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	During this time the regiment took part in the [[Second Anglo-Sikh War]] in the [[Battle of Chillianwala]] and the [[Battle of Gujrat\|Battle of Goojerat]] (or Gujrat, Gujerat), the [[Second Opium War]] in China, the [[Third Afghan War]], the [[Third Anglo-Burmese War]] and [[World War I]].<ref name=ba22/> During World War I the regiment was first assigned to the [[Presidency Brigade]], [[8th Lucknow Division]] on internal security duties. They then served in the [[33rd Indian Brigade]], [[12th Indian Division]] during the [[Mesopotamia Campaign]].		During this time the regiment took part in the [[Second Anglo-Sikh War]] in the [[Battle of Chillianwala]] and the [[Battle of Gujrat\|Battle of Goojerat]] (or Gujrat, Gujerat), the [[Second Opium War]] in China, the [[Third Afghan War]], the [[Third Anglo-Burmese War]] and [[World War I]].<ref name=ba22/> During World War I the regiment was first assigned to the [[Presidency Brigade]], [[8th Lucknow Division]] on internal security duties. They then served in the [[33rd Indian Brigade]], [[12th Indian Division]] during the [[Mesopotamia Campaign]].

	After World War I the Indian government reformed the army again moving from single battalion regiments to multi battalion regiments.<ref>Sumner p.15</ref> The 11th Rajputs now became the 5th Battalion, [[7th Rajput Regiment]]. After independence this was one of the regiments allocated to the new [[Indian Army]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=British Empire: Armed Forces: Units: Indian Infantry: 11th Rajputs \|url=http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/11thrajputs.htm \|archiveurl=https://~~www~~.~~webcitation~~.org/~~5k1tlNfCI?url=~~http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/11thrajputs.htm \|archivedate=2009-09-24 \|url-status=live \|accessdate=2009-09-22 }}</ref>		After World War I the Indian government reformed the army again moving from single battalion regiments to multi battalion regiments.<ref>Sumner p.15</ref> The 11th Rajputs now became the 5th Battalion, [[7th Rajput Regiment]]. After independence this was one of the regiments allocated to the new [[Indian Army]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=British Empire: Armed Forces: Units: Indian Infantry: 11th Rajputs \|url=http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/11thrajputs.htm \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090102035724/http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/11thrajputs.htm \|archivedate=2009-01-02 \|url-status=live \|accessdate=2009-09-22 }}</ref>

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The '''11th Rajputs''' was an infantry regiment of the [[Bengal Army]] and later of the [[British Indian Army]]. They could trace their origins to 1825, when they were the 2nd Extra Battalion, [[Bengal Native Infantry]]. In 1828 they were renamed the 70th Bengal Native Infantry and a number of changes in name followed the 11th Bengal Native Infantry 1861–1885, the 11th Bengal Infantry 1885–1897, the 11th (Rajput) Bengal Infantry 1897–1901, the 11th Rajput Infantry
1901–1903. Finally in 1903, after the [[Kitchener Reforms|Kitchener reforms]] of the Indian Army the 11th Rajputs.<ref name=ba22>Barthorpe p.22</ref>

During this time the regiment took part in the [[Second Anglo-Sikh War]] in the [[Battle of Chillianwala]] and the [[Battle of Gujrat|Battle of Goojerat]] (or Gujrat, Gujerat), the [[Second Opium War]] in China, the [[Third Afghan War]], the [[Third Anglo-Burmese War]] and [[World War I]].<ref name=ba22/> During World War I the regiment was first assigned to the [[Presidency Brigade]], [[8th Lucknow Division]] on internal security duties. They then served in the [[33rd Indian Brigade]], [[12th Indian Division]] during the [[Mesopotamia Campaign]].

After World War I the Indian government reformed the army again moving from single battalion regiments to multi battalion regiments.<ref>Sumner p.15</ref> The 11th Rajputs now became the 5th Battalion, [[7th Rajput Regiment]]. After independence this was one of the regiments allocated to the new [[Indian Army]].<ref>{{cite web|title=British Empire: Armed Forces: Units: Indian Infantry: 11th Rajputs |url=http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/11thrajputs.htm |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/5k1tlNfCI?url=http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/11thrajputs.htm |archivedate=2009-09-24 |url-status=live |accessdate=2009-09-22 }}</ref>

== Notes ==
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==Sources==
*{{cite book|last=Barthorp|first=Michael|last2=Burn|first2=Jeffrey|year=1979|title=Indian infantry regiments 1860-1914|publisher=Osprey Publishing|isbn=0-85045-307-0}}
*{{cite book|last=Sumner|first=Ian|title=The Indian Army 1914-1947|year=2001|publisher=Osprey Publishing|isbn=1-84176-196-6}}

[[Category:British Indian Army infantry regiments]]
[[Category:Honourable East India Company regiments]]
[[Category:Military units and formations established in 1825]]
[[Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1922]]
[[Category:Bengal Presidency]]