The Regular Infantry Regiments of the British Indian Army

2^nd Rajput Light Infantry

2^nd Bengal →

→

2^nd (Queen’s Own) Rajput Light Infantry

→

1^st Bⁿ,

4^th Prince Albert Victor’s Rajputs

3^rd Bengal →

3^rd Infantry

→

3^rd Brahmans

→

disbanded

4^th Bengal →

4^th Rajput Infantry

→

→

2^nd Bⁿ,

5^th Bengal →

5^th Light Infantry

→

5^th Light Infantry

→

disbanded

6^th Bengal →

6^th Jat Light Infantry

→

6^th Jat Light Infantry

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1^st and 10^th Bⁿ,

7^th Duke of Connaught’s Own Rajputs

7^th Bengal →

7^th Rajput Infantry

→

→

3^rd Bⁿ,

8^th Bengal →

8^th Rajput Infantry

→

8^th Rajputs

→

4^th Bⁿ,

9^th Bengal →

9^th Gurkha Rifles

→

9^th Gurkha Rifles (transferred to the Gurkha Rifles list below)

The Bhopal Battalion

→

9^th Bhopal Infantry

→

4^th Bⁿ,

10^th Bengal →

10^th Jat Infantry

→

10^th Jats

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3^rd Bⁿ,

11^th Bengal →

11^th Rajput Infantry

→

11^th Rajputs

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5^th Bⁿ,

12^th Pioneers (The Kelat-i-Ghilzai Regiment)

12^th Bengal →

12^th Bengal Infantrry

→

→

2^nd Bⁿ,

13^th Rajput (The Shekhawati Regiment)

13^th Bengal →

13^th Bengal Infantry

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→

10^th Bⁿ,

14^th Bengal →

14^th Sikh Infantry

→

14^th Ferozepore Sikhs

→

1^st Bⁿ,

15^th Bengal →

15^th Sikh Infantry

→

15^th Ludhiana Sikhs

→

2^nd Bⁿ,

16^th Rajputs (The Lucknow Regiment)

16^th Bengal →

16^th Rajput Infantry

→

→

10^th Bⁿ,

17^th Infantry (The Loyal Regiment)

17^th Bengal →

17^th Bengal Infantry

→

→ 1921: disbanded

18^th Bengal →

18^th Bengal Infantry

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18^th Infantry

→

4^th Bⁿ,

19^th Bengal →

19^th Punjab Infantry

→

19^th Punjabis

→

1^st Bⁿ,

20^th (Duke of Cambridge’s Own) Punjabis

20^th Bengal →

20^th Punjab Infantry

→

→

2^nd Bⁿ,

21^st Bengal →

21^st Punjab Infantry

→

21^st Punjabis

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10^th Bⁿ,

22^nd Bengal →

22^nd Punjab Infantry

→

22^nd Punjabis

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3^rd Bⁿ,

23^rd Bengal →

23^rd Punjab Pioneers

→

23^rd Sikh Pioneers

⇉

1^st and 10^th Bⁿ,

3^rd Sikh Pioneers

24^th Bengal →

24^th Punjab Infantry

→

24^th Punjabis

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4^th Bⁿ,

25^th Bengal →

25^th Punjab Infantry

→

25^th Punjabis

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1^st Bⁿ,

26^th Bengal →

26^th Punjab Infantry

→

26^th Punjabis

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2^nd Bⁿ,

27^th Bengal →

27^th Punjab Infantry

→

27^th Punjabis

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3^rd Bⁿ,

28^th Bengal →

28^th Punjab Infantry

→

28^th Punjabis

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4^th Bⁿ,

29^th Bengal →

29^th Punjab Infantry

→

29^th Punjabis

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10^th Bⁿ,

30^th Bengal →

30^th Punjab Infantry

→

30^th Punjabis

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1^st Bⁿ,

31^st Bengal →

31^st Punjab Infantry

→

31^st Punjabis

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2^nd Bⁿ,

32^nd Bengal →

32^nd Punjab Pioneers

→

32^nd Sikh Pioneers

→

2^nd Bⁿ,

3^rd Sikh Pioneers

33^rd Bengal →

33^rd Punjab Infantry

→

33^rd Punjabis

→

3^rd Bⁿ,

34^th Bengal →

34^th Punjab Pioneers

→

34^th Sikh Pioneers

→

3^rd Bⁿ,

3^rd Sikh Pioneers

35^th Bengal →

35^th Sikh Infantry

→

35^th Sikhs

→

10^th Bⁿ,

36^th Bengal →

36^th Sikh Infantry

→

36^th Sikhs

→

4^th Bⁿ,

37^th Bengal →

37^th Dogra Infantry

→

37^th Dogras

→

1^st Bⁿ,

17^th Dogra Regiment

38^th Bengal →

38^th Dogra Infantry

→

38^th Dogras

→

2^nd Bⁿ,

17^th Dogra Regiment

39^th Bengal →

39^th Garhwal Rifles

⇉

39^th Garhwal Rifles

➡

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd and 10^th Bⁿ,

18^th Royal Garhwal Rifles

40^th Bengal →

40^th Punjab Infantry

→

40^th Pathans

→

5^th Bⁿ,

The Deoli Irregular Force

41^st Bengal →

41^st Dogra Infantry

→

41^st Dogras

→

3^rd and 10^th Bⁿ,

17^th Dogra Regiment

42^nd Bengal →

42^nd Gurkha Rifles

→

6^th Gurkha Rifles (transferred to the Gurkha Rifles list below)

→

42^nd Deoli Regiment

⇉ 1921: disbanded

43^rd Bengal →

43^rd Gurkha Rifles

→

7^th Gurkha Rifles (transferred to the Gurkha Rifles list below)

The Erinpoora Irregular Force

→

43^rd Erinpura Regiment

→ 1921: disbanded

44^th Bengal →

44^th Gurkha Rifles

→

8^th Gurkha Rifles (transferred to the Gurkha Rifles list below)

The Mhairwara Battalion

→

44^th Merwara Regiment

→ 1921: disbanded

45^th Bengal →

45^th Rattray’s Sikh Infantry

→

45^th Rattray’s Sikhs

→

3^rd Bⁿ,

46^th Bengal →

46^th Punjab Infantry

→

46^th Punjabis

→

10^th Bⁿ,

47^th Sikh Infantry

→

47^th Sikhs

→

5^th Bⁿ,

48^th Bengal Pioneers

→

48^th Pioneers

→

4^th Bⁿ,

49^th Bengal Light Infantry → 2^nd Battalion, 39^th Garhwal Rifles ↑

1917: 49^th Bengali Regiment

→ 1920: disbanded

1918: 50^th Kumaon Rifles

⇉

1^st and 2^nd Kumaon Rifles,

Queen’s Own Corps of Guides

Guides, PFF →

→

Queen’s Own Corps of Guides (Lumsden’s) (Frontier Force)

⇉

5^th and 10^th Bⁿ,

51^st Sikhs (Frontier Force)

1^st Sikh, PFF →

1^st Sikh Infantry

→

→

1^st Bⁿ,

52^nd Sikhs (Frontier Force)

2^nd Sikh, PFF →

2^nd Sikh Infantry

→

→

2^nd Bⁿ,

53^rd Sikhs (Frontier Force)

3^rd Sikh, PFF →

3^rd Sikh Infantry

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→

3^rd Bⁿ,

54^th Sikhs (Frontier Force)

4^th Sikh, PFF →

4^th Sikh Infantry

→

→

4^th Bⁿ,

55^th Coke’s Rifles (Frontier Force)

1^st Punjab, PFF →

1^st Punjab Infantry

→

→

1^st Bⁿ,

56^th Infantry (Frontier Force)

2^nd Punjab, PFF →

2^nd Punjab Infantry

→

⇉

2^nd and 10^th Bⁿ,

57^th Wilde’s Rifles (Frontier Force)

4^th Punjab, PFF →

4^th Punjab Infantry

→

→

4^th Bⁿ,

58^th Vaughan’s Rifles (Frontier Force)

5^th Punjab, PFF →

5^th Punjab Infantry

→

→

5^th Bⁿ,

59^th Scinde Rifles (Frontier Force)

6^th Punjab, PFF →

6^th Punjab Infantry

→

→

6^th Bⁿ,

1^st Madras →

1^st Madras Infantry

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61^st Pioneers

→

1^st Bⁿ,

1^st Madras Pioneers

2^nd Madras →

2^nd Madras Infantry

→

62^nd Punjabis

→

1^st Bⁿ,

3^rd Palamcotta Light Infantry

3^rd Madras →

→

63^rd Palamcotta Light Infantry

→

disbanded

4^th Madras →

4^th Madras Infantry

→

64^th Pioneers

→

2^nd Bⁿ,

1^st Madras Pioneers

5^th Madras →

5^th Carnatic Infantry

→

65^th Carnatic Infantry

→ 1904: disbanded

6^th Madras →

6^th Madras Infantry

→

66^th Punjabis

→

2^nd Bⁿ,

7^th Madras →

7^th Madras Infantry

→

67^th Punjabis

⇉

1^st and 10^th Bⁿ,

8^th Madras →

1902: disbanded

1902: 8^th Gurkha Rifles

→

2^nd Bⁿ, 10^th Gurkha Rifles (transferred to the Gurkha Rifles list below)

9^th Madras →

9^th Madras Infantry

→

69^th Punjabis

→

2^nd Bⁿ,

10^th Madras →

10^th Gurkha Rifles

→

1^st Bⁿ, 10^th Gurkha Rifles (transferred to the Gurkha Rifles list below)

1917: 70^th Burma Rifles

➡

1^st, 2^nd, 4^th and 10^th Bⁿ,

20^th Burma Rifles

11^th Madras →

11^th Coorg Infantry

→

71^st Coorg Rifles

→ 1904: disbanded

1917: 71^st Punjabis (Punjab Christian Battalion) → 1920: absorbed by 111^th Mahars

12^th Madras →

12^th Madras Infantry

→

72^nd Punjabis

→

3^rd Bⁿ,

13^th Madras →

13^th Madras Infantry

→

73^rd Carnatic Infantry

→

1^st Bⁿ,

14^th Madras →

14^th Madas Infantry

→

74^th Punjabis

→

4^th Bⁿ,

15^th Madras →

15^th Madras Infantry

→

75^th Carnatic Infantry

→

2^nd Bⁿ,

16^th Madras →

16^th Madras Infantry

→

76^th Punjabis

→

3^rd Bⁿ,

17^th Madras →

1902: 1^st Moplah Rifles

→

77^th Moplah Rifles

→ 1907: disbanded

25^th Madras →

1902: 2^nd Moplah Rifles

→

78^th Moplah Rifles

→ 1907: disbanded

19^th Madras →

19^th Madras Infantry

→

79^th Carnatic Infantry

→

3^rd Bⁿ,

20^th Madras →

20^th Madras Infantry

→

80^th Carnatic Infantry

→ 1921: disbanded

21^st Madras →

21^st Madras Infantry

→

81^st Pioneers

→

10^th Bⁿ,

1^st Madras Pioneers

22^nd Madras →

22^nd Madras Infantry

→

82^nd Punjabis

→

5^th Bⁿ,

23^rd Wallajahabad Light Infantry

23^rd Madras →

→

83^rd Wallajahabad Light Infantry

→

4^th Bⁿ,

24^th Madras →

24^th Madras Infantry

→

84^th Punjabis

→

10^th Bⁿ,

1917: 85^th Burman Rifles

→

3^rd Bⁿ,

20^th Burma Rifles

26^th Madras →

26^th Madras Infantry

→

86^th Carnatic Infantry

→

10^th Bⁿ,

27^th Madras →

27^th Madras Infantry

→

87^th Punjabis

→

5^th Bⁿ,

28^th Madras →

28^th Madas Infantry

→

88^th Carnatic Infantry

→ 1921: disbanded

29^th Madras →

29^th Burma Infantry

→

89^th Punjabis

⇉

1^st and 10^th Bⁿ,

30^th Madras →

30^th Burma Infantry

→

90^th Punjabis

→

2^nd Bⁿ,

31^st Burma Light Infantry

31^st Madras →

→

91^st Punjabis (Light Infantry)

