Indian Army
Star of India Red Ensign
Active1857–1947
Country India
AllegianceBritish Crown
TypeArmy
Size2.5 million men 1945
EngagementsSecond Afghan War
Third Afghan War
Second Burmese War
Third Burmese War
Second Opium War
1882 Anglo-Egyptian War
1868 Expedition to Abyssinia
First Mohmand Campaign
Boxer Rebellion
Tirah Campaign
British expedition to Tibet
Sudan Campaign
World War I
Waziristan campaign 1919–1920
Waziristan campaign 1936–1939
World War II
North West Frontier
Commanders
Notable
commanders		Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim
Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell
Claude Auchinleck

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

Auxiliary

Infantry

Regular

  • 1st Punjab Regiment – went to Pakistan in 1947 and in 1956 united with the 14th, 15th, and 16th Punjab Regiments to form the Punjab Regiment
    • 1st Battalion – formed by redesignation of 62nd Punjabis
    • 2nd Battalion – formed by redesignation of 66th Punjabis
    • 3rd Battalion – formed by redesignation of 76th Punjabis
    • 4th Battalion – formed by redesignation of 1st Brahmans, disbanded in 1931
    • 5th Battalion – formed by redesignation of 82nd Punjabis
    • 10th (Training) Battalion – formed by redesignation of 84th Punjabis
    • 11th (Territorial) Battalion – formed in 1922, disbanded in 1941
  • 2nd Punjab Regiment – 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, disbanded in 1951
    • 3rd Battalion – formed by redesignation of 72nd Punjabis
    • 4th Battalion – formed by redesignation of 74th Punjabis, disbanded in 1938
    • 5th Battalion – formed by redesignation of 87th Punjabis, disbanded in 1952
    • 10th (Training) Battalion – formed by redesignation of 2nd Battalion, 67th Punjabis
  • 3rd Madras Regiment – disbanded in 1928 due to recruiting and economic issues, reformed in 1941 and allocated to India in 1947 as The Madras Regiment
    • 1st Battalion – formed by redesignation of 73rd Carnatic Infantry, disbanded in 1928
    • 2nd Battalion – formed by redesignation of 75th Carnatic Infantry, disbanded in 1926
    • 3rd Battalion – formed by redesignation of 79th Carnatic Infantry, disbanded in 1923
    • 4th Battalion – formed by redesignation of 83rd Wallajahabad Light Infantry, disbanded in 1923
    • 10th (Training) Battalion – formed by redesignation of 86th Carnatic Infantry, 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 – 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 – disbanded in 1951
    • 2nd Battalion – formed by redesignation of 102nd King Edward's Own Grenadiers
    • 3rd Battalion – formed by redesignation of 108th Infantry – disbanded in 1930, reformed in 1940
    • 4th Battalion – formed by redesignation of 109th Infantry – disbanded in 1923, reformed in 1941
    • 5th Battalion – formed by redesignation of 112th Infantry – disbanded in 1923, reformed in 1941 and disbanded again in 1946
    • 10th (Training) Battalion – formed by redesignation of 113th Infantry – disbanded in 1942
    • 11th (Territorial) Battalion – disbanded in 1942
  • 5th Mahratta Light Infantry – redesignated as The Mahratta Light Infantry in 1947 and allocated to India, became The Maratha Light Infantry in 1948
  • 6th Rajputana Rifles – redesignated as The Rajputana Rifles in 1945 and allocated to India in 1947
  • 7th Rajput Regiment – redesignated as The Rajput Regiment in 1945 and allocated to India in 1947
  • 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, disbanded in 1942, reformed in 1946
    • 2nd Battalion – formed by redesignation of 90th Punjabis
    • 3rd Battalion – formed by redesignation of 91st Punjabis (Light Infantry)
    • 4th Battalion – formed by redesignation of 92nd Punjabis
    • 5th Battalion – formed by redesignation of 93rd Burma Infantry
    • 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), disbanded in 1942
    • 3rd Battalion – formed by redesignation of 10th Jats
    • 4th Battalion – formed by redesignation of 18th Infantry
    • 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 – 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
  • 11th Sikh Regiment – redesignated as The Sikh Regiment in 1945 and allocated to India in 1947
  • 12th Frontier Force Regiment – 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
  • 13th Frontier Force Rifles – redesignated as The Frontier Force Rifles in 1945 and allocated to Pakistan in 1947 – merged with Frontier Force Regiment and Pathan Regiment to form Frontier Force Regiment
  • 14th Punjab Regiment – allocated to Pakistan in 1947 – merged with 1st, 15th, and 16th Punjab Regiments to form The Punjab Regiment in 1956
  • 15th Punjab Regiment – 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
    • 2nd Battalion – formed by redesignation of 26th Punjabis, disbanded in 1942 and reformed in 1946
