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

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Contents
- Bengal -
- Punjab -
- Madras -
- Hyderabad -
- Bombay -
- Goorkha -
 

- Bengal -
 
1st Regiment of Bengal Infantry
2nd (Queen’s Own) Regiment of Bengal Infantry
3rd Regiment of Bengal Infantry
4th Regiment of Bengal Infantry
5th Regiment of Bengal Light Infantry
6th Regiment of Bengal Light Infantry
7th (Duke of Connaught’s Own) Regiment of Bengal Infantry
8th Regiment of Bengal Infantry
9th Regiment of Bengal Infantry
10th Regiment of Bengal Infantry
11th Regiment of Bengal Infantry
12th (Kelat-i-Ghilzai) Regiment of Bengal Infantry
13th (Shakhawati) Regiment of Bengal Infantry
14th Regiment of Bengal Infantry (Ferozepore Sikh Infantry)
15th Regiment of Bengal Infantry (Ludhiana Sikhs)
16th (The Lucknow) Regiment of Bengal Infantry
17th (The Loyal Purbeah) Regiment of Bengal Infantry
18th Regiment of Bengal Infantry
19th (Punjab) Regiment of Bengal Infantry
20th (Duke of Cambridge’s Own) (Punjab) Regiment of Bengal Infantry
21st (Punjab) Regiment of Bengal Infantry
22nd (Punjab) Regiment of Bengal Infantry
23rd (Punjab) Regiment of Bengal Infantry (Pioneers)
24th (Punjab) Regiment of Bengal Infantry
25th (Punjab) Regiment of Bengal Infantry
26th (Punjab) Regiment of Bengal Infantry
27th (Punjab) Regiment of Bengal Infantry
28th (Punjab) Regiment of Bengal Infantry
29th (Punjab) Regiment of Bengal Infantry
30th (Punjab) Regiment of Bengal Infantry
31st (Punjab) Regiment of Bengal Infantry
32nd (Punjab) Regiment of Bengal Infantry (Pioneers)
33rd Regiment of Bengal Infantry
38th (Agra) Regiment of Bengal Infantry
39th (Aligarh) Regiment of Bengal Infantry
40th (Sjahjehanpur) Regiment of Bengal Infantry
42nd (Assam) Regiment of Bengal Infantry
43rd (Assam) Regiment of Bengal Infantry
44th (Sylhet) Regiment of Bengal Infantry
45th Regiment of Bengal Infantry (Rattray’s Sikhs)
The Bhopal Battalion
The Mhaiwara Battalion
 

- Punjab -
 
Queen’s Own Corps of Guides, Punjab Frontier Force
1st Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force
2nd (Hill) Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force
3rd Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force
4th Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force
1st Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force
2nd Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force
4th Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force
5th Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force
6th Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force
 

- Madras -
 
1st Regiment of Madras Infantry (Pioneers)
2nd Regiment of Madras Infantry
3rd Regiment of Palamcotta Light Infantry
4th Regiment of Madras Infantry (Pioneers)
5th Regiment of Madras Infantry
6th Regiment of Madras Infantry
7th Regiment of Madras Infantry
8th Regiment of Madras Infantry
9th Regiment of Madras Infantry
10th Regiment of Madras Infantry
11th Regiment of Madras Infantry
12th Regiment of Madras Infantry
13th Regiment of Madras Infantry
14th Regiment of Madras Infantry
15th Regiment of Madras Infantry
16th Regiment of Madras Infantry
17th Regiment of Madras Infantry
19th Regiment of Madras Infantry
20th Regiment of Madras Infantry
21st Regiment of Madras Infantry
22nd Regiment of Madras Infantry
23rd Wallajahabad Light Infantry Regiment of Madras Infantry
24th Regiment of Madras Infantry
25th Regiment of Madras Infantry
26th Regiment of Madras Infantry
27th Regiment of Madras Infantry
28th Regiment of Madras Infantry
29th Regiment of Madras Infantry
30th Regiment of Madras Infantry
31st Trichinopoly Light Infantry Regiment of Madras Infantry
32nd Regiment of Madras Infantry
33rd Regiment of Madras Infantry
 

- Hyderabad -
 
1st Infantry, Hyderabad Contingent
2nd Infantry, Hyderabad Contingent
3rd Infantry, Hyderabad Contingent
4th Infantry, Hyderabad Contingent
5th Infantry, Hyderabad Contingent
6th Infantry, Hyderabad Contingent
 

- Bombay -
 
1st Grenadier Regiment of Bombay Infantry
2nd (Prince of Wales’s Own) Grenadier Regiment of Bombay Infantry
3rd Regiment of Bombay Light Infantry
4th or Rifle Corps of Bombay Infantry
5th Regiment of Bombay Light Infantry
7th Regiment of Bombay Infantry
8th Regiment of Bombay Infantry
9th Regiment of Bombay Infantry
10th Regiment of Bombay (Light) Infantry
12th Regiment of Bombay Infantry
13th Regiment of Bombay Infantry
14th Regiment of Bombay Infantry
16th Regiment of Bombay Infantry
17th Regiment of Bombay Infantry
19th Regiment of Bombay Infantry
20th Regiment of Bombay Infantry
21st Regiment of Bombay Infantry (The Marine Battalion)
22nd Regiment of Bombay Infantry
23rd Regiment of Bombay Light Infantry
24th Regiment of Bombay Infantry
25th Regiment of Bombay Infantry
26th Regiment of Bombay Infantry
27th Regiment of Bombay (Light) Infantry or 1st Baluch Battalion
28th Regiment of Bombay Infantry
29th (Duke of Connaught’s Own) Regiment of Bombay Infantry (2nd Balooch Battalion)
30th Regiment of Bombay Infantry (3rd Balooch Battalion)
 

- Goorkha -
 
1st Goorkha Regiment (Light Infantry)
2nd (Prince of Wales’s Own) Goorkha Regiment (The Sirmoor Rifles)
3rd (The Kumaon) Goorkha Regiment
4th Goorkha Regiment
5th Goorkha Regiment (Hazara Goorkha Battalion)
 

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

The Pakistan Regiments since 1956