The Regular Infantry Regiments of the British Indian Army

The Early Years until 1796

The Reorganisation of 1796

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

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The Pre 1901 column shows the origin of the regiments, their establishment and number.

The 1901 Column shows the titles as they were in 1901. No secundairy titles shown here.

In 1903 all regiments were numbered in two Indian Army lists, one for Line Infantry and one for Gurkha Rifles. This column shows the full titles.

The last column shows the 1922 large regiments. These large regiments had a training battalion that was numbered the 10th.

Contents
- Line Infantry -
- Gurkha Rifles -
 
- Line Infantry -
 
Pre 1901 1901 Indian Army from 1903 Large Regiments from 1922
 
1st Bengal→ 1st Brahman Infantry→ 1st Brahmans→ 4th Bn,1st Punjab Regiment
2nd Bengal→ 2nd Rajput Light Infantry→ 2nd (Queen’s Own) Rajput Light Infantry→ 1st Bn,7th Rajput Regiment
3rd Bengal→ 3rd Infantry→ 3rd Brahmans→ disbanded
4th Bengal→ 4th Rajput Infantry→ 4th Prince Albert Victor’s Rajputs→ 2nd Bn,7th Rajput Regiment
5th Bengal→ 5th Light Infantry→ 5th Light Infantry→ disbanded
6th Bengal→ 6th Jat Light Infantry→ 6th Jat Light Infantry⇉ 1st and 10th Bn,9th Jat Regiment
7th Bengal→ 7th Rajput Infantry→ 7th Duke of Connaught’s Own Rajputs→ 3rd Bn,7th Rajput Regiment
8th Bengal→ 8th Rajput Infantry→ 8th Rajputs→ 4th Bn,7th Rajput Regiment
9th Bengal→ 9th Gurkha Rifles→ 9th Gurkha Rifles (transferred to the Gurkha Rifles list below)
The Bhopal Battalion→ 9th Bhopal Infantry→ 4th Bn,16th Punjab Regiment
10th Bengal→ 10th Jat Infantry→ 10th Jats→ 3rd Bn,9th Jat Regiment
11th Bengal→ 11th Rajput Infantry→ 11th Rajputs→ 5th Bn,7th Rajput Regiment
12th Bengal→ 12th Bengal Infantrry→ 12th Pioneers (The Kelat-i-Ghilzai Regiment)→ 2nd Bn,2nd Bombay Pioneers
13th Bengal→ 13th Bengal Infantry→ 13th Rajput (The Shekhawati Regiment)→ 10th Bn,6th Rajputana Rifles
14th Bengal→ 14th Sikh Infantry→ 14th Ferozepore Sikhs→ 1st Bn,11th Sikh Regiment
15th Bengal→ 15th Sikh Infantry→ 15th Ludhiana Sikhs→ 2nd Bn,11th Sikh Regiment
16th Bengal→ 16th Rajput Infantry→ 16th Rajputs (The Lucknow Regiment)→ 10th Bn,7th Rajput Regiment
17th Bengal→ 17th Bengal Infantry→ 17th Infantry (The Loyal Regiment)→ 1921: disbanded
18th Bengal→ 18th Bengal Infantry→ 18th Infantry→ 4th Bn,9th Jat Regiment
19th Bengal→ 19th Punjab Infantry→ 19th Punjabis→ 1st Bn,14th Punjab Regiment
20th Bengal→ 20th Punjab Infantry→ 20th (Duke of Cambridge’s Own) Punjabis→ 2nd Bn,14th Punjab Regiment
21st Bengal→ 21st Punjab Infantry→ 21st Punjabis→ 10th Bn,14th Punjab Regiment
22nd Bengal→ 22nd Punjab Infantry→ 22nd Punjabis→ 3rd Bn,14th Punjab Regiment
23rd Bengal→ 23rd Punjab Pioneers→ 23rd Sikh Pioneers⇉ 1st and 10th Bn,3rd Sikh Pioneers
24th Bengal→ 24th Punjab Infantry→ 24th Punjabis→ 4th Bn,14th Punjab Regiment
25th Bengal→ 25th Punjab Infantry→ 25th Punjabis→ 1st Bn,15th Punjab Regiment
26th Bengal→ 26th Punjab Infantry→ 26th Punjabis→ 2nd Bn,15th Punjab Regiment
27th Bengal→ 27th Punjab Infantry→ 27th Punjabis→ 3rd Bn,15th Punjab Regiment
28th Bengal→ 28th Punjab Infantry→ 28th Punjabis→ 4th Bn,15th Punjab Regiment
