Bombay Infantry	→	122^nd Rajputana Infantry
23^rd Bombay Native Infantry	→				23^rd Bombay Infantry	→	23^rd Bombay Rifles	→	123^rd Outram’s Rifles
24^th Bombay Native Infantry	→				24^th Bombay Infantry	→	24^th Bombay Infantry	→	124^th Baluchistan Infantry
25^th Bombay Native Infantry	→				25^th Bombay Infantry	→	25^th Bombay Rifles	→	125^th Napier’s Rifles
26^th Bombay Native Infantry	→				26^th Bombay Infantry	→	26^th Bombay Infantry	→	126^th Baluchistan Regiment
1^st Baluch Regiment	→		27^th Bombay Native Infantry	→	27^th Bombay Infantry	→	27^th Baluch Light Infantry	→	127^th Baluch Light Infantry
28^th Bombay Native Infantry	→				28^th Bombay Infantry	→	28^th Bombay Infantry	→	128^th Pioneers
2^nd Baluch Regiment	→		29^th Bombay Native Infantry	→	29^th Bombay Infantry	→	29^th Baluch Infantry	→	129^th Baluchis
1^st Regiment, Jacob’s Rifles	→		30^th Bombay Native Infantry	→	30^th Bombay Infantry	→	30^th Baluch Infantry	→	130^th Baluchis


- Goorkha -

From		1861				1901		Indian Army 1903
		first	second
66^th Bengal Native Infantry	→	11^th	1^st Goorkha Regiment	→	1886: 2^nd Bⁿ raised	⇉	1^st Gurkha Rifles	⇉	1^st Gurkha Rifles
The Sirmoor Rifle Regiment	→	17^th	2^nd Goorkha Regiment	→	1886: 2^nd Bⁿ raised	⇉	2^nd Gurkha Rifles	⇉	2^nd Gurkha Rifles
The Kumaon Battalion	→	18^th	3^rd Goorkha Regiment	→	1887: 2^nd Bⁿ raised	⇉	3^rd Gurkha Rifles	⇉	3^rd Gurkha Rifles
The Extra Goorkha Battalion	→	19^th	4^th Goorkha Regiment	→	1886: 2^nd Bⁿ raised	⇉	4^th Gurkha Rifles	⇉	4^th Gurkha Rifles
25^th Infantry, PIF	→	7^th	5^th Goorkha Regiment	→	1886: 2^nd Bⁿ raised	⇉	5^th Gurkha Rifles	⇉	5^th Gurkha Rifles

- Bengal -

From

1861

1885

1901

Indian Army 1903

first

second

21^st Bengal Native Infantry

→

1^st Bengal Native Infantry

→

1^st Bengal Infantry

→

1^st Brahman Infantry

→

1^st Brahmans

31^st Bengal Native Infantry

→

2^nd Bengal Native Infantry

→

2^nd Bengal Infantry

→

2^nd Rajput Light Infantry

→

2^nd Rajput Light Infantry

32^nd Bengal Native Infantry

→

3^rd Bengal Native Infantry

→

3^rd Bengal Infantry

→

3^rd Infantry

→

3^rd Brahmans

33^rd Bengal Native Infantry

→

4^th Bengal Native Infantry

→

4^th Bengal Infantry

→

4^th Rajput Infantry

→

4^th Rajputs

42^nd Bengal Native Infantry

→

5^th Bengal Native Infantry

→

5^th Bengal Light Infantry

→

5^th Light Infantry

→

5^th Light Infantry

43^rd Bengal Native Infantry

→

6^th Bengal Native Infantry

→

6^th Bengal Light Infantry

→

6^th Jat Light Infantry

→

6^th Jat Light Infantry

47^th Bengal Native Infantry

→

7^th Bengal Native Infantry

→

7^th Bengal Infantry

→

7^th Rajput Infantry

→

7^th Rajputs

59^th Bengal Native Infantry

→

8^th Bengal Native Infantry

→

8^th Bengal Infantry

→

8^th Rajput Infantry

→

8^th Rajputs

63^rd Bengal Native Infantry

→

9^th Bengal Native Infantry

→

9^th Bengal Infantry

→

9^th Gurkha Rifles

→

9^th Gurkha Rifles ¹

65^th Bengal Native Infantry

→

10^th Bengal Native Infantry

→

10^th Bengal Infantry

→

10^th Jat Infantry

→

10^th Jats

66^th Bengal Native Infantry

→

11^th

1^st Goorkha Regiment (transferred to the Goorkha list below)

