7th Rajput Regiment

7th Rajput Regiment
An Indian infantry section of the 2nd Battalion, 7th Rajput Regiment about to go on patrol on the Arakan front, 1944
Active	1922–1947
Country	British India
Branch	British Indian Army
Type	Infantry

The 7th Rajput Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was formed in 1922, after the Indian government decided to reform the army moving away from single battalion regiments to multi battalion regiments. After the partition of India in 1947, it was allocated to the new Indian Army and renamed the Rajput Regiment.

During 1936 and 1937 the 3rd Battalion served in South Waziristan (now part of the Tribal Lands in Pakistan). The Battalion was involved in several actions with Afghan insurgents.

A number of Rajput regiments participated in World War II: