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{{Infobox military unit
|unit_name=8th Rajputs
|image=
|caption=
|dates=1798–1922
|country=[[British Raj|Indian Empire]]
|branch=Army
|type=Infantry
|size=
|command_structure=[[Bengal Army]] (to 1895)<br>[[Bengal Command]]
|garrison=
|ceremonial_chief=[[Edward VII of the United Kingdom|King Edward VII]] (1904)
|ceremonial_chief_label=Colonel-in-Chief
|colonel_of_the_regiment=
|nickname=
|motto=
|colors=Red faced Saxon green, 1888 white, 1905 yellow
|colors_label=Uniform
|march=
|mascot=
|battles=1838 - 1842 Afghanistan<br /> Sobraon
|notable_commanders=
|anniversaries=
}}
The '''8th Rajputs''' was an infantry battalion of the [[British Indian Army]]. They could trace their origins to 1798 when they were the 1st Battalion, 30th [[Bengal Native Infantry]]. Over the years the regiment became known by a number of different titles. The 59th Bengal Native Infantry 1824–1861, the 8th Bengal Native Infantry 1861–1897, the 8th (Rajput) Bengal Infantry 1897–1901, the 8th Rajput Infantry 1901–1903 and finally the 8th Rajputs after the [[Kitchener Reforms|Kitchener reforms]] of the Indian Army. During this time the regiment took part in the [[First Afghan War]], the [[First Sikh War]] and [[World War I]]. After World War I the Indian Government reformed the Indian Army again, moving from single battalion regiments to multi battalion regiments.<ref>Sumner p.15</ref> The 8th Rajputs now became the 4th Battalion, [[7th Rajput Regiment]]. After Indian gained independence in 1947, this was one of the regiments allocated to the new [[Indian Army]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/8thrajputs.htm|title = The British Empire, Imperialism, Colonialism, Colonies}}</ref>

==References==
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*{{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 1798]]
[[Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1922]]
[[Category:Bengal Presidency]]

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