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In the Regiment of Artillery the battalion-sized units are referred to as regiments, a point of confusion on occasion. These units are equipped and named based on their type of equipment. There are two types of units. The majority are regiments that have weapons as their equipment, such as missiles, rockets, field guns, medium guns or mortars.
The town of Madras was founded in 1639 and the first Fort Saint George in 1644. In August 1758, they were formed into regular companies of 100 men each with a due proportion of Indian officers, havildars, naiks, etc. and in December of that year the first two battalions were formed with a European subaltern to each company and a captain to command the whole.
The 1st Madras Pioneers, c. 1890 The Queen's Own Madras Sappers and Miners, 1896. The Madras Army officers were in the early years very conscious of the soldiers' local customs, caste rituals, dress, and social hierarchy. Some leading landowners joined the Madras Army, one of whom is recorded as Mootoo (Muthu) Nayak from the nobility in Madura.
The Indian Army has four types of regiments based on class composition [7] [8] - . Single Class- These regiments have troops from a single class, e.g. Dogra Regiment.This group also includes three scout units (highlighted in green), which are affiliated with an existing regiment.
Upon the establishment of India's independence in 1947, the country became a dominion within the British Commonwealth of Nations.Nevertheless, the armed forces, namely, the British Indian Army (IA), the Royal Indian Navy (RIN) and the Royal Indian Air Force (RIAF) - under the helm of King George VI as the Commander-in-Chief - retained their respective pre-independence ranks and corresponding ...
2nd Battalion, Punjab Regiment - 1st Battalion; 1st Battalion, The Grenadiers - 2nd Battalion; 1st Battalion, Rajputana Rifles - 3rd Battalion; A year later, they were joined by the 1st Battalion, Rajput Regiment as the 4th Battalion. It was the only regiment of foot guards in the Indian Army. Though the Brigade of The Guards is only 70 years ...
1st Battalion, Jat Regiment (Light Infantry) Festubert: 3rd Battalion: 19 Feb 1824: 14 June 1971: 1st Battalion, 8 Gorkha Rifles: Chushul: 4th Battalion: 30 Jul 1846: 15 May 1970: 1st Battalion, Sikh Regiment: Tithwal: 5th Battalion: 28 Dec 1852: 01 May 1978: 4th Gwalior Infantry; 14th Battalion, Kumaon Regiment: OP Hill: 6th Battalion: 05 May ...
Allotted to India in 1947. 1st (Royal) Battalion: Formed by renaming 1st Battalion, 6th Jat Light Infantry. 2nd (Mooltan) Battalion: Late 119th Infantry (The Mooltan Regiment). Disbanded in 1942. 3rd Battalion: Late 10th Jats. 4th Battalion: Late 18th Infantry. Became 10th (Training) Battalion.