29th Bengal→ 29th Punjab Infantry→ 29th Punjabis→ 10th Bn,15th Punjab Regiment
30th Bengal→ 30th Punjab Infantry→ 30th Punjabis→ 1st Bn,16th Punjab Regiment
31st Bengal→ 31st Punjab Infantry→ 31st Punjabis→ 2nd Bn,16th Punjab Regiment
32nd Bengal→ 32nd Punjab Pioneers→ 32nd Sikh Pioneers→ 2nd Bn,3rd Sikh Pioneers
33rd Bengal→ 33rd Punjab Infantry→ 33rd Punjabis→ 3rd Bn,16th Punjab Regiment
34th Bengal→ 34th Punjab Pioneers→ 34th Sikh Pioneers→ 3rd Bn,3rd Sikh Pioneers
35th Bengal→ 35th Sikh Infantry→ 35th Sikhs→ 10th Bn,11th Sikh Regiment
36th Bengal→ 36th Sikh Infantry→ 36th Sikhs→ 4th Bn,11th Sikh Regiment
37th Bengal→ 37th Dogra Infantry→ 37th Dogras→ 1st Bn,17th Dogra Regiment
38th Bengal→ 38th Dogra Infantry→ 38th Dogras→ 2nd Bn,17th Dogra Regiment
39th Bengal→ 39th Garhwal Rifles⇉ 39th Garhwal Rifles➡ 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 10th Bn,18th Royal Garhwal Rifles
40th Bengal→ 40th Punjab Infantry→ 40th Pathans→ 5th Bn,14th Punjab Regiment
41st Bengal→ 41st Dogra Infantry→ 41st Dogras→ 3rd and 10th Bn,17th Dogra Regiment
42nd Bengal→ 42nd Gurkha Rifles→ 6th Gurkha Rifles (transferred to the Gurkha Rifles list below)
The Deoli Irregular Force→ 42nd Deoli Regiment⇉ 1921: disbanded
43rd Bengal→ 43rd Gurkha Rifles→ 7th Gurkha Rifles (transferred to the Gurkha Rifles list below)
The Erinpoora Irregular Force→ 43rd Erinpura Regiment→ 1921: disbanded
44th Bengal→ 44th Gurkha Rifles→ 8th Gurkha Rifles (transferred to the Gurkha Rifles list below)
The Mhairwara Battalion→ 44th Merwara Regiment→ 1921: disbanded
45th Bengal→ 45th Rattray’s Sikh Infantry→ 45th Rattray’s Sikhs→ 3rd Bn,11th Sikh Regiment
46th Bengal→ 46th Punjab Infantry→ 46th Punjabis→ 10th Bn,16th Punjab Regiment
47th Sikh Infantry→ 47th Sikhs→ 5th Bn,11th Sikh Regiment
48th Bengal Pioneers→ 48th Pioneers→ 4th Bn,2nd Bombay Pioneers
49th Bengal Light Infantry → 2nd Battalion, 39th Garhwal Rifles ↑
1917: 49th Bengali Regiment→ 1920: disbanded
1918: 50th Kumaon Rifles⇉ 1st and 2nd Kumaon Rifles,19th Hyderabad Regiment
Guides, PFF→ Queen’s Own Corps of Guides→ Queen’s Own Corps of Guides (Lumsden’s) (Frontier Force)⇉ 5th and 10th Bn,12th Frontier Force Regiment
1st Sikh, PFF→ 1st Sikh Infantry→ 51st Sikhs (Frontier Force)→ 1st Bn,12th Frontier Force Regiment
2nd Sikh, PFF→ 2nd Sikh Infantry→ 52nd Sikhs (Frontier Force)→ 2nd Bn,12th Frontier Force Regiment
3rd Sikh, PFF→ 3rd Sikh Infantry→ 53rd Sikhs (Frontier Force)→ 3rd Bn,12th Frontier Force Regiment
4th Sikh, PFF→ 4th Sikh Infantry→ 54th Sikhs (Frontier Force)→ 4th Bn,12th Frontier Force Regiment
1st Punjab, PFF→ 1st Punjab Infantry→ 55th Coke’s Rifles (Frontier Force)→ 1st Bn,13th Frontier Force Rifles
2nd Punjab, PFF→ 2nd Punjab Infantry→ 56th Infantry (Frontier Force)⇉ 2nd and 10th Bn,13th Frontier Force Rifles
4th Punjab, PFF→ 4th Punjab Infantry→ 57th Wilde’s Rifles (Frontier Force)→ 4th Bn,13th Frontier Force Rifles
5th Punjab, PFF→ 5th Punjab Infantry→ 58th Vaughan’s Rifles (Frontier Force)→ 5th Bn,13th Frontier Force Rifles
6th Punjab, PFF→ 6th Punjab Infantry→ 59th Scinde Rifles (Frontier Force)→ 6th Bn,13th Frontier Force Rifles
1st Madras→ 1st Madras Infantry→ 61st Pioneers→ 1st Bn,1st Madras Pioneers
2nd Madras→ 2nd Madras Infantry→ 62nd Punjabis→ 1st Bn,1st Punjab Regiment
