The Regular Infantry Regiments of the 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

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

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In 1950 India became a republic and regimental designations with reference to royalty were changed as were the badges.

 
Guards The Brigade of the Guards
 
 
Para The Parachute Regiment
 
 
Mech-Inf The Mechanised Infantry Regiment
 
 
Punjab The Punjab Regiment
 
 
Madras The Madras Regiment
 
 
Grenadiers The Grenadiers
 
 
Maratha-LI The Maratha Light Infantry
 
 
Rajputana The Rajputana Rifles
 
 
Rajput The Rajput Regiment
 
 
Jat The Jat Regiment
 
 
Sikh The Sikh Regiment
 
 
Sikh-LI The Sikh Light Infantry
 
 
Dogra The Dogra Regiment
 
 
Garhwal The Garhwal Rifles
 
 
Kumaon The Kumaon Regiment
 
 
Assam The Assam Regiment
 
 
Bihar The Bihar Regiment
 
 
Mahar The Mahar Regiment
 
 
JaK-Rifles The Jammu & Kashmir Rifles
 
 
Ladakh Scouts The Ladakh Scouts
 
 
Naga The Naga Regiment
 
 
JaK-LI The Jammu & Kashmir Light Infantry
 
 
Arunachal Scouts The Arunachal Scouts
 
 
Sikkim Scouts The Sikkim Scouts
 
 
1Gorkha 1 Gorkha Rifles (The Malaun Regiment)
 
 
3Gorkha 3 Gorkha Rifles
 
 
4Gorkha 4 Gorkha Rifles
 
 
5Gorkha 5 Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force)
 
 
8Gorkha 8 Gorkha Rifles
 
 
9Gorkha 9 Gorkha Rifles
 
 
11Gorkha 11 Gorkha Rifles
 

The Pakistan Regiments