2nd Queen Victoria's Own Rajput Light Infantry
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| 2nd Queen Victoria's Own Rajput Light Infantry | |
|---|---|
Benet-Mercier machine gun section of 2nd Rajput Light Infantry in action in Flanders, during the winter of 1914-15 | |
| Active | 1798-1922 |
| Country | Indian Empire |
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Part of | Bengal Army (to 1895), Bengal Command |
| Colors | Red; faced buff, 1879 blue. |
| Engagements | Delhi Laswaree Deig 1825 - 26 Bhurtpore Khelet 1838 - 42 Afghanistan Maharajpore 1849 Punjab Chillianwallah Goojerat Central India 1879 - 80 Afghanistan 1885 - 87 Burma 1900 China |
| Commanders | |
| Colonel-in-Chief | King Edward VII (1904) |
| Colonel of the Regiment | Brigadier-General F. A. Smith (1921) |
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
honorary colour; an additional jemadar
was employed on its strength to carry it.
The battalion was separated from the 15th in 1828, to form the 31st Bengal Native Infantry. Its first campaign as a regiment was in 1839, in the
Gujarat
.
In the
Empress of India in 1876, the regiment became the 2nd (Queen's Own) Regiment of Bengal Native Light Infantry.[2] The regimental badge worn until 1923 comprised a brass bugle with the number 2 between the strings.[3]
The regiment later served in the
Mesopotamia, and Afghanistan
.
[4]
Reorganisation of the Indian Army in 1922 resulted in its amalgamation with the 4th, 7th, 8th, 11th, and 16th Rajputs, to form the
"Guard" status and transferred to the Brigade of the Guards
as its 4th Battalion.
Notable members of the regiment
- Field Marshal Kodandera Madappa Cariappa
- Field Marshal Sir Henry Wylie Norman
- General Sir Cyril Dupré Noyes
- Major-General Corrie Hudson
Battle honours
Burma 1885-87, China 1900
References
- ISBN 0-946771-98-7.
- ^ British Empire: Armed Forces: Units: Indian Infantry: 2nd Rajput Light Infantry
- ISBN 0-946771-98-7; p. 326
- ISBN 0-946771-98-7.
- ISBN 0-946771-98-7.
- Sumner, Ian (2001). The Indian Army 1914-1947. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 1-84176-196-6.
- ISBN 0-85045-307-0
- "Bharat Rakshak - Brigade of the Guards". bharat-rakshak.com. Archived from the original on 11 April 2009.
- Bharat Rakshak - The Rajput Regiment
- "The Long Long Trail (1914-18) - 1st (Peshawar) Division". 1914-1918.net. Archived from the original on 7 October 2008.
- "The Long Long Trail (1914-18) - 7th (Meerut) Division". 1914-1918.net. Archived from the original on 24 July 2008.
- "2nd Queen Victoria's Own Rajput Light Infantry". Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 12 February 2007.