→

3^rd Bⁿ,

32^nd Madras →

32^nd Burma Infantry

→

92^nd Punjabis

→

4^th Bⁿ,

33^rd Madras →

33^rd Burma Infantry

→

93^rd Burma Infantry

→

5^th Bⁿ,

1^st Infantry, HC

→

94^th Rusell’s Infantry

→

1^st Bⁿ,

2^nd Infantry, HC

→

95^th Rusell’s Infantry

→

10^th Bⁿ,

3^rd Infantry, HC

→

96^th Berar Infantry

→

2^nd Bⁿ,

4^th Infantry, HC

→

97^th Deccan Infantry

→

3^rd Bⁿ,

7^th Infantry, HC

→

98^th Infantry

→

4^th Bⁿ,

8^th Infantry, HC

→

99^th Deccan Infantry

→

5^th Bⁿ,

1^st Bombay →

1^st Bombay Grenadiers

→

101^st Grenadiers

→

1^st Bⁿ,

102^nd Prince of Wales’s Own Grenadiers

2^nd Bombay →

2^nd Bombay Grenadiers

→

→

2^nd Bⁿ,

3^rd Bombay Light Infantry

3^rd Bombay →

→

103^rd Mahratta Light Infantry

→

1^st Bⁿ,

104^th Wellesley’s Rifles

4^th Bombay →

4^th Bombay Rifles

→

→

1^st Bⁿ,

5^th Bombay Light Infantry

5^th Bombay →

→

105^th Mahratta Light Infantry

→

2^nd Bⁿ,

1906: 106^th Hazara Pioneers

→

1^st Bⁿ,

4^th Hazara Pioneers

7^th Bombay →

7^th Bombay Infantry

→

107^th Pioneers

→

1^st Bⁿ,

8^th Bombay →

8^th Bombay Infantry

→

108^th Infantry

→

3^rd Bⁿ,

9^th Bombay →

9^th Bombay Infantry

→

109^th Infantry

→

4^th Bⁿ,

10^th Bombay Light Infantry

10^th Bombay →

→

110^th Mahratta Light Infantry

→

3^rd Bⁿ,

1917: 111^th Mahars

→

disbanded

12^th Bombay →

12^th Bombay Infantry

→

112^th Infantry

→

5^th Bⁿ,

13^th Bombay →

13^th Bombay Infantry

→

113^th Infantry

→

10^th Bⁿ,

14^th Bombay →

14^th Bombay Infantry

→

114^th Mahrattas

→

10^th Bⁿ,

16^th Bombay →

16^th Bombay Infantry

→

116^th Mahrattas

→

4^th Bⁿ,

17^th Bombay →

17^th Bombay Infantry

→

117^th Mahrattas

→

5^th Bⁿ,

119^th Infantry (The Mooltan Regiment)

19^th Bombay →

19^th Bombay Infantry

→

→

2^nd Bⁿ,

120^th Rajputana Infantry

20^th Bombay →

20^th Bombay Infantry

→

→

2^nd Bⁿ,

21^st Bombay →

21^st Bombay Infantry

→

121^st Pioneers

→

10^th Bⁿ,

122^nd Rajputana Infantry

22^nd Bombay →

22^nd Bombay Infantry

→

→

3^rd Bⁿ,

23^rd Bombay →

23^rd Bombay Rifles

→

123^rd Outram’s Rifles

→

4^th Bⁿ,

124^th Duchess of Connaught’s Own Baluchistan Infantry

24^th Bombay →

24^th Bombay Infantry

→

→

1^st Bⁿ,

25^th Bombay →

25^th Bombay Rifles

→

125^th Napier’s Rifles

→

5^th Bⁿ,

126^th Baluchistan Infantry

26^th Bombay →

26^th Bombay Infantry

→

→

2^nd Bⁿ,

27^th Baluch Light Infantry

27^th Bombay →

→

127^th Baluch Light Infantry

→

3^rd Bⁿ,

28^th Bombay →

28^th Bombay Infantry

→

128^th Pioneers

→

3^rd Bⁿ,

129^th Duke of Connaught’s Own Baluchis

29^th Bombay →

29^th Baluch Infantry

→

→

4^th Bⁿ,

30^th Bombay →

30^th Baluch Infantry

→

130^th Baluchis

→

10^th Bⁿ,