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{{Template:Bengal Army}} | {{Template:Bengal Army}} | ||
== Chronology == | == Chronology == | ||
*'''1758''' raised in Burdwan as the Burdwan Battalion | *'''1758''' raised in [[Burdwan]] as the Burdwan Battalion | ||
*'''1762''' ranked as 8th Battalion | *'''1762''' ranked as 8th Battalion | ||
*'''1764''' became the 2nd (M'Lean) Battalion and moved to Madras under Captain M'Lean | *'''1764''' became the 2nd (M'Lean) Battalion and moved to Madras under Captain M'Lean | ||
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*'''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]]'' | ||