11th Rajputs
11th Rajputs | |
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Soldier of the regiment (second from right) with other British Indian Army Rajput troops | |
Active | 1825–1922 |
Country | ![]() |
Branch | ![]() |
Type | Infantry |
Part of | Bengal Army (to 1895) Bengal Command |
Uniform | Red; faced yellow |
Engagements | Punjab Chillianwallah Goojerat 1858–1859 China 1878–1880 Afghanistan 1885–1887 Burma |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Edward VII (1904) (Colonel-in-Chief) |
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 Native Infantry and a number of changes in name followed - the 11th Bengal Native Infantry 1861–1885, the 11th Bengal Infantry 1885–1897, the 11th (Rajput) Bengal Infantry 1897–1901, the 11th Rajput Infantry 1901–1903. Finally in 1903, after the
During this time, the regiment took part in the
After World War I the Indian government reformed the army again moving from single battalion regiments to multi battalion regiments.
Notes
Sources
- Barthorp, Michael; Burn, Jeffrey (1979). Indian infantry regiments 1860-1914. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 0-85045-307-0.
- Sumner, Ian (2001). The Indian Army 1914-1947. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 1-84176-196-6.