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*'''1803''' raised as 2nd Btn 22nd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry following 1796 reorganisation when previous 22nd became the 2nd Btn 3rd Regiment | *'''1803''' raised as 2nd Btn 22nd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry following 1796 reorganisation when previous 22nd became the 2nd Btn 3rd Regiment | ||
*'''1824''' 2nd Battalion became '''44th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry''' under Major E C Browne | *'''1824''' 2nd Battalion became '''44th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry''' under Major E C Browne | ||
*'''1857''' mutinied at [[Agra]] 31 May | *'''1857''' mutinied and disarmed at [[Agra]] 31 May | ||
''In 1861 after the mutiny the title was taken by the 11th Sylhet Local (Light) Infantry which later became [[44th Gurkha Rifles]].'' | ''In 1861 after the mutiny the title was taken by the 11th Sylhet Local (Light) Infantry which later became [[44th Gurkha Rifles]].'' | ||
== Historical books on-line == | |||
''"The Indian Empire Vol II"'' by R Montgomery Martin [http://archive.org/stream/indianempirehist02mart#page/193/mode/1up Regiment disarmed at Agra] archive.org | |||
[[Category:Bengal Infantry Regiments]] | [[Category:Bengal Infantry Regiments]] | ||