70^th Bengal Native Infantry

→

12^th

11^th Bengal Native Infantry

→

11^th Bengal Infantry

→

11^th Rajput Infantry

→

11^th Rajputs

The Regiment of Kelat-i-Ghilzie

→

13^th

12^th Bengal Native Infantry

→

12^th Bengal Infantry

→

12^th Bengal Infantry

→

12^th Pioneers

The Shakhawati Battalion

→

14^th

13^th Bengal Native Infantry

→

13^th Bengal Infantry

→

13^th Bengal Infantry

→

13^th Rajputs

The Regiment of Ferozepore

→

15^th

14^th Bengal Native Infantry

→

14^th Bengal Infantry

→

14^th Sikh Infantry

→

14^th Sikhs

The Regiment of Ludhiana

→

16^th

15^th Bengal Native Infantry

→

15^th Bengal Infantry

→

15^th Sikh Infantry

→

15^th Sikhs

The Sirmoor Rifle Regiment

→

17^th

2^nd Goorkha Regiment (transferred to the Goorkha list below)

The Kumaon Battalion

→

18^th

3^rd Goorkha Regiment (transferred to the Goorkha list below)

The Extra Goorkha Battalion

→

19^th

4^th Goorkha Regiment (transferred to the Goorkha list below)

The Regiment of Lucknow

→

20^th

16^th Bengal Native Infantry

→

16^th Bengal Infantry

→

16^th Rajput Infantry

→

16^th Rajputs

The Loyal Purbeah Levy

→

21^st

17^th Bengal Native Infantry

→

17^th Bengal Infantry

→

17^th Bengal Infantry

→

17^th Infantry

The Alipore Regiment

→

22^nd

18^th Bengal Native Infantry

→

18^th Bengal Infantry

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18^th Bengal Infantry

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18^th Infanty

7^th Punjab Regiment

→

23^rd

19^th Bengal Native Infantry

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19^th Bengal Infantry

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19^th Punjab Infantry

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19^th Punjabis

8^th Punjab Regiment

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24^th

20^th Bengal Native Infantry

→

20^th Bengal Infantry

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20^th Punjab Infantry

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20^th Punjabis

9^th Punjab Regiment

→

25^th

21^st Bengal Native Infantry

→

21^st Bengal Infantry

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21^st Punjab Infantry

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21^st Punjabis

11^th Punjab Regiment

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26^th

22^nd Bengal Native Infantry

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22^nd Bengal Infantry

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22^nd Punjab Infantry

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22^nd Punjabis

15^th Punjab Regiment

→

27^th

23^rd Bengal Native Infantry

→

23^rd Bengal Infantry

→

23^rd Punjab Pioneers

→

23^rd Sikh Pioneers

16^th Punjab Regiment

→

28^th

24^th Bengal Native Infantry

→

24^th Bengal Infantry

→

24^th Punjab Infantry

→

24^th Punjabis

17^th Punjab Regiment

→

29^th

25^th Bengal Native Infantry

→

25^th Bengal Infantry

→

25^th Punjab Infantry

→

25^th Punjabis

18^th Punjab Regiment

→

30^th

26^th Bengal Native Infantry

→

26^th Bengal Infantry

→

26^th Punjab Infantry

→

26^th Punjabis

19^th Punjab Regiment

→

31^st

27^th Bengal Native Infantry

→

27^th Bengal Infantry

→

27^th Punjab Infantry

→

27^th Punjabis

20^th Punjab Regiment

→

32^nd

28^th Bengal Native Infantry

→

28^th Bengal Infantry

→

28^th Punjab Infantry

→

28^th Punjabis

21^st Punjab Regiment

→

33^rd

29^th Bengal Native Infantry

→

29^th Bengal Infantry

→

29^th Punjab Infantry

→

29^th Punjabis

22^nd Punjab Regiment

→

34^th

30^th Bengal Native Infantry

→

30^th Bengal Infantry

→

30^th Punjab Infantry

→

30^th Punjabis

23^rd Punjab Regiment

→

35^th

