The Regular Infantry Regiments of the British Indian Army

From the Reorganisation of 1824 to the Mutiny

In 1824 the two battalion structure was abandoned and all battalions became independent numbered regiments. The next years saw only a few changes, but the Great Mutiny
in 1857 all but destroyed the Bengal Army.
For reasons of space only shortened indications of the regiments are in the table below. The full titles being e.g. 1st Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry

- Bengal European Before 1839

Bengal European 1839

The BER

British Army 1862

1st Bengal Regiment

1841:

1st Bengal Light Infantry 1846: 1st Bengal Fusiliers

101st Foot

2nd Bengal Light Infantry

1850:

2nd Bengal Fusiliers

104th Foot

1854:

3rd Bengal Light Infantry

107th Foot

raised during the mutiny: 4th Bengal European Regiment

discontinued

raised during the mutiny: 5th Bengal European Regiment

discontinued

raised during the mutiny: 6th Bengal European Regiment

discontinued

- Bengal Native Before 1824

Bengal Native 1824

2nd Bn, 12th BNI

Mutiny

In 1861

1st Bengal Native Infantry

mutinied

1st Bn, 1st BNI

2nd Bengal Native Infantry

disarmed

1st Bn, 6th BNI

3rd Bengal Native Infantry

mutinied

2nd Bn, 1st BNI

4th Bengal Native Infantry

1st Bn, 2nd BNI

5th Bengal Native Infantry

mutinied

1st Bn, 3rd BNI

6th Bengal Native Infantry

mutinied

1st Bn, 4th BNI

7th Bengal Native Infantry

mutinied

1st Bn, 9th BNI

8th Bengal Native Infantry

mutinied

1st Bn, 8th BNI

9th Bengal Native Infantry

mutinied

2nd Bn, 7th BNI

10th Bengal Native Infantry

mutinied

1st Bn, 5th BNI

11th Bengal Native Infantry

mutinied

1st Bn, 12th BNI

12th Bengal Native Infantry

mutinied

1st Bn, 7th BNI

13th Bengal Native Infantry

mutinied

1st Bn, 10th BNI

14th Bengal Native Infantry

mutinied

1st Bn, 11th BNI

15th Bengal Native Infantry

mutinied

2nd Bn, 10th BNI

16th Bengal Native Infantry

disarmed

2nd Bn, 11th BNI

17th Bengal Native Infantry

mutinied

2nd Bn, 6th BNI

18th Bengal Native Infantry

mutinied

2nd Bn, 3rd BNI

19th Bengal Native Infantry

disarmed

2nd Bn, 5th BNI

20th Bengal Native Infantry

mutinied

2nd Bn, 9th BNI

21st Bengal Native Infantry

2nd Bn, 2nd BNI

22nd Bengal Native Infantry

mutinied

2nd Bn, 4th BNI

23rd Bengal Native Infantry

mutinied

2nd Bn, 8th BNI

24th Bengal Native Infantry

disarmed

1st Bn, 20th BNI

25th Bengal Native Infantry

disbanded

1st Bn, 13th BNI

26th Bengal Native Infantry

mutinied

2nd Bn, 13th BNI

27th Bengal Native Infantry

disbanded

1st Bn, 14th BNI

28th Bengal Native Infantry

mutinied

2nd Bn, 14th BNI

29th Bengal Native Infantry

mutinied

1st Bn, 15th BNI

30th Bengal Native Infantry

mutinied

2nd Bn, 15th BNI

31st Bengal Native Infantry

2nd BNI

1st Bn, 16th BNI

32nd Bengal Native Infantry

3rd BNI

2nd Bn, 16th BNI

33rd Bengal Native Infantry

4th BNI

1st Bn, 17th BNI

34th Bengal Native Infantry

disbanded

1st BNI

1844:

disbanded

1846:

34th Bengal Native Infantry )

mutinied

2nd Bn, 17th BNI

35th Bengal Native Infantry

disbanded

1st Bn, 18th BNI

36th Bengal Native Infantry

mutinied

2nd Bn, 18th BNI

37th Bengal Native Infantry

mutinied

1st Bn, 19th BNI

38th Bengal Native Infantry

mutinied

2nd Bn, 19th BNI

39th Bengal Native Infantry

disbanded

2nd Bn, 20th BNI

40th Bengal Native Infantry

mutinied

1st Bn, 21st BNI

41st Bengal Native Infantry

mutinied

2nd Bn, 21st BNI

42nd Bengal Native Infantry

5th BNI

1st Bn, 22nd BNI

43rd Bengal Native Infantry

6th BNI

2nd Bn, 22nd BNI

44th Bengal Native Infantry

disbanded

1st Bn, 23rd BNI

45th Bengal Native Infantry

mutinied

2nd Bn, 23rd BNI

46th Bengal Native Infantry

mutinied

1st Bn, 24th BNI

disbanded
from 69th BNI

1828:

47th Bengal Native Infantry

7th BNI

2nd Bn, 24th BNI

48th Bengal Native Infantry

mutinied

1st Bn, 25th BNI

49th Bengal Native Infantry

disbanded

2nd Bn, 25th BNI

50th Bengal Native Infantry

mutinied

1st Bn, 26th BNI

51st Bengal Native Infantry

disarmed

2nd Bn, 26th BNI

52nd Bengal Native Infantry

mutinied

1st Bn, 27th BNI

53rd Bengal Native Infantry

mutinied

2nd Bn, 27th BNI

54th Bengal Native Infantry

mutinied

1st Bn, 28th BNI

55th Bengal Native Infantry

mutinied

2nd Bn, 28th BNI

56th Bengal Native Infantry

mutinied

1st Bn, 29th BNI

57th Bengal Native Infantry

mutinied

2nd Bn, 29th BNI

58th Bengal Native Infantry

disarmed

1st Bn, 30th BNI

59th Bengal Native Infantry

2nd Bn, 30th BNI

60th Bengal Native Infantry

mutinied

1st Bn, 31st BNI

61st Bengal Native Infantry

mutinied

2nd Bn, 31st BNI

62nd Bengal Native Infantry

disarmed

1st Bn, 32nd BNI

63rd Bengal Native Infantry

2nd Bn, 32nd BNI

64th Bengal Native Infantry

1st Bn, 33rd BNI

65th Bengal Native Infantry

2nd Bn, 33rd BNI

66th Bengal Native Infantry

8th BNI

9th BNI
disarmed
10th BNI
1850:

mutinied

1850:

66th Bengal Native Infantry )

11th BNI

1st Bn, 34th BNI

67th Bengal Native Infantry

disarmed

2nd Bn, 34th BNI

68th Bengal Native Infantry

mutinied

69th Bengal Native Infantry

1828:

47th BNI

1825:

1st Extra BNI

1850:

69th Bengal Native Infantry

1825:

2nd Extra BNI

1850:

70th Bengal Native Infantry

1825:

3rd Extra BNI

1850:

71st Bengal Native Infantry

mutinied

1825:

4th Extra BNI

1850:

72nd Bengal Native Infantry

mutinied

1825:

5th Extra BNI

1850:

73rd Bengal Native Infantry

disbanded

1825:

6th Extra BNI

1850:

74th Bengal Native Infantry

mutinied

disarmed
12th BNI

raised during the mutiny: The Extra Goorkha Regiment

19th BNI

raised during the mutiny: The Regiment of Lucknow

20th BNI

raised during the mutiny: The Loyal Purbeah Levy

21st BNI

raised during the mutiny: The Allahabad Levy

raised during the mutiny: The Mhair Regiment

raised during the mutiny: The Kamroop Regiment

37th BNI
police corps
discontinued

raised during the mutiny: The Fatehgarh Levy

38th BNI

raised during the mutiny: The Mynpoorie Levy

39th BNI

raised during the mutiny: The Bareilly Levy

40th BNI

raised during the mutiny: The Meerut Levy

41st BNI

raised during the mutiny: The Agra Levy

42nd BNI

raised during the mutiny: The Aligarh Levy

43rd BNI

raised during the mutiny: The Shajehanpur Levy

raised during the mutiny: The Cawnpore Levy

raised during the mutiny: The Moradabad Levy

44th BNI
discontinued
discontinued

45th BNI
discontinued
discontinued
discontinued

raised during the mutiny: 2nd Gwalior Regiment

discontinued

raised during the mutiny: The Bhopal Levy

Bhopal Bn

raised
raised
raised
raised

during
during
during
during

the
the
the
the

mutiny:
mutiny:
mutiny:
mutiny:

1stThe Gwalior Regiment

The Sealkote Infantry Levy
The Goojranwallah Levy
The Kemaoon Levy

) from the infantry of The Bundelkund Legion (see Bengal Irregular below)
) from 4th (Nasiri) Rie Battalion (see Bengal Local below)

- Bengal Local and Irregular Before 1826

Bengal Local 1826

Mutiny

1st BLI

1st Bengal Local Infantry

2nd BLI

2nd Bengal Local Infantry

3rd BLI

3rd Bengal Local Infantry

6th BLI

4th Bengal Local Infantry

1850:

66th Bengal Native Infantry

7th BLI

5th Bengal Local Infantry

1829:

disbanded

8th BLI

6th Bengal Local Infantry

1858:

9th BLI

7th Bengal Local Infantry

10th BLI

8th Bengal Local Infantry

14th BLI

9th Bengal Local Infantry

15th BLI

10th Bengal Local Infantry

1829:

16th BLI

11th Bengal Local Infantry

The Sylhet Light Infantry

1844:

1859:

22nd BNI

The Alipore Regiment

In 1861

mutinied
police corps

11th BNI

The Sirmoor Rie Regiment

17th BNI

1860:

The Kumaon Battalion

18th BNI

1844:

1st Assam Light Infantry

46th BNI
police corps

disbanded
2nd Assam Light Infantry

48th BNI

47th BNI

1835:

Assam Sebundi Corps

1835:

Shekhawati Battalion

1836:

1st Oudh Local Infantry

1856:

to the Oudh Irregular Force

mutinied

2nd Oudh Local Infantry

1836: Harriana Light Infantry

1856:

to the Oudh Irregular Force

mutinied

Shah Shuja's Force

Mulwa Bhil Corps

1840: Meywar Bhil Corps

13th BNI
police corps
police corps

1836:
1838:
1840:

14th BNI

mutinied
1842:

The Regiment of Kelat-i-Ghilzie

1846:

Regiment of Ferozepore

15th BNI

1846:

Regiment of Ludhiana

1853:

Pegu Light Infantry

16th BNI
police corps

1856:

Bengal Military Police

49th BNI
Bengal Irregular Contingents
1835: Judpur Legion
1838: Bundelkund Legion )
1838: Gwalior Contingent
1843: Kotah Contingent
1845: Mulwa Contingent
1845: Bhopal Contingent
1845: Nimour Police Corps
1854: Nagpore Irregular Force
1856: Oudh Irregular Force
1856: Oudh Military Police

Mutiny
mutinied

mutinied
mutinied
mutinied
mutinied
mutinied
disbanded
mutinied
disbanded

) 1844: disbanded and infantry formed 34th Bengal Native Infantry (see Bengal Native above)

- Punjab Irregular The Corps of Guides

Punjab Irregular Force 1851

1857: The Corps of Guides, PIF

In 1861
Guides

1st Sikh Local Infantry

1857:

1st Sikh Infantry, PIF

1st Sikh

2nd Sikh Local Infantry

1857:

2nd Sikh Infantry, PIF

2nd Sikh

3rd Sikh Local Infantry

1857:

3rd Sikh Infantry, PIF

3rd Sikh

4th Sikh Local Infantry

1857:

4th Sikh Infantry, PIF

4th Sikh

1849:

1st Punjab Infantry

1851:

1st Infantry, PIF

1st Infantry

1849:

2nd Punjab Infantry

1851:

2nd Infantry, PIF

2nd Infantry

1849:

3rd Punjab Infantry

1851:

3rd Infantry, PIF

3rd Infantry

1849:

4th Punjab Infantry

1851:

4th Infantry, PIF

4th Infantry

1849:

5th Punjab Infantry

1851:

5th Infantry, PIF

5th Infantry

1843:

The Scinde Camel Corps

1853:

6th Infantry, PIF

6th Infantry

raised during the mutiny: 7th Punjab Infantry

23rd BNI

raised during the mutiny: 8th Punjab Infantry

24th BNI

raised during the mutiny: 9th Punjab Infantry

25th BNI

raised during the mutiny: 10th Punjab Infantry

raised during the mutiny: 11th Punjab Infantry

raised during the mutiny: 12th Punjab Infantry

disbanded

raised during the mutiny: 13th Punjab Infantry

disbanded

raised during the mutiny: 14th Punjab Infantry

disbanded

raised during the mutiny: 15th Punjab Infantry

27th BNI

raised during the mutiny: 16th Punjab Infantry

28th BNI

raised during the mutiny: 17th Punjab Infantry

29th BNI

raised during the mutiny: 18th Punjab Infantry

30th BNI

raised during the mutiny: 19th Punjab Infantry

31st BNI

raised during the mutiny: 20th Punjab Infantry

32nd BNI

raised during the mutiny: 21st Punjab Infantry

33rd BNI

raised during the mutiny: 22nd Punjab Infantry

34th BNI

raised during the mutiny: 23rd Punjab Infantry

35th BNI

raised during the mutiny: 24th Punjab Infantry

36th BNI

raised during the mutiny: 25th Punjab Infantry

7th Infantry

disbanded
26th BNI

- Madras European Before 1839

The MER

Madras European 1839

British Army 1862

1st Madras Regiment

1843:

1st Madras Fusiliers

102nd Foot

2nd Madras Regiment

1842:

2nd Madras Light Infantry

105th Foot

1854:

3rd Madras Infantry

108th Foot

- Madras Native Before 1824

Madras Native 1824

In 1861

1st Bn, 1st MNI

1st Madras Native Infantry

1st MNI

1st Bn, 2nd MNI

2nd Madras Native Infantry

2nd MNI

1st Bn, 3rd MNI

3rd Madras Native Infantry

3rd MNI

1st Bn, 4th MNI

4th Madras Native Infantry

4th MNI

1st Bn, 5th MNI

5th Madras Native Infantry

5th MNI

1st Bn, 6th MNI

6th Madras Native Infantry

6th MNI

1st Bn, 7th MNI

7th Madras Native Infantry

7th MNI

1st Bn, 8th MNI

8th Madras Native Infantry

8th MNI

1st Bn, 9th MNI

9th Madras Native Infantry

9th MNI

1st Bn, 10th MNI

10th Madras Native Infantry

10th MNI

2nd Bn, 9th MNI

11th Madras Native Infantry

11th MNI

2nd Bn, 8th MNI

12th Madras Native Infantry

12th MNI

2nd Bn, 3rd MNI

13th Madras Native Infantry

13th MNI

2nd Bn, 6th MNI

14th Madras Native Infantry

14th MNI

2nd Bn, 4th MNI

15th Madras Native Infantry

15th MNI

2nd Bn, 5th MNI

16th Madras Native Infantry

16th MNI

2nd Bn, 1st MNI

17th Madras Native Infantry

17th MNI

2nd Bn, 10th MNI

18th Madras Native Infantry

18th MNI

2nd Bn, 7th MNI

19th Madras Native Infantry

19th MNI

2nd Bn, 2nd MNI

20th Madras Native Infantry

20th MNI

1st Bn, 11th MNI

21st Madras Native Infantry

21st MNI

2nd Bn, 11nd MNI

22nd Madras Native Infantry

22nd MNI

1st Bn, 12th MNI

23rd Madras Native Infantry

23rd MNI

2nd Bn, 12th MNI

24th Madras Native Infantry

24th MNI

1st Bn, 13th MNI

25th Madras Native Infantry

25th MNI

2nd Bn, 13th MNI

26th Madras Native Infantry

26th MNI

1st Bn, 14th MNI

27th Madras Native Infantry

27th MNI

2nd Bn, 14th MNI

28th Madras Native Infantry

28th MNI

1st Bn, 15th MNI

29th Madras Native Infantry

29th MNI

2nd Bn, 15th MNI

30th Madras Native Infantry

30th MNI

1st Bn, 16th MNI

31st Madras Native Infantry

31st MNI

2nd Bn, 16th MNI

32nd Madras Native Infantry

32nd MNI

1st Bn, 17th MNI

33rd Madras Native Infantry

33rd MNI

2nd Bn, 17th MNI

34th Madras Native Infantry

34th MNI

1st Bn, 18th MNI

35th Madras Native Infantry

35th MNI

2nd Bn, 18th MNI

36th Madras Native Infantry

36th MNI

1st Bn, 19th MNI

37th Madras Native Infantry

37th MNI

2nd Bn, 19th MNI

38th Madras Native Infantry

38th MNI

1st Bn, 20th MNI

39th Madras Native Infantry

39th MNI

2nd Bn, 20th MNI

40th Madras Native Infantry

40th MNI

1st Bn, 21st MNI

41st Madras Native Infantry

41st MNI

2nd Bn, 21st MNI

42nd Madras Native Infantry

42nd MNI

1st Bn, 22nd MNI

43rd Madras Native Infantry

43rd MNI

2nd Bn, 22nd MNI

44th Madras Native Infantry

44th MNI

1st Bn, 23rd MNI

45th Madras Native Infantry

45th MNI

2nd Bn, 23rd MNI

M Rie Corps

46th Madras Native Infantry

Madras Rie Corps

46th MNI

1st Bn, 24th MNI

47th Madras Native Infantry

47th MNI

2nd Bn, 24th MNI

48th Madras Native Infantry

48th MNI

1st Bn, 25th MNI

49th Madras Native Infantry

49th MNI

2nd Bn, 25th MNI

50th Madras Native Infantry

50th MNI

1830:

disbanded

1826:

1st Extra MNI

1830:

51st Madras Native Infantry

51st MNI

1826:

2nd Extra MNI

1830:

52nd Madras Native Infantry

52nd MNI

1826:

3rd Extra MNI

1830:

disbanded

1826:

4th Extra MNI

1830:

disbanded

raised during the mutiny: 1st Extra MNI

disbanded

raised during the mutiny: 2nd Extra MNI

disbanded

raised during the mutiny: 3rd Extra MNI

raised during the mutiny: Madras Sappers Militia

disbanded

disbanded

- Hyderabad Before 1826

Nizam's Army 1826

Hyderabad Contingent 1854

1st Bn, Russell Bde

1st Infantry

1st Infantry

2nd Bn, Russell Bde

2nd Infantry

2nd Infantry

1st Bn, Berar Bde

3rd Infantry

3rd Infantry

2nd Bn, Berar Bde

4th Infantry

4th Infantry

3rd Bn, Berar Bde

5th Infantry

1853:

disbanded

4th Bn, Berar Bde

6th Infantry

1853:

disbanded

1st Bn, Ellichpur Bde

7th Infantry

5th Infantry

2nd Bn, Ellichpur Bde

8th Infantry

6th Infantry

- Bombay European Before 1839

The ByER

Bombay European 1839

British Army 1862

1st Bombay Regiment

1843:

1st Bombay Fusiliers

103rd Foot

2nd Bombay Regiment

1844:

2nd Bombay Light Infantry

106th Foot

1853:

3rd Bombay Regiment

109th Foot

- Bombay Native Before 1824

Bombay Native 1824

In 1861

1st Bn, 1st ByNI

1st Bombay Native Infantry

1st ByNI

2nd Bn, 1st ByNI

2nd Bombay Native Infantry

2nd ByNI

1st Bn, 2nd ByNI

3rd Bombay Native Infantry

3rd ByNI

2nd Bn, 2nd ByNI

4th Bombay Native Infantry

4th ByNI

1st Bn, 3rd ByNI

5th Bombay Native Infantry

5th ByNI

2nd Bn, 3rd ByNI

6th Bombay Native Infantry

6th ByNI

1st Bn, 4th ByNI

7th Bombay Native Infantry

7th ByNI

2nd Bn, 4th ByNI

8th Bombay Native Infantry

8th ByNI

1st Bn, 5th ByNI

9th Bombay Native Infantry

9th ByNI

2nd Bn, 5th ByNI

10th Bombay Native Infantry

10th ByNI

1st Bn, 6th ByNI

11th Bombay Native Infantry

11th ByNI

2nd Bn, 6th ByNI

12th Bombay Native Infantry

12th ByNI

1st Bn, 7th ByNI

13th Bombay Native Infantry

13th ByNI

2nd Bn, 7th ByNI

14th Bombay Native Infantry

14th ByNI

1st Bn, 8th ByNI

15th Bombay Native Infantry

15th ByNI

2nd Bn, 8th ByNI

16th Bombay Native Infantry

16th ByNI

1st Bn, 9th ByNI

17th Bombay Native Infantry

17th ByNI

2nd Bn, 9th ByNI

18th Bombay Native Infantry

18th ByNI

1st Bn, 10th ByNI

19th Bombay Native Infantry

19th ByNI

2nd Bn, 10th ByNI

20th Bombay Native Infantry

20th ByNI

2nd Extra ByNI

21st Bombay Native Infantry

Marine Bombay Native Infantry

21st ByNI

2nd Bn, 11nd ByNI

22nd Bombay Native Infantry

22nd ByNI

1st Bn, 12th ByNI

23rd Bombay Native Infantry

23rd ByNI

2nd Bn, 12th ByNI

24th Bombay Native Infantry

24th ByNI

1st Extra ByNI

25th Bombay Native Infantry

25th ByNI

1st Bn, 11th ByNI

mutinied )

1825:

2nd Extra ByNI

1825:

26th Bombay Native Infantry

1825:

3rd Extra ByNI

1826:

1st Extra ByNI 1829: disbanded

1825:

4th Extra ByNI

1826:

2nd Extra ByNI 1829: disbanded

1844:

) loyal elements from 21st ByNI formed 30th ByNI

) loyal elements from 27th ByNI formed 31st ByNI
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26th ByNI

1st Balooch Battalion

27th ByNI

1846:

27th Bombay Native Infantry

1846:

28th Bombay Native Infantry

1846:

29th Bombay Native Infantry

1846:

2nd Balooch Battalion

29th ByNI

raised during the mutiny: 1st Regiment, Jacob's Ries

30th ByNI

raised during the mutiny: 2nd Regiment, Jacob's Ries

disbanded

raised during the mutiny: 3rd Balooch Battalion

disbanded

raised during the mutiny: 30th Bombay Native Infantry )

disbanded

raised during the mutiny: 31st Bombay Native Infantry )

disbanded

raised during the mutiny: 1st Extra Battalion

disbanded

raised during the mutiny: 2nd Extra Battalion

disbanded

raised during the mutiny: 3rd Extra Battalion

disbanded

mutinied )
28th ByNI
disbanded