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|unit_name=47th Sikhs<br />
|image= File:Indian soldiers near boat boarding ramp, Tientsin, China, 1907 (CHANDLESS 260).jpeg<br />
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|caption= 47th Sikhs prepare to depart from [[Tientsin]], [[China]], 1908.<br />
|dates=1901-1922<br />
|country=[[British Raj|Indian Empire]]<br />
|branch=Army<br />
|type=Infantry<br />
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|command_structure=[[Bengal Army]] (to 1895)<br>[[Bengal Command]]<br />
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The '''47th Sikhs''' were an infantry regiment of the [[British Indian Army]]. They could trace their origins to 1901, when they were raised as the 47th (Sikh) Bengal Infantry.<br />
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After World War I, the Indian government reformed the army moving from single battalion regiments to multi battalion regiments.<ref>Sumner p.15</ref> In 1922, the 47th Sikhs now became the 5th Battalion, [[11th Sikh Regiment]]. The regiment was allocated to the new [[India]] on independence.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/47thsikhs.htm|title = The British Empire, Imperialism, Colonialism, Colonies}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==Sources==<br />
*{{cite book|last1=Barthorp|first1=Michael|last2=Burn|first2=Jeffrey|year=1979|title=Indian infantry regiments 1860-1914|publisher=Osprey Publishing|isbn=0-85045-307-0}}<br />
*{{cite book|last=Sumner|first=Ian|title=The Indian Army 1914-1947|year=2001|publisher=Osprey Publishing|isbn=1-84176-196-6}}<br />
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[[Category:British Indian Army infantry regiments]]<br />
[[Category:Military units and formations established in 1901]]<br />
[[Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1922]]<br />
[[Category:Bengal Presidency]]<br />
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