List Of Regiments Of The British Indian Army (1922)
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This is a list of regiments of the Indian Army as it was following the reorganisation of the Indian Armed Forces in 1922.


Cavalry


Regular

* Governor General's Bodyguard * Governor General's Bodyguard, Madras * Governor General's Bodyguard, Bombay * Governor General's Bodyguard, Bengal *
1st Duke of York's Own Skinner's Horse The 1st Horse (Skinner's Horse) is a regiment of the Armoured Corps of the Indian Army. It traces its origins as a cavalry regiment from the times of the East India Company, followed by its service in the British Indian Army and finally, afte ...
– renamed ''Skinner's Horse (1st Duke of York's Own)'' in 1927 – in 1947 went to India and became ''1st Horse (Skinner's Horse)'' in 1950 *
2nd Lancers (Gardner's Horse) The 2nd Lancers (Gardner's Horse) is one of the oldest and a highly decorated armoured regiment of the Indian Army. The regiment was formed by the amalgamation of two of the oldest regiments of the Bengal Army – the 2nd Royal Lancers (Gardner' ...
– renamed ''2nd Royal Lancers (Gardner's Horse)'' in 1937 – in 1947 went to India and became ''2nd Lancers (Gardner's Horse)'' in 1950 * 5th/8th Cavalry – formed from merger of 5th Cavalry and 8th Cavalry, became ''3rd Cavalry'' later that year, in 1947 went to India * 9th/10th Cavalry – formed from amalgamation of 9th Hodson's Horse and 10th Duke of Cambridge’s Own Lancers (Hodson’s Horse), renamed ''4th Duke of Cambridge's Own Hodson's Horse'' in 1922, renamed again in 1927 as ''Hodson's Horse (4th Duke of Cambridge's Own Lancers)'' – in 1947 went to India and became ''4th Horse (Hodon's Horse)'' in 1950 * 11th/12th Cavalry – formed from amalgamation of 11th (King Edward's Own) Lancers (Probyn's Horse) and
12th Cavalry The 5th Horse is an armoured regiment of the Pakistan Army. It was previously known as the 5th King Edward's Own Probyn's Horse, which was a regular cavalry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was formed in 1921 by the amalgamation of the 11th ...
, renamed ''5th King Edward's Own Horse'' later that year, renamed again as ''Probyn's Horse (5th King Edward's Own)'' in 1927, renamed once again as ''Probyn's Horse (5th King Edward VII's Own)'' in 1937 – in 1947 went to Pakistan and became ''5th Horse'' in 1950 * 13th/16th Cavalry – formed from amalgamation of
13th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers (Watson's Horse) The 6th Lancers is an armoured regiment of the Pakistan Army. Previously, it was known as the 6th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers (Watson's Horse), and was a regular cavalry regiment in the British Indian Army. It was formed in 1921 by amalgama ...
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16th Cavalry The 6th Lancers is an armoured regiment of the Pakistan Army. Previously, it was known as the 6th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers (Watson's Horse), and was a regular cavalry regiment in the British Indian Army. It was formed in 1921 by amalgama ...
, renamed ''6th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers'' later that year, renamed again as ''6th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers (Watson's Horse)'' in 1927 – went to Pakistan in 1947 and became ''6th Lancers'' in 1956 * 7th Light Cavalry – formed by redesignation of 28th Light Cavalry – went to India in 1947 * 26th/30th King George's Own Light Cavalry – formed from amalgamation of
26th King George's Own Light Cavalry The 8th Light Cavalry traces its origins from the 8th King George's Own Light Cavalry which was formed in 1922 by the amalgamation of the 26th King George's Own Light Cavalry and the 30th Lancers following a re-organisation of the Indian Cavalry C ...
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30th Lancers (Gordon's Horse) The 8th Light Cavalry traces its origins from the 8th King George's Own Light Cavalry which was formed in 1922 by the amalgamation of the 26th King George's Own Light Cavalry and the 30th Lancers following a re-organisation of the Indian Cavalry C ...
, renamed ''8th King George's Own Light Cavalry'' in 1922, renamed again in ''8th King George V's Own Light Cavalry'' in 1937 – went to India in 1947 and became ''8th Light Cavalry'' in 1950 * 20th/29th Horse – formed from amalgamation of
20th Deccan Horse The Deccan Horse or 9 Horse is one of the oldest and most decorated armoured regiments of the Indian Army. The Royal Deccan Horse (9th Horse), which was a regular cavalry regiment of the British Indian Army was formed from the amalgamation of tw ...
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29th Lancers (Deccan Horse) The Deccan Horse or 9 Horse is one of the oldest and most decorated armoured regiments of the Indian Army. The Royal Deccan Horse (9th Horse), which was a regular cavalry regiment of the British Indian Army was formed from the amalgamation of tw ...
, renamed ''9th Royal Deccan Horse'' later that year, renamed again as ''The Royal Deccan Horse (9th Horse)'' in 1927 – went to India in 1947 and became ''The Deccan Horse'' in 1950 *
10th Queen Victoria's Own Corps of Guides Cavalry (Frontier Force) The Guides Cavalry (Frontier Force) is an armoured regiment of the Pakistan Army which was raised in 1846 as The Corps of Guides. During more than a hundred and fifty years of military service, the regiment has earned the reputation of one of ...
– formed by separation of the cavalry elements of Queen Victoria's Own Corps of Guides (Frontier Force) (Lumsden), renamed ''The Guides Cavalry (10th Queen Victoria's Own Frontier Force)'' in 1927 – went to Pakistan in 1947 and became ''The Guides Cavalry (Frontier Force)'' in 1956 * 21st/23rd Cavalry – formed by amalgamation of 21st Prince Albert Victor's Own Cavalry (Frontier Force) (Daly's Horse) and 23rd Cavalry (Frontier Force), renamed ''11th Prince Albert Victor's Own Cavalry (Frontier Force)'' in 1922, renamed again as ''Prince Albert Victor's Own Cavalry (11th Frontier Force)'' in 1927 – went to Pakistan in 1947 and became ''11th Cavalry (Frontier Force)'' in 1956 * 22nd/25th Cavalry – formed by amalgamation of
22nd Sam Browne's Cavalry (Frontier Force) The 12th Cavalry Sam Browne's Cavalry (Frontier Force) is an armoured regiment of Pakistan Army. It was formed in the British Indian army in 1922 by the amalgamation of 22nd Sam Browne's Cavalry (Frontier Force) and 25th Cavalry (Frontier Force ...
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25th Cavalry (Frontier Force) The 12th Cavalry Sam Browne's Cavalry (Frontier Force) is an armoured regiment of Pakistan Army. It was formed in the British Indian army in 1922 by the amalgamation of 22nd Sam Browne's Cavalry (Frontier Force) and 25th Cavalry (Frontier Force ...
, renamed ''12th Cavalry (Frontier Force)'' later that year, renamed again as ''Sam Browne's Cavalry (12th Frontier Force)'' in 1927 – amalgamated with the 15th Cavalry and 12th Armoured Regiment in 1940 eformed as ''12th Cavalry (Frontier Force)'' in the Pakistan Army in 1985*
13th Duke of Connaught's Own Bombay Lancers In music or music theory, a thirteenth is the Musical note, note thirteen scale degrees from the root (chord), root of a chord (music), chord and also the interval (music), interval between the root and the thirteenth. The interval can be ...
– formed by amalgamation of
31st Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers The 13th Lancers is an armoured regiment of Pakistan Army. It was formed in 1923 as 13th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers by the amalgamation of 31st Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers and 32nd Lancers. On Partition of India in 1947, the regiment was ...
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32nd Lancers The 13th Lancers is an armoured regiment of Pakistan Army. It was formed in 1923 as 13th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers by the amalgamation of 31st Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers and 32nd Lancers. On Partition of India in 1947, the regiment was ...
, renamed as ''13th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers'' in 1927 – went to Pakistan in 1947 and became ''13th Lancers'' in 1956 * 35th/36th Cavalry – formed by amalgamation of
35th Scinde Horse The Scinde Horse is an armoured regiment in the Armoured Corps of the Indian Army. The regiment, known before independence as the 14th Prince of Wales's Own Scinde Horse was a regular cavalry regiment of the Bombay Army, and later the British Indi ...
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36th Jacob's Horse The 36th Jacob's Horse were a unit of cavalry of the British Indian Army. Origins They were raised by Lieut. John Jacob of the Bombay Artillery, as a unit of Irregular Horse, originally in 1839 (reformed 1846) to patrol the area of ' Scinde' ...
, renamed as ''14th Prince of Wales's Own Scinde Horse'' later that year, renamed again as ''The Scinde Horse (14th Prince of Wales's Own Cavalry)'' in 1927 – went to India in 1947 and became ''14th Horse'' in 1950 * 17th/37th Lancers – formed by amalgamation of
17th Cavalry The 15th Lancers (Baloch) is an armoured regiment of the Pakistan Army. It was formed in 1922 by the amalgamation of the 17th Cavalry and the 37th Lancers (Baluch Horse).Ahmad, Lt Col RN. (2010). ''Battle Honours of the Baloch Regiment''. Abbottab ...
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37th Lancers (Baluch Horse) The 15th Lancers (Baloch) is an armoured regiment of the Pakistan Army. It was formed in 1922 by the amalgamation of the 17th Cavalry and the 37th Lancers (Baluch Horse).Ahmad, Lt Col RN. (2010). ''Battle Honours of the Baloch Regiment''. Abbottaba ...
, renamed as ''15th Lancers'' in 1922, amalgamated with 12th Cavalry in 1940 eformed in both the Indian and Pakistan Armies in 1985 as the ''15th Lancers''*
16th Light Cavalry The 16th Light Cavalry is a regiment of the Armoured Corps, a primary combat arm of the Indian Army. Prior to India gaining independence from the British in 1947, it was a regular cavalry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was formed in 1776 ...
''–'' formed by redesignation of the 27th Light Cavalry – went to India in 1947 * 33rd/34th Cavalry – formed by amalgamation of 33rd Queen's Own Light Cavalry and
34th Prince Albert Victor's Own Poona Horse The Poona Horse is an armoured regiment in the Armoured Corps of the Indian Army. The regiment, known before independence as The Poona Horse (17th Queen Victoria's Own Cavalry), was raised as a regular cavalry regiment in the Bombay Presidency a ...
, renamed as ''17th Queen Victoria's Own Poona Horse'', renamed again as ''The Poona Horse (17th Queen Victoria's Own Cavalry)'' in 1927 – went to India in 1947 and became ''17th Horse'' in 1950 * 6th/7th Cavalry – formed by amalgamation of 6th King Edward's Own Cavalry and
7th Hariana Lancers The 7th Hariana Lancers was a cavalry regiment in the British Indian Army. It was formed in 1846 and in 1921 was amalgamated with the 6th King Edward's Own Cavalry to form the 18th King Edward's Own Cavalry. The unit was formed in 1846 as a regi ...
, renamed as ''18th King Edward's Own Cavalry'' later that year, renamed again as ''18th King Edward VII's Own Cavalry'' in 1936 – went to India in 1947 and renamed as ''18th Cavalry'' in 1950 * 18th/19th Lancers – formed by amalgamation of
18th King George's Own Lancers The 19th Lancers is an armoured regiment of the Pakistan Army. Before 1956, it was known as 19th King George V's Own Lancers, which was a regular cavalry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was formed in 1922, by the amalgamation of 18th K ...
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19th Lancers (Fane's Horse) The 19th Lancers is an armoured regiment of the Pakistan Army. Before 1956, it was known as 19th King George V's Own Lancers, which was a regular cavalry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was formed in 1922, by the amalgamation of 18th K ...
, renamed as ''19th King George's Own Lancers'' in 1927, renamed again as ''19th King George V's Own Lancers'' in 1937 – went to Pakistan in 1947 and renamed as ''19th Lancers'' in 1956 * 14th/15th Lancers – formed by amalgamation of
14th Murray's Jat Lancers The 14th Murray's Jat Lancers, also sometimes known as the Murray's Jat Horse, was a cavalry regiment of the British Indian Army. The regiment was first raised at Aligarh as an irregular cavalry unit in 1857 as the Jat Horse Yeomanry, for the Eas ...
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15th Lancers (Cureton's Multanis) The 15th Lancers (''Cureton's Multanis'') was a cavalry regiment of the British Indian Army which existed from 1858 to 1921. Raised during the 1857 uprising, the regiment later saw service in the Second Afghan War of 1878–80 and the First Wo ...
, renamed as ''20th Lancers'' in 1922, disbanded by 1940 eformed in 1955/56 in both the Indian and Pakistan Armies as ''20th Lancers''* 38th/39th Cavalry – formed by amalgamation of
38th King George's Own Central India Horse The Central India Horse (formerly the 21st King George V's Own Horse, also known as Beatson's Horse) was a regular cavalry regiment of the British Indian Army and is presently part of the Indian Army Armoured Corps. Formation The regiment was ra ...
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39th King George's Own Central India Horse The Central India Horse (formerly the 21st King George V's Own Horse, also known as Beatson's Horse) was a regular cavalry regiment of the British Indian Army and is presently part of the Indian Army Armoured Corps. Formation The regiment was ra ...
, renamed as ''38th/39th King George's Own Light Cavalry'' later that year, renamed again as ''The Central India Horse (21st King George's Own Horse)'' in 1923, renamed once again as ''The Central India Horse (21st King George V's Own Horse)'' in 1937 – went to India in 1947 and renamed as ''The Central India Horse'' in 1950


Auxiliary

* The Assam Valley Light Horse * The Bihar Light Horse *
The Bombay Light Horse The Bombay Light Horse was raised in 1885 and formed part of Indian Volunteer Force, later (post 1917) the Indian Defence Force and finally (post 1920) the Auxiliary Force (India). A light horse regiment was roughly equivalent to half a battalio ...
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The Calcutta Light Horse The Calcutta Light Horse was raised in 1872 and formed part of the Cavalry Reserve in the British Indian Army. The regiment was disbanded following India's independence in 1947. Operation Creek On reserve since the Boer War, they are most not ...
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The Chota Nagpur Regiment The Chota Nagpur Regiment was raised in 1891 as the Chota Nagpore Mounted Rifles and formed part of the Cavalry Reserve in the British Indian Army. It was renamed the Chota Nagpur Light Cavalry in 1910 then the Chota Nagpur Regiment in 1917. The r ...
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The Punjab Light Horse The Punjab Light Horse was raised in 1867 and formed part of the Cavalry Reserve in the British Indian Army. The regimental headquarters was at Lahore, in Punjab. The regiment was disbanded following India's independence in 1947 and the division ...
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* The Surma Valley Light Horse *
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Infantry


Regular

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1st Punjab Regiment The 1st Punjab Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army from 1922 to 1947. Upon the Partition of India, it was transferred to the newly-raised Pakistan Army. It ceased to exist in this form in 1956, when it was amalgamate ...
– went to Pakistan in 1947 and in 1956 united with the 14th, 15th, and 16th Punjab Regiments to form the
Punjab Regiment Punjab Regiment may refer to the following existing units: *Punjab Regiment (India) *Punjab Regiment (Pakistan) From 1922 to 1947, the British Indian Army included 6 numbered Punjab Regiments: *1st Punjab Regiment * 2nd Punjab Regiment *8th Punj ...
** 1st Battalion – formed by redesignation of
62nd Punjabis The 62nd Punjabis was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was raised in 1759 as the 3rd Battalion of Coast Sepoys, and formed part of the Madras Army. It was designated as the 62nd Punjabis in 1903 and became 1st Battalion 1st Punja ...
** 2nd Battalion – formed by redesignation of 66th Punjabis ** 3rd Battalion – formed by redesignation of
76th Punjabis The 76th Punjabis was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was raised by Captain Thomas Lane at Trichonopoly on 16 December 1776, as the 16th Carnatic Battalion. It was designated as the 76th Punjabis in 1903 and became the 3rd Batta ...
** 4th Battalion – formed by redesignation of
1st Brahmans The 1st Brahmans was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was raised at Oudh by Captain T Naylor in 1776 for service in the army of Nawab Wazir of Oudh, and was known as the Nawab Wazir's Regiment. It was transferred to the East Indi ...
, disbanded in 1931 ** 5th Battalion – formed by redesignation of
82nd Punjabis The 82nd Punjabis was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was raised in 1788, as the 29th Madras Battalion. It was designated as the 82nd Punjabis in 1903 and became the 5th Battalion 1st Punjab Regiment in 1922. In 1947, it was al ...
** 10th (Training) Battalion – formed by redesignation of
84th Punjabis The 84th Punjabis was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was raised by Captain Donald Macdonald at Vellore on 12 August 1794, as the 34th Battalion of Madras Native Infantry. It was designated as the 84th Punjabis in 1903 and beca ...
** 11th (Territorial) Battalion – formed in 1922, disbanded in 1941 *
2nd Punjab Regiment The 2nd Punjab Regiment was a British Indian Army regiment from 1922 to the partition of India in 1947. The regiment was formed by the amalgamation of other regiments: *1st Battalion, from the 67th Punjabis The 67th Punjabis were an infantry ...
– went to India in 1947 and consequently renamed as '' The Punjab Regiment'' ** 1st Battalion – formed by redesignation of 1st Battalion, 67th Punjabis, disbanded in 1952 ** 2nd Battalion – formed by redesignation of
69th Punjabis The 69th Punjabis were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. They could trace their origins to 1759, when they were raised as the 10th Battalion Coast Sepoys. The regiment's first engagement was during the Carnatic Wars, this was foll ...
, disbanded in 1951 ** 3rd Battalion – formed by redesignation of
72nd Punjabis The 72nd Punjabis were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. They could trace their origins to 1759, when they were raised as the 16th Battalion Coast Sepoys. History The regiment's first battle was the Battle of Sholinghur in 1781, du ...
** 4th Battalion – formed by redesignation of
74th Punjabis The 74th Punjabis were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. They could trace their origins to 1776, when they were raised as the 14th Carnatic Battalion. The regiment first saw action during the Carnatic Wars. This was followed by the ...
, disbanded in 1938 ** 5th Battalion – formed by redesignation of
87th Punjabis The 87th Punjabis were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. They could trace their origins to 1798, when they were raised as the 1st Battalion, 14th Madras Native Infantry. The regiments first action was in the Battle of Mahidpur duri ...
, disbanded in 1952 ** 10th (Training) Battalion – formed by redesignation of 2nd Battalion, 67th Punjabis *
3rd Madras Regiment The 3rd Madras Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army formed after the World War I reforms of the Indian Army. The infantry regiments were converted into large regiments with four or five battalions in each regiment plus a t ...
– disbanded in 1928 due to recruiting and economic issues, reformed in 1941 and allocated to India in 1947 as ''
The Madras Regiment The Madras Regiment is the oldest infantry regiment of the Indian Army, originating in the 1750s. The regiment took part in numerous campaigns with both the British Indian Army and the post-independence Indian Army. History The town of Madras wa ...
'' ** 1st Battalion – formed by redesignation of
73rd Carnatic Infantry The 73rd Carnatic Infantry was an infantry regiment originally raised in 1776 as the 13th Carnatic Battalion (using drafts of men from the 4th, 7th and the 11th Carnatic Battalion) as part of the Presidency of Madras Army which was itself p ...
, disbanded in 1928 ** 2nd Battalion – formed by redesignation of
75th Carnatic Infantry The 75th Carnatic Infantry were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. They could trace their origins to 1776, when they were raised as the 15th Carnatic Battalion by enlisting men from the 2nd, 6th and 12th Carnatic Battalions. Their ...
, disbanded in 1926 ** 3rd Battalion – formed by redesignation of
79th Carnatic Infantry The 79th Carnatic Infantry was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. They could trace their origins to 1777, when the 20th Carnatic Battalion was raised from sub-units of the 1st, 3rd, 8th and 16th Carnatic Battalions. History As part ...
, disbanded in 1923 ** 4th Battalion – formed by redesignation of
83rd Wallajahabad Light Infantry The 83rd Wallajahbad Light Infantry was an infantry regiment originally raised in 1794 as the 33rd Madras Battalion, part of the Presidency of Madras Army which was itself part of the Honourable East India Company Army. The presidency armies, ...
, disbanded in 1923 ** 10th (Training) Battalion – formed by redesignation of
86th Carnatic Infantry The 86th Carnatic Infantry was an infantry regiment originally raised in 1794 as the 36th Madras Native Infantry, part of the Presidency of Madras Army which was itself part of the Honourable East India Company Army. The presidency armies, lik ...
, disbanded in 1926 ** 11th (Madras) (Territorial) Battalion – disbanded in 1928, reformed in 1933 and disbanded in 1941 ** 12th (Malabar) (Territorial) Battalion – disbanded in 1928, reformed in 1933 and disbanded in 1941 ** 13th (Malabar) (Territorial) Battalion – disbanded in 1928, reformed in 1933 and disbanded in 1941 ** 14th (Coorg) (Territorial) Battalion – disbanded in 1928, reformed in 1929 and disbanded in 1941 *
4th Bombay Grenadiers The Grenadiers is an infantry regiment of the Indian Army, formerly part of the Bombay Army and later the pre-independence British Indian Army, when the regiment was known as the 4th Bombay Grenadiers. It has distinguished itself during the tw ...
– redesignated as ''The Indian Grenadiers'' in 1947 – allocated to India in 1947 and became '' The Grenadiers'' in 1950 ** 1st Battalion – formed by redesignation of
101st Grenadiers The 101st Grenadiers was a regiment of the British Indian Army. 1778–1878 The regiment was formed in 1778 after six grenadier companies (two companies each from the three battalions of the Bombay Army) were combined to form a composite battal ...
– disbanded in 1951 ** 2nd Battalion – formed by redesignation of
102nd King Edward's Own Grenadiers The 102nd Prince of Wales's Own Grenadiers was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. It could trace its origins to 1796, when it was raised as the 13th Battalion, Bombay Native Infantry. The Grenadiers were part of the Indian army whi ...
** 3rd Battalion – formed by redesignation of
108th Infantry The 108th Infantry were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. The regiment traces their origins to 1768, when they were raised as the 1st Battalion, Bombay Sepoys. The regiments first action was during the Mysore Campaign in the Thi ...
– disbanded in 1930, reformed in 1940 ** 4th Battalion – formed by redesignation of
