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== Chronology == | == Chronology == | ||
*'''1804''' raised as 28th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry following 1796 reorganisation when previous 28th was absorbed by 2nd Regiment | *'''1804''' raised as 1st Btn 28th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry following 1796 reorganisation when previous 28th was absorbed by 2nd Regiment | ||
*'''1824''' 1st Battalion became '''54th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry''' under Major F Sackville | *'''1824''' 1st Battalion became '''54th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry''' under Major F Sackville | ||
*'''1857''' mutinied at [[Mardan]] and [[Nowshera]]. Rebel sepoys joined the [[Hindustani Fanatics]] and were eventually defeated by a British expedition. | *'''1857''' mutinied at [[Mardan]] and [[Nowshera]]. Rebel sepoys joined the [[Hindustani Fanatics]] and were eventually defeated by a British expedition. | ||
[[Category:Bengal Infantry Regiments]] | [[Category:Bengal Infantry Regiments]] | ||