British India

3rd Brahmans

5th Light Infantry

17th The Loyal Regiment

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Presidency of Bengal
 
1798: 1st Battalion,
16th Regiment of
Bengal Native Infantry

1803:


2nd Battalion,
21st Regiment of
Bengal Native Infantry

1824: 32nd Regiment of
Bengal Native Infantry

42nd Regiment of
Bengal Native Infantry

1858:



raised from 3rd, 36th and 61st BNI
Loyal Purbiah Levy
Rebuilding the Bengal Army
1861: 3rd Regiment of
Bengal Native Infantry

5th Regiment of
Bengal Native Light Infantry

21st Regiment of
Bengal Native Infantry

1861:



17th Regiment of
Bengal Native Infantry

1864:





17th (The Loyal Purbiah)
Regiment of
Bengal Native Infantry

1885: 3rd Regiment of
Bengal Infantry


5th Regiment of
Bengal Light Infantry


17th (The Loyal Purbiah)
Regiment of
Bengal Infantry

1898:



17th (The Loyal) Regiment of
Bengal Infantry

1901: 3rd Infantry
5th Light Infantry
17th Bengal Infantry
1902:



17th Musalman Rajput Infantry
(The Loyal Regiment)

Renumbering into the Indian Army
1903: 3rd Brahmans 17th Infantry
(The Loyal Regiment)
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1918: 2nd Bn raised
2nd Bn raised
2nd Bn raised
1919:
2nd Bn disbanded

1920: 2nd Bn disbanded


1921:

2nd Bn disbanded
1922: disbanded disbanded disbanded