43rd Erinpura Regiment
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43rd Erinpura Regiment
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The 43rd Erinpura Regiment was a regiment of the British Indian Army. It originated in the three infantry companies of Meena, Bhil tribe of the Jodhpur Legion that stayed loyal to the British when the Legion revolted in 1857. They were incorporated in 1860 as the Erinpoorah Irregular Force by a Lt-Col J F W Hall. This force was composed
of a squadron of cavalry, mainly Sikhs, numbering, 164 of all ranks, and eight companies of infantry, numbering 719. The British mostly enlisted Bhils and Minas
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Regiment of the British Indian Army
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/43rd_Erinpura_Regiment
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2022-03-26T20:02:04Z
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