109th Infantry The 109th Infantry was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. The regiment traces its origins to 1768, when it was raised as the 5th Battalion, Bombay Sepoys. The regiment's first action was during the Mysore Campaign in the Third A ...
– disbanded in 1923, reformed in 1941 ** 5th Battalion – formed by redesignation of
112th Infantry The 112th Infantry were an infantry regiment of the East India Company's Bombay Army and later the British Indian Army. The regiment traces their origins to 1796, when they were raised as the 2nd Battalion, 6th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantr ...
– disbanded in 1923, reformed in 1941 and disbanded again in 1946 ** 10th (Training) Battalion – formed by redesignation of
113th Infantry The 113th Infantry were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. The regiment traces their origins to 1800, when they were raised as the 1st Battalion, 7th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry. The regiment's first action was in Egypt duri ...
– disbanded in 1942 ** 11th (Territorial) Battalion – disbanded in 1942 *
5th Mahratta Light Infantry The 5th Mahratta Light Infantry was a regiment of the British Indian Army. It was formed in 1922, when the Indian government reformed the army moving from single battalion regiments to multi battalion regiments. The regiment fought in World War ...
– redesignated as ''The Mahratta Light Infantry'' in 1947 and allocated to India, became '' The Maratha Light Infantry'' in 1948 ** 1st Battalion – formed by redesignation of
103rd Mahratta Light Infantry The 103rd Mahratta Light Infantry were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. They could trace their origins to 1768, when they were raised as the 2nd Battalion, Bombay Sepoys. The regiment was first in action in the Mysore Campaign ...
** 2nd Battalion – formed by redesignation of
105th Mahratta Light Infantry The 105th Mahratta Light Infantry were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. The regiment traces their origins to 1768, when they were raised as the 3rd Battalion, Bombay Sepoys. The regiment's first action was during the Mysore Cam ...
, disbanded in 1942, reformed in 1946 ** 3rd Battalion – formed by redesignation of
110th Mahratta Light Infantry The 110th Mahratta Light Infantry were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. The regiment traces their origins to 1797, when they were raised as the 2nd Battalion, 5th (Travancore) Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry. The regiments ...
, disbanded in 1952 ** 4th Battalion – formed by redesignation of
116th Mahrattas The 116th Mahrattas were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. The regiment traces their origins to 1800, when they were raised as the 2nd Battalion, 7th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry. During World War I the regiment was attached ...
** 5th (Royal) Battalion – formed by redesignation of
117th Mahrattas The 117th Mahrattas were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. The regiment traces their origins to 1800, when they were raised as the Bombay Fencible Regiment. During World War I the regiment was attached to the 6th (Poona) Division ...
** 10th (Training) Battalion – formed by redesignation of
114th Mahrattas The 114th Mahrattas were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. The regiment traces their origins to 1800, when they were raised as the 2nd Battalion, 7th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry. During World War I they were attached to the ...
, disbanded in 1942 ** 11th (Territorial) Battalion – disbanded in 1941 ** 12th (Territorial) Battalion – formed in 1939 and disbanded in 1941 * 6th Rajputana Rifles – redesignated as ''
The Rajputana Rifles The Rajputana Rifles is the oldest rifle regiment of the Indian Army. It was originally a part of the British Indian Army, when six previously existing regiments were amalgamated to form six battalions of the 6th Rajputana Rifles. In 1945, the ...
'' in 1945 and allocated to India in 1947 ** 1st Battalion (Wellesley's) – formed by redesignation of
104th Wellesley's Rifles The 104th Wellesley's Rifles were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. They could trace their origins to 1775, when they were raised as the 5th Battalion, Bombay Sepoys and presently its designation is 3 Guards (1 Rajputana Rifles) o ...
, disbanded in 1949 ** 2nd (Prince of Wales's Own) Battalion – formed by redesignation of
120th Rajputana Infantry The 120th Rajputana Infantry were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. The regiment traces their origins to 1817, when they were raised as the 2nd Battalion, 10th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry. The regiments first action was ...
** 3rd (Prince of Wales's Own) Battalion – formed by redesignation of
122nd Rajputana Infantry The 122nd Rajputana Infantry were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. The regiment traces their origins to 1818, when they were raised as the 2nd Battalion, 11th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry. The regiments first action was duri ...
** 4th Battalion (Outram's) – formed by redesignation of
123rd Outram's Rifles The 123rd Outram's Rifles was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. History It traced its origins to the 12th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry, part of the British East India Company's Bombay Army. It fought in the Battle of Khadki ...
** 5th Battalion (Napier's) – formed by redesignation of
125th Napier's Rifles The 125th Napier's Rifles was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. At various points in history it was also known as the 1st Extra Battalion Bombay Native Infantry, the 25th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry (1826–1889) and the 25th ...
** 10th (Training) Battalion – formed by redesignation of
13th Rajputs (The Shekhawati Regiment) The 13th Rajputs (The Shekhawati Regiment) was an infantry regiment of the Bengal Army, and later of the British Indian Army. They could trace their origins to the Shekhawati Regiment raised in 1835, as part of the Jaipur contingent of the Honour ...
** 11th (Territorial) Battalion – formed in 1928 and disbanded in 1941 ** 12th (Territorial) Battalion – formed in 1940 and disbanded in 1941 * 7th Rajput Regiment – redesignated as ''The Rajput Regiment'' in 1945 and allocated to India in 1947 ** 1st (Queen Victoria's Own Light Infantry) Battalion – formed by redesignation of
2nd Queen Victoria's Own Rajput Light Infantry The 2nd Queen Victoria's Own Rajput Light Infantry, commonly shortened to 2nd Rajputs, was a regiment of the British Indian Army. Raised in 1798, it was amalgamated with five other Rajput regiments in 1922. History The British East India Company ...
** 2nd (Prince Albert Victor's) Battalion – formed by redesignation of
4th Prince Albert Victor's Rajputs The 4th Prince Albert Victor's Rajputs was an infantry battalion of the British Indian Army. They could trace their origins to 1798, when they were the 2nd Battalion, 16th Bengal Native Infantry. Over the years they became known by a number of dif ...
** 3rd (Duke of Connaught's Own) Battalion – formed by redesignation of 7th Duke of Connaught's Own Rajputs ** 4th Battalion – formed by redesignation of
8th Rajputs The 8th Rajputs was an infantry battalion of the British Indian Army. They could trace their origins to 1798 when they were the 1st Battalion, 30th Bengal Native Infantry. Over the years the regiment became known by a number of different titles. ...
** 5th Battalion – formed by redesignation of
11th Rajputs The 11th Rajputs was an infantry regiment of the Bengal Army and later of the British Indian Army. They could trace their origins to 1825, when they were the 2nd Extra Battalion, Bengal Native Infantry. In 1828, they were renamed the 70th Bengal Na ...
, disbanded in 1941 ** 10th (Training) Battalion – formed by redesignation of
16th Rajputs (The Lucknow Regiment) The 16th Rajputs (The Lucknow Regiment) was an infantry regiment of the Bengal Army and later of the united British Indian Army. It can trace its origins to 1857, during the Indian Mutiny when it was formed from men of the 13th, 48th and 71st Be ...
, disbanded in 1943 ** 11th (Territorial) Battalion – disbanded in 1941 ** 12th (Territorial) Battalion – formed in 1940 and disbanded in 1941 * 8th Punjab Regiment – allocated to Pakistan in 1947 and merged with Baluch Regiment and Bahawalpur Regiment in 1956 to form the '' Baloch Regiment'' ** 1st Battalion – formed by redesignation of 1st Battalion,
89th Punjabis The 89th Punjabis was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army raised in 1798 as a battalion of Madras Native Infantry. It was designated as the 89th Punjabis in 1903 and became 1st Battalion 8th Punjab Regiment in 1922. In 1947, it was allo ...
, disbanded in 1942, reformed in 1946 ** 2nd Battalion – formed by redesignation of
90th Punjabis The 90th Punjabis were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. The regiment was raised in 1799 as a battalion of Madras Native Infantry. It was designated as the 90th Punjabis in 1903 and became 2nd Battalion 8th Punjab Regiment in 1922. ...
** 3rd Battalion – formed by redesignation of 91st Punjabis (Light Infantry) ** 4th Battalion – formed by redesignation of
92nd Punjabis The 92nd Punjabis were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. The regiment was raised in 1800 as a battalion of Madras Native Infantry. It was designated as the 92nd Punjabis in 1903 and became 4th Battalion (Prince of Wales's Own) 8th P ...
** 5th Battalion – formed by redesignation of
93rd Burma Infantry The 93rd Burma Infantry was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. The regiment was raised in 1800 as a battalion of Madras Native Infantry. It was designated as the 93rd Burma Infantry in 1903 and became the 5th (Burma) Battalion 8th Pu ...
