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	The '''98th Infantry''' was an infantry regiment of the [[British Indian Army]]. It could trace its origins to 1788, when it was raised as the 1st Battalion of the Ellichpur Brigade for the [[Princely state]] of [[Hyderabad State\|Hyderabad]]. Until 1853, the regiment was part of the [[Nizam\|Nizam of Hydrabad's]] Army; then, after the signing of a treaty with the then Governor General of India, the Nizam's Contingent was renamed the Hyderabad Contingent and became part of the regular Indian Army.		The '''98th Ahir Infantry''' was an infantry regiment of the [[British Indian Army]]. It could trace its origins to 1788, when it was raised as the 1st Battalion of the Ellichpur Brigade for the [[Princely state]] of [[Hyderabad State\|Hyderabad]]. Until 1853, the regiment was part of the [[Nizam\|Nizam of Hydrabad's]] Army; then, after the signing of a treaty with the then Governor General of India, the Nizam's Contingent was renamed the Hyderabad Contingent and became part of the regular Indian Army.

	The regiment fought in the [[Battle of Mahidpur]] during the [[Third Anglo-Maratha War]]. It then participated in the [[Siege of Nowah]] and the later [[Capture of Nowah]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Nanded District\|access-date=28 September 2009\|publisher=maharashtra.gov\|url=http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/Nanded/his1.html}}</ref> It next took part in the [[Central India Campaign (1858)\|Central India Campaign]] after the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]]. It was sent to China in 1900, as part of the relief force during the [[Boxer Rebellion]]. During the [[First World War]], the regiment was part of the [[Indian Expeditionary Force B]] for service in [[British East Africa]].		The regiment fought in the [[Battle of Mahidpur]] during the [[Third Anglo-Maratha War]]. It then participated in the [[Siege of Nowah]] and the later [[Capture of Nowah]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Nanded District\|access-date=28 September 2009\|publisher=maharashtra.gov\|url=http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/Nanded/his1.html}}</ref> It next took part in the [[Central India Campaign (1858)\|Central India Campaign]] after the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]]. It was sent to China in 1900, as part of the relief force during the [[Boxer Rebellion]]. During the [[First World War]], the regiment was part of the [[Indian Expeditionary Force B]] for service in [[British East Africa]].

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The '''98th Infantry''' was an infantry regiment of the [[British Indian Army]]. It could trace its origins to 1788, when it was raised as the 1st Battalion of the Ellichpur Brigade for the [[Princely state]] of [[Hyderabad State|Hyderabad]]. Until 1853, the regiment was part of the [[Nizam|Nizam of Hydrabad's]] Army; then, after the signing of a treaty with the then Governor General of India, the Nizam's Contingent was renamed the Hyderabad Contingent and became part of the regular Indian Army.

The regiment fought in the [[Battle of Mahidpur]] during the [[Third Anglo-Maratha War]]. It then participated in the [[Siege of Nowah]] and the later [[Capture of Nowah]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Nanded District|access-date=28 September 2009|publisher=maharashtra.gov|url=http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/Nanded/his1.html}}</ref> It next took part in the [[Central India Campaign (1858)|Central India Campaign]] after the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]]. It was sent to China in 1900, as part of the relief force during the [[Boxer Rebellion]]. During the [[First World War]], the regiment was part of the [[Indian Expeditionary Force B]] for service in [[British East Africa]].

After the First World War, the Indian government reformed the army, moving from single-battalion regiments to multi-battalion regiments.<ref>Sumner p.15</ref> In 1922, the 98th Infantry became the 4th Battalion, [[19th Hyderabad Regiment]]. This regiment was allocated to the [[Indian Army]] after independence.

==Predecessor names==
*1st Battalion of the Ellichpur Brigade - 1788
*7th Regiment of Infantry, [[Nizam|Nizam's Army]] - 1826
*5th Infantry, Hyderabad Contingent - 1854
*96th Berar Infantry - 1903

==References==
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*{{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=Rinaldi|first=Richard A|year=2008|title=Order of Battle British Army 1914|publisher=Ravi Rikhye|isbn=0-9776072-8-3}}
*{{cite book|last=Sharma|first=Gautam|year=1990|title=Valour and sacrifice: famous regiments of the Indian Army|publisher=Allied Publishers|isbn=81-7023-140-X}}
*{{cite book|last=Sumner|first=Ian|title=The Indian Army 1914-1947|year=2001|publisher=Osprey Publishing|isbn=1-84176-196-6}}
*Moberly, F.J. (1923). ''Official History of the War: Mesopotamia Campaign'', Imperial War Museum. {{ISBN|1-870423-30-5}}

[[Category:British Indian Army infantry regiments]]
[[Category:Military units and formations established in 1788]]
[[Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1922]]
[[Category:Military history of the Madras Presidency]]
[[Category:Military units and formations of the Boxer Rebellion]]
[[Category:Indian World War I regiments]]
[[Category:1788 establishments in British India]]

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