31^st Bengal Native Infantry

→

31^st Bengal Infantry

→

31^st Punjab Infantry

→

31^st Punjabis

24^th Punjab Regiment

→

36^th

32^nd Bengal Native Infantry

→

32^nd Bengal Infantry

→

32^nd Punjab Pioneers

→

32^nd Sikh Pioneers

The Allahabad Levy

→

37^th

33^rd Bengal Native Infantry

→

33^rd Bengal Infantry

→

33^rd Punjab Infantry

→

33^rd Punjabis

The Fatehgarh Levy

→

38^th

34^th Bengal Native Infantry → 1882: disbanded

1887: 34^th Bengal Infantry

→

34^th Punjab Pioneers

→

34^th Sikh Pioneers

The Mynpoorie Levy

→

39^th

35^th Bengal Native Infantry → 1882: disbanded

1887: 35^th Bengal Infantry

→

35^th Sikh Infantry

→

35^th Sikhs

The Bareilly Levy

→

40^th

36^th Bengal Native Infantry → 1882: disbanded

1887: 36^th Bengal Infantry

→

36^th Sikh Infantry

→

36^th Sikhs

The Meerut Levy

→

41^st

37^th Bengal Native Infantry → 1882: disbanded

1887: 37^th Bengal Infantry

→

37^th Dogra Infantry

→

37^th Dogras

The Agra Levy

→

42^nd

38^th Bengal Native Infantry

→

38^th Bengal Infantry

→

38^th Dogra Infantry

→

38^th Dogras

The Aligarh Levy

→

43^rd

39^th Bengal Native Infantry

→

1890: disbanded

1890: 39^th Bengal Light Infantry

→

39^th Garhwal Rifles

⇉

39^th Garhwal Rifles

The Shajehanpur Levy

→

44^th

40^th Bengal Native Infantry

→

40^th Bengal Infantry

→

40^th Punjab Infantry

→

40^th Pathans

1^st Gwalior Regiment

→

45^th

41^st Bengal Native Infantry → 1882: disbanded

1900: 41^st Bengal Infantry

→

41^st Dogra Infantry

→

41^st Dogras

1^st Assam Light Infantry

→

46^th

42^nd Bengal Native Infantry

→

42^nd Bengal Infantry

→

42^nd Gurkha Rifles

→

6^th Gurkha Rifles ¹

2^nd Assam Light Infantry

→

47^th

43^rd Bengal Native Infantry

→

43^rd Bengal Infantry

→

43^rd Gurkha Rifles

→

7^th Gurkha Rifles ¹

The Sylhet Light Infantry

→

48^th

44^th Bengal Native Infantry

→

44^th Bengal Infantry

→

44^th Gurkha Rifles

→

8^th Gurkha Rifles ¹

The Bengal Military Police

→

49^th

45^th Bengal Native Infantry

→

45^th Bengal Infantry

→

45^th Rattray’s Sikh Infantry

→

45^th Sikhs

1900: 46^th Bengal Infantry

→

46^th Punjab Infantry

→

46^th Punjabis

47^th Sikh Infantry

→

47^th Sikhs

48^th Bengal Pioneers

→

48^th Pioneers

49^th Bengal Infantry → 2^nd Bⁿ, 39^th Garhwal Rifles

The Bhopal Levy

→

The Bhopal Battalion

→

9^th Bhopal Infantry

The Mhairwara Battalion

→

The Ajmer and Mharwara Police Corps

→

1875: The Mhaiwara Battalion

→

44^th Merwara Regiment

¹ 1903: 6^th - 10^th Gurkha Rifles were transferred to the separate Gurkha list

- Punjab -

From

1861

1865

1901

Indian Army 1903

first

second

Corps of Guides, PIF

→

Corps of Guides, PFF

→

Corps of Guides

→

Corps of Guides

1^st Sikh Infantry, PIF

→

1^st Sikh Infantry, PFF

→

1^st Sikh Infantry

→

51^st Sikhs

2^nd Sikh Infantry, PIF

→

2^nd Sikh Infantry, PFF

→

2^nd Sikh Infantry

→

52^nd Sikhs

3^rd Sikh Infantry, PIF

→

3^rd Sikh Infantry, PFF

→

3^rd Sikh Infantry

→

53^rd Sikhs

4^th Sikh Infantry, PIF

→

4^th Sikh Infantry, PFF

→

4^th Sikh Infantry

→

54^th Sikhs

1^st Infantry, PIF

→

1^st Infantry, PFF

→

1^st Punjab Infantry

→

55^th Coke’s Rifles

2^nd Infantry, PIF

→

2^nd Infantry, PFF

→

2^nd Punjab Infantry

→

56^th Infantry

3^rd Infantry, PIF

→

3^rd Infantry, PFF → 1882: disbanded

4^th Infantry, PIF

→

4^th Infantry, PFF

→

4^th Punjab Infantry

→

57^th Wilde’s Rifles

5^th Infantry, PIF

→

5^th Infantry, PFF

→

5^th Punjab Infantry

→

58^th Vaughan’s Rifles

6^th Infantry, PIF

→

6^th Infantry, PFF

→

6^th Punjab Infantry

→

59^th Scinde Rifles

25^th Infantry , PIF

→

7^th

5^th Goorkha Regiment (transferred to the Goorkha list below)