** 10th (Training) Battalion – formed by redesignation of 2nd Battalion, 89th Punjabis, disbanded in 1943 * 9th Jat Regiment – redesignated as '' The Jat Regiment'' in 1945 and allocated to India in 1947 ** 1st (Royal) Battalion – formed by redesignation of 1st Battalion, 6th Jat Light Infantry ** 2nd (Mooltan) Battalion – formed by redesignation of
119th Infantry (The Mooltan Regiment) The 119th Infantry (The Mooltan Regiment) was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. The regiment originated in 1817, when it was raised as the 1st Battalion, 10th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry. The regiment's first action was in ...
, disbanded in 1942 ** 3rd Battalion – formed by redesignation of
10th Jats The 10th Jats were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. They could trace their origins to 1823, when they were known as the 1st Battalion, 33rd Bengal Native Infantry. Over the years they became known by a number of different titles. T ...
** 4th Battalion – formed by redesignation of
18th Infantry The 18th Infantry were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. Their origins trace back to 1795, when they were known as the Calcutta Native Militia. Over the years they were known by a number of different names, such as the Alipore Regim ...
** 10th (Training) Battalion – formed by redesignation of 2nd Battalion, 6th Jat Light Infantry, disbanded in 1942 ** 11th (Territorial) Battalion – disbanded in 1941 ** 12th (Territorial) Battalion – formed in 1940 and disbanded in 1941 *
10th Baluch Regiment The 10th Baluch or Baluch Regiment was a regiment of the British Indian Army from 1922 to 1947. After Partition of India, independence, it was transferred to the Pakistan Army. In 1956, it was amalgamated with the 8th Punjab Regiment, 8th Punja ...
– redesignated as ''The Baluch Regiment'' in 1945 and allocated to Pakistan in 1947 – merged with 8th Punjabs and The Bakawalpur Regiments to form '' The Baloch Regiment'' ** 1st (Duchess of Connaught's Own) Battalion – formed by redesignation of 1st Battalion,
124th Duchess of Connaught's Own Baluchistan Infantry The 124th Duchess of Connaught's Own Baluchistan Infantry was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army raised in 1820 as the 2nd (Marine) Battalion 12th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry. It was designated as the 124th Duchess of Connaught' ...
** 2nd Battalion – formed by redesignation of
126th Baluchistan Infantry The 126th Baluchistan Infantry was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army raised in 1825 as the 2nd Extra Battalion of Bombay Native Infantry. It was designated as the 126th Baluchistan Infantry in 1903 and became 2nd Battalion 10th Baluch ...
, disbanded in 1942, reformed in 1946 ** 3rd (Queen Mary's Own) Battalion – formed by redesignation of
127th Queen Mary's Own Baluch Light Infantry The 127th Queen Mary's Own Baluch Light Infantry was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army raised in 1844 as The Scinde Bellochee Corps. It was designated as the 127th Baluch Light Infantry in 1903 and became 3rd Battalion (Queen Mary's O ...
** 4th (Duke of Connaught's Own) Battalion – formed by redesignation of
129th Duke of Connaught's Own Baluchis The 129th Duke of Connaught's Own Baluchis was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army raised in 1846 as the 2nd Bellochee Battalion. It was designated as the 129th Duke of Connaught's Own Baluchis in 1903, and became 4th Battalion (Duke ...
** 5th (King George's Own) Battalion (Jacob's Rifles) – formed by redesignation of
130th King George's Own Baluchis (Jacob's Rifles) The 130th King George's Own Baluchis (Jacob's Rifles) was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army raised in June 1858 as the 1st Belooch Rifles; re-designated as 1st Regiment Jacob's Rifles in September. Ahmad, Lt Col RN. (2017). ''History ...
** 10th (Training) Battalion – formed by redesignation of 2nd Battalion, 124th Duchess of Connaught's Own Baluchistan Infantry, disbanded in 1943 *
11th Sikh Regiment The 11th Sikh Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. They could trace their origins to 1922, when after World War I the Indian government reformed the army moving from single battalion regiments to multi battalion regiments.S ...
– redesignated as ''The Sikh Regiment'' in 1945 and allocated to India in 1947 ** 1st Battalion – formed by redesignation of
14th King George's Own Ferozepore Sikhs The 14th King George's Own Ferozepore Sikhs was a regiment of the British Indian Army; they can trace their origins to the ''Regiment of Ferozepore'' formed in 1846. The regiment had a number of different titles over the following years: the 14th ...
** 2nd Battalion – formed by redesignation of
15th Ludhiana Sikhs The 15th Ludhiana Sikhs was an infantry regiment in the British Indian Army. They could trace their origins to 1846, when they were known as the Regiment of Ludhiana (or the Loodiana Regiment). During the Indian Mutiny they were relied upon to h ...
** 3rd Battalion – formed by redesignation of
45th Rattray's Sikhs The 45th Rattray's Sikhs was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. They could trace their origins to the 1st Bengal Military Police Battalion raised in April 1856, at Lahore, by Captain Thomas Rattray originally consisting of a troop ...
** 4th Battalion – formed by redesignation of
36th Sikhs The 36th Sikhs was an infantry regiment in the British Indian Army. They could trace their origins to 1887, when they were the 36th (Sikh) Bengal Infantry. Composed of Jat Sikhs, it was created by Colonel Jim Cooke and Captain H. R. Holmes. They h ...
** 5th Battalion – formed by redesignation of 47th Duke of Connaught's Own Sikhs ** 10th (Training) Battalion – formed by redesignation of
35th Sikhs The 35th Sikhs were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. They could trace their origins to 1887, when they were raised as the 35th (Sikh) Bengal Infantry. The regiment took part in the Siege of Malakand in 1897 and World War I. During ...
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12th Frontier Force Regiment The 12th Frontier Force Regiment was formed in 1922 as part of the British Indian Army. It consisted of five regular battalions; numbered 1 to 5 and the 10th (Training) Battalion. During the Second World War a further ten battalions were raised. ...
– redesigned as ''The Frontier Force Regiment'' in 1945 and allocated to Pakistan in 1947 – merged with Frontier Force Rifles and Pathan Regiment to form ''
Frontier Force Regiment The Frontier Force Regiment is one of the six infantry regiments of the Pakistan Army. They are popularly known as the ''Piffers'' in reference to their military history as the PIF ( Punjab Irregular Force) of the British Indian Army, or as th ...
'' ** 1st Battalion – formed by redesignation of
51st Sikhs (Frontier Force) The 51st Sikhs (Frontier Force) was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was raised in 1846 as the 1st Regiment of Infantry The Frontier Brigade. It was designated as the 51st Sikhs (Frontier Force) in 1903 and became 1st Battalio ...
** 2nd Battalion – formed by redesignation of
52nd Sikhs (Frontier Force) The 52nd Sikhs (Frontier Force) was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was raised in 1846 as the 2nd Regiment of Infantry The Frontier Brigade. It was designated as the 52nd Sikhs (Frontier Force) in 1903 and became 2nd Battalion ...
, disbanded in 1942, reformed in 1946 ** 3rd Battalion – formed by redesignation of
53rd Sikhs (Frontier Force) The 53rd Sikhs (Frontier Force) was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was raised in 1847 as the 3rd Regiment of Infantry The Frontier Brigade. It was designated as the 53rd Sikhs (Frontier Force) in 1903 and became 3rd Battalion ...
** 4th Battalion – formed by redesignation of
54th Sikhs (Frontier Force) The 54th Sikhs (Frontier Force) were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was raised in 1846 as the 4th Regiment of Infantry The Frontier Brigade. It was designated as the 54th Sikhs (Frontier Force) in 1903 and became 4th Battalio ...
, disbanded in 1948 ** 5th Battalion (Guides) – formed by redesignation of 1st Battalion, Queen Victoria's Own Corps of Guides Infantry (Frontier Force) ** 10th (Training) Battalion – formed by redesignation of 2nd Battalion, Queen Victoria's Own Corps of Guides Infantry (Frontier Force) ** 11th (Territorial) Battalion – disbanded in 1941 *
13th Frontier Force Rifles The 13th Frontier Force Rifles was part of the British Indian Army, and after 1947, Pakistan Army. It was formed in 1922 by amalgamation of five existing regiments and consisted of five regular battalions. History The 13th Frontier Force Rifle ...
– redesignated as ''The Frontier Force Rifles'' in 1945 and allocated to Parkistan in 1947 – merged with Frontier Force Regiment and Pathan Regiment to form ''Frontier Force Regiment'' ** 1st Battalion (Coke's) – formed by redesignation of
55th Coke's Rifles (Frontier Force) The 55th Coke's Rifles (Frontier Force) was a regiment of the British Indian Army. It was raised in 1849 as the 1st Regiment of Punjab Infantry. It was designated as the 55th Coke's Rifles (Frontier Force) in 1903 and became 1st Battalion (Coke's ...
** 2nd Battalion – formed by redesignation of 1st Battalion,
56th Punjabi Rifles (Frontier Force) The 56th Punjabi Rifles (Frontier Force) was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was raised in 1849 as the 2nd Regiment of Punjab Infantry. It was designated as the 56th Punjabi Rifles (Frontier Force) in 1906 and became 2nd Battal ...
** ''—no 3rd Battalion was formed—'' ** 4th Battalion (Wilde's) – formed by redesignation of
57th Wilde's Rifles The 4th Punjab Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army formed on 18 April 1849 by Captain GG Denniss at Lahore as part of the Transfrontier Brigade, which became the Punjab Irregular Force (PIF) in 1851. The regiment ...
