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The 71st Coorg Rifles was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. Until 1901 it was designated as the 11th Madras Infantry. In 1902 the regiment was reorganised and the basis of recruitment changed from Tamil and Telagu to Coorg soldiers. The Coorgs had not previously been recruited into the Indian Army and this conversion was seen as a test of both their availability and suitability for military service. The regiment could trace their origins to 1767, when they were raised as the 15th Battalion Coast Sepoys. The regiment served in the Third Anglo-Mysore War but saw no more active service during the nineteenth century. The restructured regiment was renamed the 71st Coorg Rifles in 1903, and given dark green uniforms with scarlet facings. Red fezs, which were an unusual item of uniform in the Indian Army, are reported to have been worn by the sepoys. They were disbanded in 1904 because of insufficient recruits〔John Gaylor, page 9 "Sons of John Company", ISBN 0-946771-98-7〕 and the mess funds and silver were bequeathed to the newly raised 2/9th Gurkha Rifles.〔W.Y. Carman, page 226 "Indian Army Uniforms - Infantry"〕 In 1942 Coorgs were again recruited into the newly raised 1st Coorg Battalion. Like the 71st Coorg Rifles, the new battalion had a badge incorporating crossed Coorg knives. In 1946 it was converted to the 37 (Coorg) Anti-Tank Regiment Unit of the Royal Indian Artillery. Now it is a part of the Indian Regiment of Artillery. ==Predecessor names== *15th Battalion Coast Sepoys - 1767 *11th Coorg Infantry - 1902 *71st Coorg Rifles - 1903 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「71st Coorg Rifles」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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