- Madras -

From

1885

1901

Indian Army 1903

1^st Madras Native Infantry

→

1^st Madras Infantry

→

1^st Madras Infantry

→

61^st Pioneers

2^nd Madras Native Infantry

→

2^nd Madras Infantry

→

2^nd Madras Infantry

→

62^nd Punjabis

3^rd Palamcotta Light Infantry

→

3^rd Palamcotta Light Infantry

→

3^rd Palamcotta Light Infantry

→

63^rd Palamcotta Light Infantry

4^th Madras Native Infantry

→

4^th Madras Infantry

→

4^th Madras Infantry

→

64^th Pioneers

5^th Madras Native Infantry

→

5^th Madras Infantry

→

5^th Carnatic Infantry

→

65^th Carnatic Infantry

6^th Madras Native Infantry

→

6^th Madras Infantry

→

6^th Madras Infantry

→

66^th Punjabis

7^th Madras Native Infantry

→

7^th Madras Infantry

→

7^th Madras Infantry

→

67^th Punjabis

8^th Madras Native Infantry

→

8^th Madras Infantry

→

1902: disbanded

1902: 8^th Gurkha Rifles

→

2^nd Bⁿ, 10^th Gurkha Rifles ¹

9^th Madras Native Infantry

→

9^th Madras Infantry

→

9^th Madras Infantry

→

69^th Punjabis

10^th Madras Native Infantry

→

1891: disbanded

1891: 10^th Madras Infantry

→

10^th Gurkha Rifles

→

1^st Bⁿ, 10^th Gurkha Rifles ¹

11^th Madras Native Infantry

→

11^th Madras Infantry

→

11^th Coorg Infantry

→

71^st Coorg Rifles

12^th Madras Native Infantry

→

12^th Madras Infantry

→

12^th Madras Infantry

→

72^nd Punjabis

13^th Madras Native Infantry

→

13^th Madras Infantry

→

13^th Madras Infantry

→

73^rd Carnatic Infantry

14^th Madras Native Infantry

→

14^th Madras Infantry

→

14^th Madras Infantry

→

74^th Punjabis

15^th Madras Native Infantry

→

15^th Madras Infantry

→

15^th Madras Infantry

→

75^th Carnatic Infantry

16^th Madras Native Infantry

→

16^th Madras Infantry

→

16^th Madras Infantry

→

76^th Punjabis

17^th Madras Native Infantry

→

17^th Madras Infantry

→

1902: 1^st Moplah Rifles

→

77^th Moplah Rifles

18^th Madras Native Infantry

→

1864: disbanded

19^th Madras Native Infantry

→

19^th Madras Infantry

→

19^th Madras Infantry

→

79^th Carnatic Infantry

20^th Madras Native Infantry

→

20^th Madras Infantry

→

20^th Madras Infantry

→

80^th Carnatic Infantry

21^st Madras Native Infantry

→

21^st Madras Infantry

→

21^st Madras Infantry

→

81^st Pioneers

22^nd Madras Native Infantry

→

22^nd Madras Infantry

→

22^nd Madras Infantry

→

82^nd Punjabis

23^rd Madras Native Infantry

→

23^rd Madras Infantry

→

23^rd Wallajahabad Light Infantry

→

83^rd Wallajahabad Light Infantry

24^th Madras Native Infantry

→

24^th Madras Infantry

→

24^th Madras Infantry

→

84^th Punjabis

25^th Madras Native Infantry

→

25^th Madras Infantry

→

1902: 2^nd Moplah Rifles

→

78^th Moplah Rifles

26^th Madras Native Infantry

→

26^th Madras Infantry

→

26^th Madras Infantry

→

86^th Carnatic Infantry

27^th Madras Native Infantry

→

27^th Madras Infantry

→

27^th Madras Infantry

→

87^th Punjabis

28^th Madras Native Infantry

→

28^th Madras Infantry

→