** 5th Battalion (Vaughan's) – formed by redesignation of
58th Vaughan's Rifles (Frontier Force) The 58th Vaughan's Rifles (Frontier Force) was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was raised in 1849 as the 5th Regiment of Punjab Infantry. It was designated as the 58th Vaughan's Rifles (Frontier Force) in 1903 and became 5th ...
** 6th (Scinde) Royal Battalion – formed by redesignation of
59th Royal Scinde Rifles (Frontier Force) The 59 Scinde Rifles (Frontier Force) was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. The regiment was one of the most reputed outfits of the British Indian Army. It was raised in 1843, as the Scinde Camel Corps. In 1856, it was incorporate ...
** 10th (Training) Battalion – formed by redesignation of 2nd Battalion, 56th Punjabi Rifles (Frontier Force) ** 11th (Territorial) Battalion – disbanded in 1941 *
14th Punjab Regiment The 14th Punjab Regiment was a regiment of the British Indian Army from 1922 to 1947. It was transferred to the Pakistan Army on independence in 1947, and amalgamated with the 1st, 15th and 16th Punjab Regiments in 1956, to form the Punjab Reg ...
– allocated to Pakistan in 1947 – merged with 1st, 15th, and 16th Punjab Regiments to form ''The Punjab Regiment'' in 1956 ** 1st Battalion – formed by redesignation of
19th Punjabis The 19th Punjabis was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was raised in 1857, as the 7th Regiment of Punjab Infantry. It was designated as the 19th Punjabis in 1903 and became 1st Battalion 14th Punjab Regiment i.e. 1/14 Punjab Regi ...
** 2nd (Duke of Cambridge's Own) Battalion – formed by redesignation of
20th Duke of Cambridge's Own Infantry (Brownlow's Punjabis) The 20th Duke of Cambridge's Own Infantry (Brownlow's Punjabis) was a regiment of the British Indian Army. It was raised in 1857, as the 8th Regiment of Punjab Infantry. It was designated as the 20th Duke of Cambridge's Own Infantry (Brownlow's Pu ...
** 3rd Battalion – formed by redesignation of
22nd Punjabis The 22nd Punjabis was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was raised in 1857, as the 11th Regiment of Punjab Infantry. It was designated as the 22nd Punjabis in 1903 and became 3rd Battalion 14th Punjab Regiment in 1922. In 1947, it ...
** 4th Battalion – formed by redesignation of
24th Punjabis The 24th Punjabis were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was raised in 1857, as the 11th Regiment of Punjab Infantry. It was designated as the 24th Punjabis in 1861 and became 4th Battalion 14th Punjab Regiment in 1922. In 1947, i ...
** 5th (Pathans) Battalion – formed by redesignation of
40th Pathans The 40th Pathans were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was raised in 1858 as the Shahjehanpur Levy. It was designated as the 40th Pathans in 1903 and became 5th Battalion (Pathans) 14th Punjab Regiment in 1922. In 1947, it was al ...
** 10th (Training) Battalion – formed by redesignation of
21st Punjabis The 21st Punjabis were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was raised in 1857, as the 11th Regiment of Punjab Infantry. It was designated as the 21st Punjabis in 1903 and became 10th (Training) Battalion of 14th Punjab Regiment in 1 ...
** 11th (Territorial) Battalion – disbanded in 1941 ** 12th (Territorial) Battalion – formed in 1939 and disbanded in 1941 *
15th Punjab Regiment The 15th Punjab Regiment was a infantry regiment of the British Indian Army from 1922 to 1947 and of the Pakistan Army from 1947 to 1956. Following its allotment to Pakistan after the partition of India in 1947, it was amalgamated in 1956 with ...
– allocated to Pakistan in 1947 – merged with 1st, 14th, and 16th Punjab Regiments to form ''The Punjab Regiment'' in 1956 ** 1st Battalion – formed by redesignation of
25th Punjabis The 25th Punjabis was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was raised in 1857, as the 17th Regiment of Punjab Infantry. It was designated as the 25th Punjabis in 1903 and became 1st Battalion 15th Punjab Regiment in 1922. In 1947, ...
** 2nd Battalion – formed by redesignation of
26th Punjabis The 26th Punjabis were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was raised in 1857, as the 18th Regiment of Punjab Infantry. It was designated as the 26th Punjabis in 1903 and became 2nd Battalion 15th Punjab Regiment in 1922. In 1947, i ...
, disbanded in 1942 and reformed in 1946 ** 3rd Battalion – formed by redesignation of
27th Punjabis The 27th Punjabis were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was raised in 1857, as the 19th Regiment of Punjab Infantry. It was designated as the 27th Punjabis in 1903 and became 3rd Battalion 15th Punjab Regiment in 1922. In 1947, i ...
** 4th Battalion – formed by redesignation of
28th Punjabis The 28th Punjabis were an infantry regiment in the British Indian Army. It was raised in 1857, as the 20th Regiment of Punjab Infantry. It was designated as the 28th Punjabis in 1903 and became 4th Battalion 15th Punjab Regiment in 1922. In 1947, i ...
** 10th (Training) Battalion – formed by redesignation of
29th Punjabis The 29th Punjabis was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was raised in 1857, as the 21st Regiment of Punjab Infantry. It was designated as the 29th Punjabis in 1903 and became 10th (Training) Battalion of 15th Punjab Regiment in ...
, disbanded in 1943 ** 11th (Territorial) Battalion – disbanded in 1941 ** 12th (Territorial) Battalion – formed in 1939 and disbanded in 1941 *
16th Punjab Regiment The 16th Punjab Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army from 1922 to 1947. Upon the Partition of India, it was transferred to the newly-raised Pakistan Army. It ceased to exist in this form in 1956, when it was amalgamated ...
– allocated to Pakistan in 1947 – merged with 1st, 14th, and 15th Punjab Regiments to form ''The Punjab Regiment'' in 1956 ** 1st Battalion – formed by redesignation of
30th Punjabis The 30th Punjabis were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was raised in 1857, as the 22nd Regiment of Punjab Infantry. It was designated as the 30th Punjabis in 1903 and became 1st Battalion 16th Punjab Regiment in 1922. In 1947, ...
** 2nd Battalion – formed by redesignation of
31st Punjabis The 31st Punjabis was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was raised in 1857, as Van Cortlandt's Levy. The regiment was designated as the 31st Punjabis in 1903 and became 2nd Battalion 16th Punjab Regiment in 1922. In 1947, it was ...
, disbanded in 1942 and reformed in 1946 ** 3rd Battalion – formed by redesignation of
33rd Punjabis The 33rd Punjabis was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was raised in 1857, as the Allahabad Levy. It was designated as the 33rd Punjabis in 1903 and became 3rd Battalion 16th Punjab Regiment in 1922. In 1947, it was allocated to ...
, disbanded in 1942 and reformed in 1946 ** 4th Battalion – formed by redesignation of
9th Bhopal Infantry The 9th Bhopal Infantry was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army.It was raised by Nawab of Bhopal in 1818 near Sehore. It was re-raised in 1859, as the Bhopal Levy. The regiment was disbanned for participating in war against British ...
** 10th (Training) Battalion – formed by redesignation of
46th Punjabis The 46th Punjabis were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was raised in 1900, as the 46th (Punjab) Regiment of Bengal Infantry. It was designated as the 46th Punjabis in 1903 and became 10th (Training) Battalion of 16th Punjab Regi ...
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17th Dogra Regiment The 17th Dogra Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was formed in 1922, after the Indian government decided to reform the army moving away from single battalion regiments to multi-battalion regiments. After the part ...
– redesignated as ''The Dogra Regiment'' in 1945, allocated to India in 1947 ** Regimental Centre, in
Jullunder Jalandhar is the third most-populous city in the Indian state of Punjab and the largest city in Doaba region. Jalandhar lies alongside the Grand Trunk Road and is a well-connected rail and road junction. Jalandhar is northwest of the state ...
, Punjab Province ** 1st Battalion – formed by redesignation of
37th (Prince of Wales's Own) Dogras The 37th (Prince of Wales's Own) Dogras was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. The regiment could trace its origins to 1887, when it was raised as the 37th (Dogra) Bengal Infantry. The regiment took part in the Chitral Expedition in ...
** 2nd Battalion – formed by redesignation of
38th Dogras The 38th Dogras were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. They could trace their origins to 1858, when they were raised as an irregular unit named the Agra Levy. In 1864 the regiment was incorporated into the regular line infantry of t ...
, disbanded in 1942 and reformed in 1946 ** 3rd Battalion – formed by redesignation of 1st Battalion,
41st Dogras The 41st Dogras were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. They could trace their origins to 1900, when they were raised as the 41st (Dogra) Bengal Infantry. They went to China in 1904 to join an international force, staying there unt ...
, disbanded in 1942 and reformed in 1946 ** ''—no 4th Battalion until 1940—'' ** 10th (Training) Battalion – formed by redesignation of 2nd Battalion, 41st Dogras, disbanded in 1943 ** 11th (Territorial) Battalion – disbanded in 1941 ** 12th (Territorial) Battalion – formed in 1939 and disbanded in 1941 *
18th Royal Garhwal Rifles The 18th Royal Garhwal Rifles was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was formed in 1922, after the Indian government decided to reform the army, moving away from single-battalion regiments to multi-battalion regiments. They were th ...
