43rd Erinpura Regiment
43rd Erinpura Regiment | |
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Active | 1860-1922 |
Country | Indian Empire |
Branch | Army |
Type | Infantry |
Part of | Bengal Army (to 1895) Bengal Command |
Colors | Green; faced red. Red trousers |
The 43rd Erinpura Regiment was a regiment of the
They were incorporated in 1860 as the Erinpoorah (or Erinpura) Irregular Force by a Lt-Col J F W Hall. This force was composed of a squadron of cavalry, mainly Sikhs, numbering, 164 of all ranks, and eight companies of infantry, numbering 719. The British mostly enlisted Bhils and Minas in the infantry to provide employment to people of the local tribes and thus ween them away from their lawless habits.[1]
From end 1870 to 1881 the commandant was in political charge of the Sirohi district and on several occasions he sent out detachments to support the police in patrolling disturbed areas and arresting dacoits.[1]
In 1895 the strength of the cavalry squadron was reduced from 164 to 100 of all ranks.[1]
In 1897 the force, which had till then been under the Foreign Department of the Government of India, was placed under the Commander-in-Chief.[1]
After the
During
A second battalion was raised in 1917. As a war-time unit lacking experienced personnel it was employed mainly for guard and other security purposes in Bombay,[2] before being disbanded in 1920.
After World War I the Indian government reformed the army again moving from single-battalion infantry units to multi-battalion regiments. As part of this reorganisation nine infantry regiments were disbanded. The 43rd Erinpura Regiment was one of these and was disbanded in October 1921.[3]
References
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.