    • 3rd Battalion – formed by redesignation of 27th Punjabis
    • 4th Battalion – formed by redesignation of 28th Punjabis
    • 10th (Training) Battalion – formed by redesignation of 29th Punjabis, disbanded in 1943
    • 11th (Territorial) Battalion – disbanded in 1941
    • 12th (Territorial) Battalion – formed in 1939 and disbanded in 1941
  • 16th Punjab Regiment – 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
    • 2nd Battalion – formed by redesignation of 31st Punjabis, disbanded in 1942 and reformed in 1946
    • 3rd Battalion – formed by redesignation of 33rd Punjabis, disbanded in 1942 and reformed in 1946
    • 4th Battalion – formed by redesignation of 9th Bhopal Infantry
    • 10th (Training) Battalion – formed by redesignation of 46th Punjabis
  • 17th Dogra Regiment – redesignated as The Dogra Regiment in 1945, allocated to India in 1947
    • Regimental Centre, in Jullunder, Punjab Province
    • 1st Battalion – formed by redesignation of 37th (Prince of Wales's Own) Dogras
    • 2nd Battalion – formed by redesignation of 38th Dogras, disbanded in 1942 and reformed in 1946
    • 3rd Battalion – formed by redesignation of 1st Battalion, 41st Dogras, 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 – 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 – 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
    • 3rd Battalion – formed by redesignation of 97th Deccan Infantry — disbanded in 1931
    • 4th Battalion – formed by redesignation of 98th Infantry — disbanded in 1942
    • 5th Battalion – formed by redesignation of 99th Deccan Infantry — disbanded in 1924, reformed in 1940 and disbanded again in 1946
    • 10th (Training) Battalion (Russell's) – formed by redesignation of 95th Russell's Infantry
    • 1st Kumaon Rifles – formed by redesignation of 1st Battalion, 50th Kumaon Rifles
    • 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 — allocated to Burma on separation from India in 1937
    • Regimental Centre, in Maymyo
    • 1st Battalion – formed by redesignation of 1st Battalion, 70th Burma Rifles — 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
    • 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) — allocated to India in 1947, became 'Gorkha' in 1949, and finally 1st Gorkha Rifles (The Malaun Regiment) in 1950
    • Home Station, in Dharamsala
    • 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) — allocated to the United Kingdom in 1947
    • Home Station, in Dehradun
    • 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 — 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 — 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) — allocated to India in 1947, became 'Gorkha' in 1949, and finally 5th Gorkha Rifles in 1950
    • Home Station, in Abbottabad
    • 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
    • 1st Battalion
    • 2nd Battalion
    • 3rd Battalion — raised in 1917 but disbanded in 1921, reformed in 1940 and disbanded again in 1948
  • 7th Gurkha Rifles — 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
    • 1st Battalion
    • 2nd Battalion
  • 10th Gurkha Rifles — 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 Allahabad Rifles
  • The Assam Bengal Railway Battalion
  • The Baluchistan Volunteer Rifle Corps
  • The Bangalore Contingent
  • The Bengal & North West Railway Battalion
  • The Bengal Nagpur Railway Battalion
  • The Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Regiment
  • The Bombay Volunteer Rifles Corps
  • The Burma Railways Battalion
  • The Calcutta and Presidency Battalion
  • The Calcutta Presidency Battalion
  • The Calcutta Scottish
  • 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 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 Northern Bengal Mounted Rifles
  • The North Western Railway Battalion
  • The Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway Battalion
  • The Poona Rifles
  • The Punjab Rifles
  • The Rangoon Battalion
  • The Simla Rifles
  • The Sind Rifles
  • The South Indian Railway Battalion
  • 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;[1]

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)

Indian Territorial Force

  • University Training Corps
  • Urban Infantry

The Frontier Corps

Military Police and North-East Frontier units

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

Indian State Forces

  • (see separately)

Wartime Units and others formed between 1922 and 1947

See also

References

  1. ↑ Frederick 1984, pp. 900–11.
  • Frederick, J. B. M. (1984). Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660-1978, Volume II. Wakefield, United Kingdom: Microform Academic Publishers. ISBN 1-85117-008-1.
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