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68: 50: 26: 169:. 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 227:
After World War I the Indian government reformed the army again moving from single battalion regiments to multi battalion regiments. The 11th Rajputs now became the 5th Battalion,
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Soldier of the regiment (second from right) with other British Indian Army Rajput troops
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on internal security duties. They then served in the
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1922
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British India
British Indian Army
Bengal Army
Bengal Command
Goojerat
Edward VII
Bengal Army
British Indian Army
Bengal Native Infantry
Kitchener reforms
Second Anglo-Sikh War
Battle of Chillianwala
Battle of Goojerat
Second Opium War
Third Afghan War
Third Anglo-Burmese War
World War I
Presidency Brigade
8th Lucknow Division
33rd Indian Brigade
12th Indian Division
Mesopotamia Campaign
7th Rajput Regiment
Indian Army


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