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.
After World War I the Indian Government reformed the Indian Army again, moving from single battalion regiments to multi battalion regiments.
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