38th Dogras
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The 38th Dogras were an infantry
regiment of the British Indian Army
. They could trace their origins to 1858, when they were raised as the Agra Levy.
The regiment took part in the Siege of Malakand
in 1897. To honour the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to Indian they took part in the Rawalpindi Parade 1905
. After World War I the Indian government reformed the army moving from single battalion regiments to multi battalion regiments. In 1922, the 38th Dogras became the 2nd Battalion, 17th Dogra Regiment
. In 1947, the regiment was allocated to the new Indian Army
on independence.
Infantry
Infantrymen are soldiers who are specifically trained for the role of fighting on foot to engage the enemy face to face and have historically borne the brunt of the casualties of combat in wars. As the oldest branch of combat arms, they are the backbone of armies...
regiment of the British Indian Army
British Indian Army
The British Indian Army, officially simply the Indian Army, was the principal army of the British Raj in India before the partition of India in 1947...
. They could trace their origins to 1858, when they were raised as the Agra Levy.
The regiment took part in the Siege of Malakand
Siege of Malakand
The Siege of Malakand was the 26 July – 2 August 1897 siege of the British garrison in the Malakand region of colonial British India's North West Frontier Province...
in 1897. To honour the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to Indian they took part in the Rawalpindi Parade 1905
Rawalpindi Parade 1905
The Rawalpindi Parade 1905 was a parade by the British Indian Army held in Rawalpindi, India on 8 December 1905 to honour the Prince and Princess of Wales. The troops were under the Command of Horatio Herbert, Viscount Kitchener of Khartoum, G.C.B., O.M., G.C.M.G., Commander-in-Chief India...
. After World War I the Indian government reformed the army moving from single battalion regiments to multi battalion regiments. In 1922, the 38th Dogras became the 2nd Battalion, 17th Dogra Regiment
17th Dogra Regiment
The 17th Dogra Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was formed in 1922, after the Indian government decided to reform the army moving away from single battalion regiments to multi battalion regiments...
. In 1947, the regiment was allocated to the new Indian Army
Indian Army
The Indian Army is the land based branch and the largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. With about 1,100,000 soldiers in active service and about 1,150,000 reserve troops, the Indian Army is the world's largest standing volunteer army...
on independence.
Predecessor names
- 1864: 38th (Agra) Regiment BNI
- 1890: 38th (Dogra) Regiment, Bengal Infantry
- 1901: 38th Dogra Infantry.