– formed by redesignation of 39th Royal Garhwal Rifles, renamed as ''The Royal Garhwal Rifles'' in 1945, allocated to India in 1947 and 'Royal' title dropped in 1950 ** Regimental Centre, in Lansdowne, Princely State of Tehri Garhwal ** 1st Battalion ** 2nd Battalion – disbanded in 1942 and reformed in 1946 ** 3rd Battalion ** ''—no 4th Battalion until 1940—'' ** 10th (Training) Battalion – disbanded in 1942 ** 11th (Territorial) Battalion – disbanded in 1942 *
19th Hyderabad Regiment The 19th Hyderabad Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was formed at the time of reforms of the Indian Army after the First World War, when it moved from single-battalion regiments to multi-battalion regiments. The reg ...
– redesignated as ''The Kumaon Regiment'' in 1945, allocated to India in 1947 ** Regimental Centre, in Benares ** 1st Battalion (Russell's) – formed by redesignation of 94th Russell's Infantry ** 2nd (Berar) Battalion – formed by redesignation of
96th Berar Infantry The 96th Berar Infantry were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. They could trace their origins to 1797, when they were raised as the 2nd Battalion of the Aurangabad Division for the Princely state of Hyderabad State, Hyderabad. Until ...
** 3rd Battalion – formed by redesignation of
97th Deccan Infantry The 97th Deccan Infantry was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. They could trace their origin to 1794, when they were the 3rd Battalion of the Aurangabad Division in the Hyderabad State army. Which took part in the Battle of Seringap ...
— disbanded in 1931 ** 4th Battalion – formed by redesignation of
98th Infantry The 98th Ahir Infantry was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. It could trace its origins to 1788, when it was raised as the 1st Battalion of the Ellichpur Brigade for the Princely state of Hyderabad. Until 1853, the regiment was pa ...
— disbanded in 1942 ** 5th Battalion – formed by redesignation of
99th Deccan Infantry The 99th Deccan Infantry were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. They could trace their origins to 1788, when they were raised as the 1st Battalion of the Ellichpur Brigade for the Princely state of Hyderabad. Until 1853, the regime ...
— disbanded in 1924, reformed in 1940 and disbanded again in 1946 ** 10th (Training) Battalion (Russell's) – formed by redesignation of
95th Russell's Infantry 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 Hyderabad. Until 1853, the regi ...
** 1st Kumaon Rifles – formed by redesignation of 1st Battalion,
50th Kumaon Rifles The Kumaon Regiment is one of the oldest infantry regiments of the Indian Army. The regiment traces its origins to the 18th century and has fought in every major campaign of the British Indian Army and the Indian Army, including the two world war ...
** 2nd Kumaon Rifles – formed by redesignation of 2nd Battalion, 50th Kumaon Rifles — disbanded in 1923 ** 11th (Territorial) Battalion – formed in 1922 and disbanded in 1941 *
20th Burma Rifles The Burma Rifles were a British colonial regiment raised in Burma. Founded in 1917 as a regiment of the British Indian Army, the regiment re-used the name of an unrelated earlier unit, the 10th Regiment (1st Burma Rifles) Madras Infantry, which evol ...
— allocated to Burma on separation from India in 1937 **Regimental Centre, in Maymyo **1st Battalion – formed by redesignation of 1st Battalion,
70th Burma Rifles The Burma Rifles were a British colonial regiment raised in Burma. Founded in 1917 as a regiment of the British Indian Army, the regiment re-used the name of an unrelated earlier unit, the 10th Regiment (1st Burma Rifles) Madras Infantry, which evo ...
— disbanded in 1942, reformed in 1945 **2nd Battalion – formed by redesignation of 2nd Battalion, 70th Burma Rifles **3rd (Kachin) Battalion – formed by redesignation of 1st Battalion,
85th Burman Rifles The Burma Rifles were a British colonial regiment raised in Burma. Founded in 1917 as a regiment of the British Indian Army, the regiment re-used the name of an unrelated earlier unit, the 10th Regiment (1st Burma Rifles) Madras Infantry, which evol ...
**4th (Chin) Battalion – formed by redesignation of 2nd Battalion, 85th Burma Rifles **10th (Training) Battalion — disbanded in 1937, reformed in 1940 but disbanded again in 1942 **11th (Territorial) Battalion — disbanded in 1942 **12th (Territorial) Battalion — disbanded in 1942 *
1st King George V's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Malaun Regiment) 1st Gorkha Rifles (The Malaun Regiment), often referred to as the 1st Gorkha Rifles, or 1 GR in abbreviation, is the most senior Gorkha Infantry regiment of the Indian Army. It was originally formed as part of the East India Company's Bengal Ar ...
— allocated to India in 1947, became 'Gorkha' in 1949, and finally ''1st Gorkha Rifles (The Malaun Regiment)'' in 1950 ** Home Station, in
Dharamsala Dharamshala (; also spelled Dharamsala) is the winter capital of Himachal Pradesh, India. It serves as administrative headquarters of the Kangra district after being relocated from Kangra, a city located away from Dharamshala, in 1855. The ...
** 1st Battalion ** 2nd Battalion ** 3rd Battalion — raised in 1917 but disbanded in 1921, reformed in 1940 and disbanded again in 1946 *
2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles) The 2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles) was a rifle regiment of the British Indian Army before being transferred to the British Army on India's independence in 1947. The 4th Battalion joined the Indian Army as the 5th Ba ...
— allocated to the United Kingdom in 1947 ** Home Station, in
Dehradun Dehradun () is the capital and the most populous city of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district and is governed by the Dehradun Municipal Corporation, with the Uttarakhand Legislative As ...
** 1st Battalion ** 2nd Battalion — disbanded in 1942, reformed in 1946 ** 3rd Battalion — raised in 1917 but disbanded in 1920, reformed in 1940 and disbanded again in 1946 *
3rd Queen Alexandra's Own Gurkha Rifles The 3rd Gorkha Rifles or Third Gorkha Rifles, abbreviated as 3 GR is an Indian Army infantry regiment. It was originally a Gurkha regiment of the British Indian Army formed in 1815. This regiment recruit mainly Magars and Khas/Chhetri tribes. Th ...
— allocated to India in 1947, became 'Gorkha' in 1949, and finally ''3rd Gorkha Rifles'' in 1950 ** Home Station, in Almora and Lansdowne ** 1st Battalion ** 2nd Battalion ** 3rd Battalion — raised in 1917 but disbanded in 1920, reformed in 1940 ** 4th Battalion — raised in 1916 but disbanded in 1922, reformed in 1941 and disbanded again in 1947 *
4th Prince of Wales's Own Gurkha Rifles The 4th Gorkha Rifles or the Fourth Gorkha Rifles, abbreviated as 4 GR, is an infantry regiment of the Indian Army comprising Gurkha soldiers of Nepalese nationality, especially Magars and Gurungs hill tribes of Nepal. The Fourth Gorkha Rifles h ...
— allocated to India in 1947, became 'Gorkha' in 1949, and finally ''4th Gorkha Rifles'' in 1950 ** Home Station, in Bakloh ** 1st Battalion ** 2nd Battalion ** 3rd Battalion — formed in 1940 *
5th Royal Gurkha Rifles (Frontier Force) 5th Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force), also abbreviated as 5 GR(FF) is an infantry regiment of the Indian Army comprising Gurkha soldiers of Nepalese origin. It was formed in 1858 as part of the British Indian Army. The regiment's battalions serve ...
— allocated to India in 1947, became 'Gorkha' in 1949, and finally ''5th Gorkha Rifles'' in 1950 ** Home Station, in
Abbottabad Abbottabad (; Urdu, Punjabi language(HINDKO dialect) آباد, translit=aibṭabād, ) is the capital city of Abbottabad District in the Hazara region of eastern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is the 40th largest city in Pakistan and fourth ...
** 1st Battalion ** 2nd Battalion ** 3rd Battalion — raised in 1916 but disbanded in 1921, reformed in 1940 * 6th Gurkha Rifles — allocated to the United Kingdom in 1947, became ''6th Queen Elizabeth's Own Gurkha Rifles'' in 1959 ** Home Station, in
Abbottabad Abbottabad (; Urdu, Punjabi language(HINDKO dialect) آباد, translit=aibṭabād, ) is the capital city of Abbottabad District in the Hazara region of eastern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is the 40th largest city in Pakistan and fourth ...
** 1st Battalion ** 2nd Battalion ** 3rd Battalion — raised in 1917 but disbanded in 1921, reformed in 1940 and disbanded again in 1948 *
7th Gurkha Rifles The 7th Gurkha Rifles was a rifle regiment of the British Indian Army, before being transferred to the British Army, following India's independence in 1947 and after 1959 designated as the 7th Duke of Edinburgh's Own Gurkha Rifles. History F ...
— allocated to the United Kingdom in 1947, became ''7th Duke of Edinburgh's Own Gurkha Rifles'' in 1959 ** Home Station, in Quetta ** 1st Battalion ** 2nd Battalion ** 3rd Battalion — raised in 1917 but disbanded in 1921, reformed in 1940 and disbanded again in 1943, reformed once more in 1946 but disbanded two years later in 1948 * 8th Gurkha Rifles — allocated to India in 1947, became 'Gorkha' in 1949 ** Home Station, in Quetta and Shillong ** 1st Battalion ** 2nd Battalion ** 3rd Battalion — raised in 1917 but disbanded in 1921, reformed in 1940 and disbanded again in 1946 * 9th Gurkha Rifles — allocated to India in 1947, became 'Gorkha' in 1949 ** Home Station, in
Dehradun Dehradun () is the capital and the most populous city of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district and is governed by the Dehradun Municipal Corporation, with the Uttarakhand Legislative As ...
** 1st Battalion ** 2nd Battalion *
10th Gurkha Rifles The 10th Princess Mary's Own Gurkha Rifles, (abbreviated to 10 GR), was originally a rifle regiment of the British Indian Army. The regiment was formed in 1890, taking its lineage from a police unit and over the course of its existence it had a ...
— allocated to the United Kingdom in 1947, became ''10th Princess Mary's Own Gurkha Rifles'' in 1949 ** Home Headquarters, in Quetta ** 1st Battalion ** 2nd Battalion