28^th Madras Infantry

→

88^th Carnatic Infantry

29^th Madras Native Infantry

→

29^th Madras Infantry

→

29^th Burma Infantry

→

89^th Punjabis

30^th Madras Native Infantry

→

30^th Madras Infantry

→

30^th Burma Infantry

→

90^th Punjabis

31^st Madras Native Infantry

→

31^st Madras Light Infantry

→

31^st Burma Light Infantry

→

91^st Punjabis

32^nd Madras Native Infantry

→

32^nd Madras Infantry

→

32^nd Burma Infantry

→

92^nd Punjabis

33^rd Madras Native Infantry

→

33^rd Madras Infantry

→

33^rd Burma Infantry

→

93^rd Burma Infantry

34^th Madras Native Infantry

→

1882: disbanded

35^th Madras Native Infantry

→

1882: disbanded

36^th Madras Native Infantry

→

1882: disbanded

37^th Madras Native Infantry

→

1882: disbanded

38^th Madras Native Infantry

→

1882: disbanded

39^th Madras Native Infantry

→

1882: disbanded

40^th Madras Native Infantry

→

1882: disbanded

41^st Madras Native Infantry

→

1882: disbanded

42^nd Madras Native Infantry

→

1862: disbanded

43^rd Madras Native Infantry

→

1862: disbanded

44^th Madras Native Infantry

→

1862: disbanded

45^th Madras Native Infantry

→

1862: disbanded

46^th Madras Native Infantry

→

1862: disbanded

47^th Madras Native Infantry

→

1862: disbanded

48^th Madras Native Infantry

→

1862: disbanded

49^th Madras Native Infantry

→

1862: disbanded

50^th Madras Native Infantry

→

1862: disbanded

51^st Madras Native Infantry

→

1862: disbanded

52^nd Madras Native Infantry

→

1862: disbanded

¹ 1903: 6^th - 10^th Gurkha Rifles were transferred to the separate Gurkha list

- Hyderabad -

From

Indian Army 1903

1^st Infantry, Hyderabad Contingent

→

94^th Russel’s Infantry

2^nd Infantry, Hyderabad Contingent

→

95^th Russel’s Infantry

3^rd Infantry, Hyderabad Contingent

→

96^th Berar Infantry

4^th Infantry, Hyderabad Contingent

→

97^th Deccan Infantry

5^th Infantry, Hyderabad Contingent

→

98^th Infantry

6^th Infantry, Hyderabad Contingent

→

99^th Deccan Infantry

- Bombay -

From

1861

1885

1901

Indian Army 1903

1^st Bombay Native Infantry

→

1^st Bombay Infantry

→

1^st Bombay Grenadiers

→

101^st Grenadiers

2^nd Bombay Native Infantry

→

2^nd Bombay Infantry

→

2^nd Bombay Grenadiers

→

102^nd Grenadiers

3^rd Bombay Native Infantry

→

3^rd Bombay Light Infantry

→

3^rd Bombay Light Infantry

→

103^rd Mahratta Light Infantry

4^th Bombay Native Infantry

→

4^th Bombay Infantry

→

4^th Bombay Rifles

→

104^th Wellesley’s Rifles

5^th Bombay Native Infantry

→

5^th Bombay Light Infantry

→

5^th Bombay Light Infantry

→

105^th Mahratta Light Infantry

6^th Bombay Native Infantry

→

1882: disbanded

7^th Bombay Native Infantry

→

7^th Bombay Infantry

→

7^th Bombay Infantry

→

107^th Pioneers

8^th Bombay Native Infantry

→

8^th Bombay Infantry

→

8^th Bombay Infantry

→

108^th Infantry

9^th Bombay Native Infantry

→

9^th Bombay Infantry

→

9^th Bombay Infantry

→

109^th Infantry

