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== Chronology ==
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*'''1757''' formed at Calcutta as the Lal Pultan (Red Battalion) ranked as 1st Battalion
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*'''1763''' named Galliez Battalion after Captain Primrose Galliez
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*'''1764''' [[Patna Mutiny]]
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*'''1764''' ranked 9th (Galliez) Battalion
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*'''1765''' posted to the 3rd Brigade
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*'''1775''' became 16th Battalion
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*'''1781''' became 10th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
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*'''1784''' became 17th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
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*'''1786''' became 17th Battalion of Bengal Native Infantry
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*'''1796''' became 2nd Battalion 12th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
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*'''1824''' became '''1st Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry'''
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*'''1857''' mutinied at Cawnpore
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''In 1861, after the mutiny, the title was given to the 21st Bengal Native Infantry which later became the [[1st Regiment of Brahman Infantry]].''
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== External links ==
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[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=fnLcM-LcdLUC&pg=PA408&dq=Lal+Pultan+1764&hl=en&ei=jGZETJOaFNjNjAf7-bQX&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCoQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Lal%20Pultan%201764&f=false Origin of the Lal Pultan and account of the mutiny in 1764] Google Books<br>
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[http://books.google.com/books?id=2gQLAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA45&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
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[[Category:Bengal Infantry Regiments]]
 
[[Category:Bengal Infantry Regiments]]

Latest revision as of 16:39, 21 March 2011

Chronology

  • 1757 formed at Calcutta as the Lal Pultan (Red Battalion) ranked as 1st Battalion
  • 1763 named Galliez Battalion after Captain Primrose Galliez
  • 1764 Patna Mutiny
  • 1764 ranked 9th (Galliez) Battalion
  • 1765 posted to the 3rd Brigade
  • 1775 became 16th Battalion
  • 1781 became 10th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1784 became 17th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1786 became 17th Battalion of Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1796 became 2nd Battalion 12th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1824 became 1st Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1857 mutinied at Cawnpore

In 1861, after the mutiny, the title was given to the 21st Bengal Native Infantry which later became the 1st Regiment of Brahman Infantry.

External links

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