Auxiliary Force (India) The Auxiliary Force (India) (AFI) was a part-time, paid volunteer military organisation within the British Indian Army, with recruits from British India. Its units were entirely made up of European and Anglo-Indian personnel. The AFI was formed in 1 ...

* The Allahabad Rifles * The Assam Bengal Railway Battalion *
The Baluchistan Volunteer Rifle Corps ''The'' () is a grammatical Article (grammar), article in English language, English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite ...
* The Bangalore Contingent * The Bengal & North West Railway Battalion *
The Bengal Nagpur Railway Battalion ''The'' () is a grammatical Article (grammar), article in English language, English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite ...
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The Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Regiment ''The'' () is a grammatical Article (grammar), article in English language, English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite ...
* The Bombay Volunteer Rifles Corps * The Burma Railways Battalion *
The Calcutta and Presidency Battalion ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...
* The Calcutta Presidency Battalion *
The Calcutta Scottish The Calcutta Scottish was a regiment of volunteers of Scottish descent raised in 1914 as an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. The regiment formed part of the army reserves of the Auxiliary Force, India (AFI). The regimental dress unifo ...
* The Cawnpore Rifles * The Coorg and Mysore Company * The Delhi Contingent * The East Coast Battalion * The East Indian Railway Regiment * The Eastern Bengal Company *
The Eastern Bengal Railway Battalion ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...
* The Great Indian Peninsula Railway Regiment * The Hyderabad Rifles * The Lucknow Rifles * The Lucknow Volunteer Rifles * The Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway Rifles * The Madras Guards * The Mussourie Battalion * The Nagpur Rifles * The Naini Tal Volunteer Rifles * The
Nilgiri Malabar Battalion The Nilgiri Malabar Battalion (NMB) was an Auxiliary Force (India) of the British Colonial Auxiliary Forces of the British Indian Army, composed of Eurasians/Anglo-Indians. Enrollment in the Auxiliary Force was open to all European British subject ...
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The Northern Bengal Mounted Rifles ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...
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The North Western Railway Battalion ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...
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The Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway Battalion ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...
* The Poona Rifles * The Punjab Rifles * The Rangoon Battalion * The Simla Rifles * The Sind Rifles *
The South Indian Railway Battalion ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...
* The Tenasserim Battalion * The Upper Burma Battalion


