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2nd Queen Victoria's Own Rajput Light Infantry | |
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Active | 1798-1922 |
Country | Indian Empire |
Branch | Army |
Type | Infantry |
Part of | Bengal Army (to 1895), Bengal Command |
Colors | Red; faced buff, 1879 blue. |
Engagements | Delhi Laswaree Deig 1825 - 26 Bhurtpore Khelet 1838 - 42 Afghanistan Maharajpore 1849 Punjab Chillianwallah Goojerat Central India 1879 - 80 Afghanistan 1885 - 87 Burma 1900 China |
Commanders | |
Colonel-in-Chief | King Edward VII (1904) |
Colonel of the Regiment | Brigadier-General F. A. Smith (1921) |
The 2nd Queen Victoria's Own Rajput Light Infantry, commonly shortened to 2nd Rajputs, was a regiment of the British Indian Army. Raised in 1798, it was amalgamated with five other Rajput regiments in 1922.