10^th Bombay Native Infantry

→

10^th Bombay Light Infantry

→

10^th Bombay Light Infantry

→

110^th Mahratta Light Infantry

11^th Bombay Native Infantry

→

1882: disbanded

12^th Bombay Native Infantry

→

12^th Bombay Infantry

→

12^th Bombay Infantry

→

112^th Infantry

13^th Bombay Native Infantry

→

13^th Bombay Infantry

→

13^th Bombay Infantry

→

113^th Infantry

14^th Bombay Native Infantry

→

14^th Bombay Infantry

→

14^th Bombay Infantry

→

114^th Mahrattas

15^th Bombay Native Infantry

→

1882: disbanded

16^th Bombay Native Infantry

→

16^th Bombay Infantry

→

16^th Bombay Infantry

→

116^th Mahrattas

17^th Bombay Native Infantry

→

17^th Bombay Infantry

→

17^th Bombay Infantry

→

117^th Mahrattas

18^th Bombay Native Infantry

→

1882: disbanded

19^th Bombay Native Infantry

→

19^th Bombay Infantry

→

19^th Bombay Infantry

→

119^th Infantry

20^th Bombay Native Infantry

→

20^th Bombay Infantry

→

20^th Bombay Infantry

→

120^th Rajputana Infantry

The Marine Battalion,
Bombay Native Infantry

→

21^st Bombay Native Infantry

→

21^st Bombay Infantry

→

21^st Bombay Infantry

→

121^st Pioneers

22^nd Bombay Native Infantry

→

22^nd Bombay Infantry

→

22^nd Bombay Infantry

→

122^nd Rajputana Infantry

23^rd Bombay Native Infantry

→

23^rd Bombay Infantry

→

23^rd Bombay Rifles

→

123^rd Outram’s Rifles

24^th Bombay Native Infantry

→

24^th Bombay Infantry

→

24^th Bombay Infantry

→

124^th Baluchistan Infantry

25^th Bombay Native Infantry

→

25^th Bombay Infantry

→

25^th Bombay Rifles

→

125^th Napier’s Rifles

26^th Bombay Native Infantry

→

26^th Bombay Infantry

→

26^th Bombay Infantry

→

126^th Baluchistan Regiment

1^st Baluch Regiment

→

27^th Bombay Native Infantry

→

27^th Bombay Infantry

→

27^th Baluch Light Infantry

→

127^th Baluch Light Infantry

28^th Bombay Native Infantry

→

28^th Bombay Infantry

→

28^th Bombay Infantry

→

128^th Pioneers

2^nd Baluch Regiment

→

29^th Bombay Native Infantry

→

29^th Bombay Infantry

→

29^th Baluch Infantry

→

129^th Baluchis

1^st Regiment, Jacob’s Rifles

→

30^th Bombay Native Infantry

→

30^th Bombay Infantry

→

30^th Baluch Infantry

→

130^th Baluchis

- Goorkha -

From

1861

1901

Indian Army 1903

first

second

66^th Bengal Native Infantry

→

11^th

1^st Goorkha Regiment

→

1886: 2^nd Bⁿ raised

⇉

1^st Gurkha Rifles

⇉

1^st Gurkha Rifles

The Sirmoor Rifle Regiment

→

17^th

2^nd Goorkha Regiment

→

1886: 2^nd Bⁿ raised

⇉

2^nd Gurkha Rifles

⇉

2^nd Gurkha Rifles

The Kumaon Battalion

→

18^th

3^rd Goorkha Regiment

→

1887: 2^nd Bⁿ raised

⇉

3^rd Gurkha Rifles

⇉

3^rd Gurkha Rifles

The Extra Goorkha Battalion

→

19^th

4^th Goorkha Regiment

→

1886: 2^nd Bⁿ raised

⇉

4^th Gurkha Rifles

⇉

4^th Gurkha Rifles

25^th Infantry, PIF

→

7^th

5^th Goorkha Regiment

→

1886: 2^nd Bⁿ raised

⇉

5^th Gurkha Rifles

⇉

5^th Gurkha Rifles

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