The 95th Russell's Infantry were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. They could trace their origins to 1813, when they were raised as the 2nd Battalion of the Russell Brigade for the Princely state of

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. Until 1853, the regiment was part of the Nizam of Hydrabad's Army, then after signing of a treaty with the then

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, The Nizam's Contingent was renamed as the Hyderabad Contingent and became part of the regular Indian Army. The regiment fought in the

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during the

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. They then participated in the Siege of Nowah and the later Capture of Nowah. They next participated in the annexation of Burma during the

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. After the First World War the Indian government reformed its army, moving from single battalion regiments to multi-battalion regiments.Sumner p.15 In 1922, the 95th Russell's Infantry became the 10th (Training) Battalion,

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. This regiment was allocated to the

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after independence.

Predecessor names

*2nd Battalion of the Russell Brigade - 1813 *2nd Regiment of Infantry, Nizam's Army - 1826 *2nd Infantry, Hyderabad Contingent - 1854 *95th Russell's Infantry - 1903

References

* * * * *Moberly, F.J. (1923). ''Official History of the War: Mesopotamia Campaign'', Imperial War Museum. British Indian Army infantry regiments Military units and formations established in 1813 Military units and formations disestablished in 1922 Military history of the Madras Presidency Indian World War I regiments {{India-mil-stub