Indian Mountain Artillery

Following the absorption of the Presidency armies into the Royal Artillery and Royal Horse Artillery, there was no 'field' units of the Indian artillery. The Indian artillery only maintained mountain artillery units, while the Royal Artillery provided the other arms. The units below have their titles ''in'' 1922 or those used before if they were changed later; Brigades (till 1938)/Regiments * 20th Indian Pack Artillery Brigade * 21st Indian Pack Artillery Brigade * 22nd Indian Pack Artillery Brigade * 23rd Indian Pack Artillery Brigade * 24th Indian Pack Artillery Brigade * 25th Indian Pack Artillery Brigade Batteries (Separate) * 101 Royal ( Kohat) Pack Battery (Frontier Force) * 102 (
Derajat Derajat ( Punjabi/Urdu: ), the plural of the word 'dera', is a cultural region of central Pakistan, located in the region where the provinces of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Balochistan meet. Derajat is bound by the Indus River to the east, and ...
) Pack Battery (FF) * 103 ( Peshawar) Pack Battery (FF) * 104 (
Hazara Hazara may refer to: Ethnic groups * The Hazaras, a Persian-speaking people of Afghanistan and Pakistan * Aimaq Hazara, Aimaq's subtribe of Hazara origin * Hazarawals, a Hindko-speaking people of the Hazara region of northern Pakistan * Hazar ...
) Pack Battery (FF) * 105 ( Bombay) Pack Battery * 106 (Jacob's) Pack Battery * 107 ( Bengal) Pack Battery * 108 ( Lahore) Pack Battery * 109 ( Murree) Pack Battery * 110 (
Abbottabad Abbottabad (; Urdu, Punjabi language(HINDKO dialect) آباد, translit=aibṭabād, ) is the capital city of Abbottabad District in the Hazara region of eastern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is the 40th largest city in Pakistan and fourth ...
) Pack Battery * 111 (
Dehra Dun Dehradun () is the capital and the most populous city of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district and is governed by the Dehradun Municipal Corporation, with the Uttarakhand Legislativ ...
) Pack Battery * 112 (
Poonch Poonch, sometimes also spelt Punchh, may refer to: * Historical Poonch District, a district in the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir in British India, split in 1947 between: ** Poonch district, India ** Poonch Division, in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan, ...
) Pack Battery * 113 (Dardoni) Pack Battery * 114 (
Rajputana Rājputana, meaning "Land of the Rajputs", was a region in the Indian subcontinent that included mainly the present-day Indian state of Rajasthan, as well as parts of Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat, and some adjoining areas of Sindh in modern-day ...
) Pack Battery * 115 (
Jhelum Jhelum ( Punjabi and ur, ) is a city on the east bank of the Jhelum River, which is located in the district of Jhelum in the north of Punjab province, Pakistan. It is the 44th largest city of Pakistan by population. Jhelum is known for p ...
) Pack Battery * 116 ( Zhob) Pack Bty * 117 ( Nowshera) Pack Battery * 118 (
Sohan Sohan is a village and union council of Jhelum District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan. It is part of Jhelum Tehsil, and is located at 33°3'25N 73°26'30E with an altitude of 303 metres (997 feet). Most of the population belong to t ...
) Pack Battery * 119 ( Maymyo) Pack Battery


Indian Territorial Force

* University Training Corps * Urban Infantry


The Frontier Corps

* Gilgit Scouts * Chitral Scouts * Kurram Militia *Tochi Scouts *
South Waziristan Scouts The Frontier Corps ( ur, , reporting name: FC), are a group of paramilitary forces of Pakistan, operating in the provinces of Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, to maintain law and order while overseeing the country's borders with Afghanista ...
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Zhob Militia The Zhob Militia is a paramilitary regiment of the Frontier Corps, a Civil Armed Force based in Baluchistan and are one of the oldest paramilitary forces in the region. The militia is under the control of the Frontier Corps and is commanded by of ...
*Pishin Scouts (1946–47) * Khyber Rifles


Military Police and North-East Frontier units

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Malabar Special Police The Malabar Special Police (MSP) is a paramilitary unit of the State Police of Kerala, India. This unit also trains new recruits and also helps the local police units to maintain law and order during emergencies. During emergencies, this unit ...
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Burma Military Police The Burma Military Police (BMP) was a paramilitary force of British Burma. Its main functions were the pacification of Upper Burma and the policing of the Burmese frontier. The force was made up of Indian and Burmese recruits. Dating back to 1886 ...
* Eastern Frontier Rifles (Bengal Military Police) * Assam Rifles


Services

* The Army Bearer Corps * The Army Clothing Department * The Army Hospital Corps * The Army Remount Department * The Army Veterinary Corps * The Indian Medical Department * The Indian Ordnance Department * The Military Farms Department * Supply and Transport Corps


Support Arms

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1st King George V's Own Bengal Sappers and Miners The Bengal Engineer Group (BEG) (informally the Bengal Sappers or Bengal Engineers) is a military engineering regiment in the Corps of Engineers of the Indian Army. The unit was originally part of the Bengal Army of the East India Company's B ...
(numeral omitted 1923) * 2nd Queen Victoria's Own Madras Sappers and Miners (numeral omitted 1923) * 3rd Royal Bombay Sappers and Miners (numeral omitted 1923) * 4th Burma Sappers and Miners (numeral omitted 1923) * 1st Madras Pioneers *
2nd Bombay Pioneers The 2nd Bombay Pioneers was a regiment of the British Indian Army. The regiment was formed in 1922, when the infantry of the Indian Army moved from single battalion to multi battalion regiments. They were renamed The Corps of Bombay Pioneers in 192 ...
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3rd Sikh Pioneers The 3rd Sikh Pioneers was a regiment of the British Indian Army formed in 1922, when the Indian army moved from single battalion regiments to multi-battalion regiments. The 3rd Sikh Pioneers were one of four Pioneer units in the 1922 reorganisation ...
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4th Hazara Pioneers The 4th Hazara Pioneers (or Independent Pioneer Battalion) was a regiment of the British Indian Army formed in 1922, when the Indian army moved from single battalion regiments to multi-battalion regiments; the 106th Hazara Pioneers became the 1st ...


Indian State Forces The Imperial Service Troops were forces raised by the princely states of the British Indian Empire. These troops were available for service alongside the Indian Army when such service was requested by the British government. At the beginning of ...

*(see separately)


Wartime Units and others formed between 1922 and 1947

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Field Artillery Field artillery is a category of mobile artillery used to support armies in the field. These weapons are specialized for mobility, tactical proficiency, short range, long range, and extremely long range target engagement. Until the early 20t ...
* Women's Army Corps (India) *
42nd Cavalry 42nd Armoured Regiment is an armoured regiment of the Indian Army Armoured Corps of the Indian Army. Formation The current regiment was raised with an "all India class" composition at Babina on 1 January 1981 by Lieutenant Colonel (later Brigadi ...
* 43rd Cavalry * 44th Cavalry *
45th Cavalry 45 Cavalry is an armoured regiment in the Armoured Corps of the Indian Army. The regiment distinguished itself in operations during the 1971 Indo-Pakistan War winning one Maha Vir Chakra. Raising The first 45th Cavalry was formed in August 1 ...
* 46th Cavalry * 47th Cavalry * 48th Cavalry *
Indian Long Range Squadron The Indian Long Range Squadron or ILRS was a unit of the British Indian Army during World War II. It was formed by asking for volunteers from the 2nd Lancers, 11th Cavalry and the 18th Cavalry all part of the 3rd Indian Motor Brigade.Molinari, ...
* 21st Regiment * 22nd Regiment * 23rd Regiment * 24th Regiment * 25th Ajmer Regiment *
Kumaon Rifles Kumaon or Kumaun may refer to: * Kumaon division, a region in Uttarakhand, India * Kumaon Kingdom, a former country in Uttarakhand, India * Kumaon, Iran, a village in Isfahan Province, Iran * , a ship of the Royal Indian Navy during WWII See also ...
* 151 (British) Parachute Battalion * 152 (Indian) Parachute Battalion * 153 (Gurkha) Parachute Battalion *
154 (Gurkha) Parachute Battalion Year 154 (Roman numerals, CLIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Aurelius and Lateranus (or, less frequently, year 907 ...
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Indian Parachute Regiment The Parachute Regiment is an airborne and special forces regiment of the Indian Army. It was raised in 1945 as part of the British Indian Army but was disbanded after World War II and was re-raised in 1952 as part of the Indian Army. Currently i ...
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Indian Ordnance and Mechanical Engineers Indian or Indians may refer to: Peoples South Asia * Indian people, people of Indian nationality, or people who have an Indian ancestor ** Non-resident Indian, a citizen of India who has temporarily emigrated to another country * South Asia ...
* Indian Hospital Corps formed by amalgamation of Army Hospital and Nursing Corps and the Army Bearer Corps * Indian Medical Service formed by amalgamation of the Bengal, Bombay and Madras Medical Services *
Indian Army Medical Corps The Indian Army Medical Corps is a specialist corps in the Indian Army which primarily provides medical services to all Army personnel, serving and veterans, along with their families. Early history Very little is known of the medical organisatio ...
formed by amalgamation of the Indian Medical Service, Indian Medical Department, and Indian Hospital Corps


See also

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List of regiments of the Indian Army (1903) The Commander-in-Chief of India, Lord Kitchener carried out a reform of the British Indian Army in 1903. These reforms were intended to improve the Army, which had been formed from the separate Bengal, Bombay and Madras presidency armies in ...
* List of regiments of the Indian Army
Royal Engineers Museum
Indian Sappers (1740–1947)


References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Regiments Of The Indian Army (1922) Regiments (1922) *