3rd Madras→ 3rd Palamcotta Light Infantry→ 63rd Palamcotta Light Infantry→ disbanded
4th Madras→ 4th Madras Infantry→ 64th Pioneers→ 2nd Bn,1st Madras Pioneers
5th Madras→ 5th Carnatic Infantry→ 65th Carnatic Infantry→ 1904: disbanded
6th Madras→ 6th Madras Infantry→ 66th Punjabis→ 2nd Bn,1st Punjab Regiment
7th Madras→ 7th Madras Infantry→ 67th Punjabis⇉ 1st and 10th Bn,2nd Punjab Regiment
8th Madras→ 1902: disbanded
1902: 8th Gurkha Rifles→ 2nd Bn, 10th Gurkha Rifles (transferred to the Gurkha Rifles list below)
9th Madras→ 9th Madras Infantry→ 69th Punjabis→ 2nd Bn,2nd Punjab Regiment
10th Madras→ 10th Gurkha Rifles→ 1st Bn, 10th Gurkha Rifles (transferred to the Gurkha Rifles list below)
1917: 70th Burma Rifles➡ 1st, 2nd, 4th and 10th Bn,20th Burma Rifles
11th Madras→ 11th Coorg Infantry→ 71st Coorg Rifles→ 1904: disbanded
1917: 71st Punjabis (Punjab Christian Battalion) → 1920: absorbed by 111th Mahars
12th Madras→ 12th Madras Infantry→ 72nd Punjabis→ 3rd Bn,2nd Punjab Regiment
13th Madras→ 13th Madras Infantry→ 73rd Carnatic Infantry→ 1st Bn,3rd Madras Regiment
14th Madras→ 14th Madas Infantry→ 74th Punjabis→ 4th Bn,2nd Punjab Regiment
15th Madras→ 15th Madras Infantry→ 75th Carnatic Infantry→ 2nd Bn,3rd Madras Regiment
16th Madras→ 16th Madras Infantry→ 76th Punjabis→ 3rd Bn,1st Punjab Regiment
17th Madras→ 1902: 1st Moplah Rifles→ 77th Moplah Rifles→ 1907: disbanded
25th Madras→ 1902: 2nd Moplah Rifles→ 78th Moplah Rifles→ 1907: disbanded
19th Madras→ 19th Madras Infantry→ 79th Carnatic Infantry→ 3rd Bn,3rd Madras Regiment
20th Madras→ 20th Madras Infantry→ 80th Carnatic Infantry→ 1921: disbanded
21st Madras→ 21st Madras Infantry→ 81st Pioneers→ 10th Bn,1st Madras Pioneers
22nd Madras→ 22nd Madras Infantry→ 82nd Punjabis→ 5th Bn,1st Punjab Regiment
23rd Madras→ 23rd Wallajahabad Light Infantry→ 83rd Wallajahabad Light Infantry→ 4th Bn,3rd Madras Regiment
24th Madras→ 24th Madras Infantry→ 84th Punjabis→ 10th Bn,1st Punjab Regiment
1917: 85th Burman Rifles→ 3rd Bn,20th Burma Rifles
26th Madras→ 26th Madras Infantry→ 86th Carnatic Infantry→ 10th Bn,3rd Madras Regiment
27th Madras→ 27th Madras Infantry→ 87th Punjabis→ 5th Bn,2nd Punjab Regiment
28th Madras→ 28th Madas Infantry→ 88th Carnatic Infantry→ 1921: disbanded
29th Madras→ 29th Burma Infantry→ 89th Punjabis⇉ 1st and 10th Bn,8th Punjab Regiment
30th Madras→ 30th Burma Infantry→ 90th Punjabis→ 2nd Bn,8th Punjab Regiment
31st Madras→ 31st Burma Light Infantry→ 91st Punjabis (Light Infantry)→ 3rd Bn,8th Punjab Regiment
32nd Madras→ 32nd Burma Infantry→ 92nd Punjabis→ 4th Bn,8th Punjab Regiment
33rd Madras→ 33rd Burma Infantry→ 93rd Burma Infantry→ 5th Bn,8th Punjab Regiment
1st Infantry, HC → 94th Rusell’s Infantry→ 1st Bn,19th Hyderabad Regiment
2nd Infantry, HC → 95th Rusell’s Infantry→ 10th Bn,19th Hyderabad Regiment
3rd Infantry, HC → 96th Berar Infantry→ 2nd Bn,19th Hyderabad Regiment
4th Infantry, HC → 97th Deccan Infantry→ 3rd Bn,19th Hyderabad Regiment
7th Infantry, HC → 98th Infantry→ 4th Bn,19th Hyderabad Regiment
8th Infantry, HC → 99th Deccan Infantry→ 5th Bn,19th Hyderabad Regiment
1st Bombay→ 1st Bombay Grenadiers→ 101st Grenadiers→ 1st Bn,4th Bombay Grenadiers
