British India → India

7th Rajput Regiment

Presidency of Bengal
 
1798: 2nd Battalion,
15th Regiment of
Bengal Native Infantry

2nd Battalion,
16th Regiment of
Bengal Native Infantry

1815:





1st Battalion,
30th Regiment of
Bengal Native Infantry

1824: 31st Regiment of
Bengal Native Infantry

33rd Regiment of
Bengal Native Infantry

69th Regiment of
Bengal Native Infantry

59th Regiment of
Bengal Native Infantry

1825:







2nd Extra Regiment of
Bengal Native Infantry
1825:







70th Regiment of
Bengal Native Infantry

1828:



47th Regiment of
Bengal Native Infantry





1857:




Regiment of Lucknow
Rebuilding the Bengal Army
1861: 2nd Regiment of
Bengal Native Infantry

4th Regiment of
Bengal Native Infantry

7th Regiment of
Bengal Native Infantry

8th Regiment of
Bengal Native Infantry

12th Regiment of
Bengal Native Infantry

20th Regiment of
Bengal Native Infantry

1861:







11th Regiment of
Bengal Native Infantry

16th Regiment of
Bengal Native Infantry

1864:














16th (The Lucknow)
Regiment of
Bengal Native Infantry

1876: 2nd (Queen’s Own)
Regiment of
Bengal Native Infantry
















1883:





7th (Duke of Connaught’s Own)
Regiment of
Bengal Native Infantry










1885: 2nd (Queen’s Own)
Regiment of
Bengal Infantry

4th Regiment of
Bengal Infantry


7th (Duke of Connaught’s Own)
Regiment of
Bengal Infantry

8th Regiment of
Bengal Infantry


11th Regiment of
Bengal Infantry


16th (The Lucknow)
Regiment of
Bengal Infantry

1890:


4th (Prince Albert Victor’s)
Regiment of
Bengal Infantry













1893:





7th (Duke of Connaught’s Own)
Rajput Regiment of
Bengal Infantry










1897: 2nd (Queen’s Own)
Rajput Regiment of
Bengal Light Infantry

4th (Prince Albert Victor’s)
Rajput Regiment of
Bengal Infantry




8th Rajput Regiment of
Bengal Infantry


11th (Rajput) Regiment of
Bengal Infantry


16th (The Lucknow)
Rajput Regiment of
Bengal Infantry

1901: 2nd (Queen’s Own)
Rajput Light Infantry

4th (Prince Albert Victor’s)
Rajput Infantry

7th (Duke of Connaught’s Own)
Rajput Infantry

8th Rajput Infantry

11th Rajput Infantry

16th (Lucknow)
Rajput Infantry

Renumbering into the Indian Army
1903:
4th Prince Albert Victor’s
Rajputs
7th Duke of Connaught’s Own
Rajputs
8th Rajputs 11th Rajputs 16th Rajputs
(The Lucknow Regiment)
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1911: 2nd Queen Victoria’s Own
Rajput Light Infantry





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1917: 2nd Bn raised





1918: 3rd Bn raised
2nd Bn raised
2nd Bn raised
2nd Bn raised
2nd Bn raised

1919: 3rd Bn disbanded


2nd Bn disbanded


1920:



2nd Bn disbanded

1921: 2nd Bn disbanded

2nd Bn disbanded



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1922: 1st (Queen Victoria’s Own)
Light Infantry Bn,
2nd (Prince Albert Victor’s) Bn, 3rd (Duke of Connaught’s Own) Bn, 4th Bn, 5th Bn, 10th (Training)
(The Lucknow Regiment) Bn,
7th Rajput Regiment
7th Rajput Regiment
1941: 5th Bn captured
7th Bn raised
8th Bn raised
9th Bn raised
14th Bn raised
15th Bn raised
18th Bn raised
1942: 7th Bn disbanded
8th Bn disbanded
16th Bn raised
17th Bn raised
1943: 10th Bn → Regimental Center
1945: 18th Bn disbanded
1945: The Rajput Regiment
1946: 6th Bn disbanded
9th Bn disbanded
14th Bn disbanded
15th Bn disbanded
16th Bn disbanded
17th Bn disbanded
Union of India
1947: 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Bn
1949: 1st Bn → 4th Bn, The Brigade of the Guards
Republic of India
1950: The Rajput Regiment
1954: Sadul Light Infantry → 19th Bn (Bikaner)
Jodhpur Sirdar Infantry → 20th Bn (Jodhpur)
1961: 5th Bn raised
1963: 7th Bn raised
8th Bn raised
9th Bn raised
14th Bn raised
15th Bn raised
1964: 16th Bn raised
17th Bn raised
1965: 18th Bn raised
21st Bn raised
22nd Bn raised
23rd Bn raised
24th Bn raised
25th Bn raised
26th Bn raised
1979: 18th Bn → 13th Bn, The Mechanised Infantry Regiment
1988: 27th Bn raised
1993: 20th Bn → 24th Bn, The Mechanised Infantry Regiment