29th Battalion of Bengal Native Infantry

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Chronology

  • 1776 raised for service of the Vizier of Oude as 29th Battalion under Captain Young
  • 1781 became the 22nd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1784 became the 28th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1786 became the 28th Battalion of Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1796 absorbed by the 2nd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1824 1st Battalion became 5th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry under MajorJ Nesbitt; 2nd Battalion became 22nd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry under Major J Smith