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== Chronology == | == Chronology == | ||
*'''1758''' raised in Burdwan as the Burdwan Battalion | *'''1758''' raised in [[Burdwan]] as the Burdwan Battalion | ||
*'''1762''' ranked as | *'''1762''' ranked as 8th Battalion | ||
*'''1764''' became | *'''1764''' became the 2nd (M'Lean) Battalion and moved to Madras under Captain M'Lean | ||
*'''1765''' posted to the 1st Brigade | *'''1765''' posted to the 1st Brigade | ||
*'''1775''' renumbered 1st Battalion Bengal Native Infantry | *'''1775''' renumbered 1st Battalion Bengal Native Infantry | ||
*'''1781''' became the 1st Regiment Bengal Native Infantry | *'''1781''' became the 1st Regiment Bombay Native Infantry | ||
*'''1784''' became the 1st Regiment Bengal Native Infantry | |||
*'''1786''' became the 1st Battalion Bengal Native Infantry | |||
*'''1796''' became the 1st Battalion 1st Regiment Bengal Native Infantry | *'''1796''' became the 1st Battalion 1st Regiment Bengal Native Infantry | ||
*'''1824''' became the '''2nd Regiment Bengal Native Infantry''' | *'''1824''' became the '''2nd Regiment Bengal Native Infantry''' | ||
*'''1859''' disbanded | *'''1859''' disarmed at Barrackpore and disbanded | ||
''In 1861, after the mutiny, the title was given to the 31st Regiment of Bengal Light Infantry which later became the [[2nd Regiment of Rajput Infantry]]'' | ''In 1861, after the mutiny, the title was given to the 31st Regiment of Bengal Light Infantry which later became the [[2nd Regiment of Rajput Infantry]]'' | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/2ndbengalinf.htm 2nd Bengal Native Infantry 1762-1857] British Empire website | [http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/2ndbengalinf.htm 2nd Bengal Native Infantry 1762-1857] British Empire website<br> | ||
[http://books.google.com/books?id=2gQLAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA46&dq=First+European+Regiment&hl=en&ei=xzZyTK7rOciOjAfqyMz6CA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCgQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false List of officers in 1829] Google Books | |||
[[Category:Bengal Infantry Regiments]] | [[Category:Bengal Infantry Regiments]] | ||