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Above: The Regimental and Queen's Colours,
circa 1848. The Green Tiger
is shown on the Regimental colour
Right: A detail of the Green Tiger
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The title 'Green Tiger' stems from the Royal Tiger on the regiment's
Colour, shown in green. This in turn is believed to be a reference to a green tiger shown on a Gurkha standard, captured in
the Nepal War of 1815. Over the years, the 17th has been known unofficially as the Bengal Tigers, Royal Bengal Tigers, or
simply The Tigers.
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