2nd Bombay→ 2nd Bombay Grenadiers→ 102nd Prince of Wales’s Own Grenadiers→ 2nd Bn,4th Bombay Grenadiers
3rd Bombay→ 3rd Bombay Light Infantry→ 103rd Mahratta Light Infantry→ 1st Bn,5th Mahratta Light Infantry
4th Bombay→ 4th Bombay Rifles→ 104th Wellesley’s Rifles→ 1st Bn,6th Rajputana Rifles
5th Bombay→ 5th Bombay Light Infantry→ 105th Mahratta Light Infantry→ 2nd Bn,5th Mahratta Light Infantry
1906: 106th Hazara Pioneers→ 1st Bn,4th Hazara Pioneers
7th Bombay→ 7th Bombay Infantry→ 107th Pioneers→ 1st Bn,2nd Bombay Pioneers
8th Bombay→ 8th Bombay Infantry→ 108th Infantry→ 3rd Bn,4th Bombay Grenadiers
9th Bombay→ 9th Bombay Infantry→ 109th Infantry→ 4th Bn,4th Bombay Grenadiers
10th Bombay→ 10th Bombay Light Infantry→ 110th Mahratta Light Infantry→ 3rd Bn,5th Mahratta Light Infantry
1917: 111th Mahars→ disbanded
12th Bombay→ 12th Bombay Infantry→ 112th Infantry→ 5th Bn,4th Bombay Grenadiers
13th Bombay→ 13th Bombay Infantry→ 113th Infantry→ 10th Bn,4th Bombay Grenadiers
14th Bombay→ 14th Bombay Infantry→ 114th Mahrattas→ 10th Bn,5th Mahratta Light Infantry
16th Bombay→ 16th Bombay Infantry→ 116th Mahrattas→ 4th Bn,5th Mahratta Light Infantry
17th Bombay→ 17th Bombay Infantry→ 117th Mahrattas→ 5th Bn,5th Mahratta Light Infantry
19th Bombay→ 19th Bombay Infantry→ 119th Infantry (The Mooltan Regiment)→ 2nd Bn,9th Jat Regiment
20th Bombay→ 20th Bombay Infantry→ 120th Rajputana Infantry→ 2nd Bn,6th Rajputana Rifles
21st Bombay→ 21st Bombay Infantry→ 121st Pioneers→ 10th Bn,2nd Bombay Pioneers
22nd Bombay→ 22nd Bombay Infantry→ 122nd Rajputana Infantry→ 3rd Bn,6th Rajputana Rifles
23rd Bombay→ 23rd Bombay Rifles→ 123rd Outram’s Rifles→ 4th Bn,6th Rajputana Rifles
24th Bombay→ 24th Bombay Infantry→ 124th Duchess of Connaught’s Own Baluchistan Infantry→ 1st Bn,10th Baluch Regiment
25th Bombay→ 25th Bombay Rifles→ 125th Napier’s Rifles→ 5th Bn,6th Rajputana Rifles
26th Bombay→ 26th Bombay Infantry→ 126th Baluchistan Infantry→ 2nd Bn,10th Baluch Regiment
27th Bombay→ 27th Baluch Light Infantry→ 127th Baluch Light Infantry→ 3rd Bn,10th Baluch Regiment
28th Bombay→ 28th Bombay Infantry→ 128th Pioneers→ 3rd Bn,2nd Bombay Pioneers
29th Bombay→ 29th Baluch Infantry→ 129th Duke of Connaught’s Own Baluchis→ 4th Bn,10th Baluch Regiment
30th Bombay→ 30th Baluch Infantry→ 130th Baluchis→ 10th Bn,10th Baluch Regiment
from police units→ 1918: 131st United Provinces Regiment⇉ 1919: disbanded
from police units→ 1918: 132nd Punjab Infantry⇉ 1918: disbanded
1918: 133rd Regiment→ 1919: disbanded
from Imperial State Troops→ 1918: 140th Patiala Infantry→ 1919: disbanded
from Imperial State Troops→ 1918: 141st Bikanir Infantry→ 1919: disbanded
from Imperial State Troops→ 1918: 142nd Jodhpur Infantry→ 1919: disbanded
from Imperial State Troops→ 1918: 143rd Narsingh (Dholpur) Infantry→ 1919: disbanded
from Imperial State Troops→ 1918: 144th Bharatpur Infantry→ 1919: disbanded
from Imperial State Troops→ 1918: 145th Alwar (Jai Paltan) Infantry→ 1919: disbanded
1918: 150th Indian Infantry⇶ 1921: disbanded
1918: 151st Sikh Infantry⇶ 1921: disbanded
1918: 152nd Punjabis⇶ 1921: disbanded
1918: 153rd Punjab Infantry⇶→ disbanded
1918: 154th Indian Infantry⇶ 1921: disbanded
1918: 155th Indian Pioneers⇉ 1920: disbanded
1918: 156th Indian Infantry→ 1919: disbanded
 
- Gurkha Rifles -
 
Pre 1901 1901 Indian Army from 1903 From 1922
 
1st Gurkha⇉ 1st Gurkha Rifles⇉ 1st Gurkha Rifles (The Malaun Regiment)⇉ 1st and 2nd Bn,1st King George’s Own Gurkha Rifles
2nd Gurkha⇉ 2nd Gurkha Rifles⇉ 2nd (Prince of Wales’s Own) Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles)⇶ 1st, 2nd and 3rd Bn,2nd King Edward’s Own Gurkha Rifles
3rd Gurkha⇉ 3rd Gurkha Rifles⇉ 3rd Gurkha Rifles⇉ 1st and 2nd Bn,3rd Queen Alexandra’s Own Gurkha Rifles
4th Gurkha⇉ 4th Gurkha Rifles⇉ 4th Gurkha Rifles⇉ 1st and 2nd Bn,4th Prince of Wales’s Own Gurkha Rifles
5th Gurkha⇉ 5th Gurkha Rifles⇉ 5th Gurkha Rifles (Frontier Force)⇉ 1st and 2nd Bn,5th Royal Gurkha Rifles
42nd Bengal→ 42nd Gurkha Rifles→ 6th Gurkha Rifles⇉ 1st and 2nd Bn,6th Gurkha Rifles
43rd Bengal→ 43nd Gurkha Rifles→ 7th Gurkha Rifles → 1907: 2nd Bn, 8th Gurkha Rifles⇉ 1st and 2nd Bn,8th Gurkha Rifles
44th Bengal→ 44th Gurkha Rifles→ 8th Gurkha Rifles
9th Bengal→ 9th Gurkha Rifles→ 9th Gurkha Rifles⇉ 1st and 2nd Bn,9th Gurkha Rifles
10th Madras→ 10th Gurkha Rifles→ 1st Bn, 10th Gurkha Rifles⇉ 1st and 2nd Bn,10th Gurkha Rifles
Madras 1902: 8th Gurkha Rifles→ 2nd Bn, 10th Gurkha Rifles → 1907: 7th Gurkha Rifles⇉ 1st and 2nd Bn,7th Gurkha Rifles
1918: 11th Gurkha Rifles→ disbanded
 

The Regiments in 1914

The 1922 Reorganisation into Large Regiments

The Regiments in 1922

The Second World War and Independence

The Second World War and Independence

The Indian Regiments since 1950

The Pakistani Regiments since 1956

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