British Regiments in India 1857-58
v.1.0 March 24, 2002

Ravi Rikhye

This is an incomplete list. Some of these regiments were reinforcements sent after the 1857 Mutiny began.

The East India Company had a three-tier system for its land forces. The majority of regiments were recruited by the East India Company from the local population, each with a couple of British officers. The EIC also had Indian regiments that were manned by whites.  Last, the regular British Army stationed its regiments in India. Though India was not yet the "Jewel in the Crown", the Empire’s most valuable asset needed all the protection it was possible to provide.  The British Government also wanted to ensure a firm control over the Company. This was not a case of a government protecting trade. London kept tightening its control over the EIC, till the latter became the commercial face of the British Government in India. This process came to its logical end whenLondon cancelled the EIC’s historic charter and seized direct control of India after the Mutiny erupted.

Cavalry

2^nd Dragoon Guards

6^th Dragoon Guards

7^th Hussars

8^th Hussars

9^th Lancers

14^th Light Dragoons

Infantry

1/5^th Foot

1/8^th Foot

1/10^th Foot

1/13^th Foot

18^th Foot

32^nd Foot

34^th Foot

35^th Foot

37^th Foot

42^nd Foot

43^rd Foot

52^nd Foot

53^rd Foot

1/60^th Foot

61^st Foot

64^th Foot

68^th Foot

71^st Foot

75^th Foot

78^th Foot

81^st Foot

83^rd Foot

84^th Foot

86^th Foot

87^th Foot

88^th Foot

90^th Foot

93^rd Foot

95^th Foot

97^th Foot

2^nd Rifle Brigade