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Also known as the '''Ironside Battalion'''
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Also known as the '''Ironside Battalion'''.
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== Chronology ==
 
== Chronology ==
 
*'''1763''' raised in Calcutta by Captain Gilbert Ironside  
 
*'''1763''' raised in Calcutta by Captain Gilbert Ironside  
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*'''1857''' mutinied at [[Meerut]] 10 May
 
*'''1857''' mutinied at [[Meerut]] 10 May
  
''In 1861 after the mutiny the title was given to the 70th Bengal Native Infantry which later became [[11th Regiment of Rajput Infantry]]''
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''In 1861 after the mutiny the title was given to the 70th Bengal Native Infantry which later became [[11th Regiment of Rajput Infantry]].''
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[[Category:Bengal Infantry Regiments]]
 
[[Category:Bengal Infantry Regiments]]

Revision as of 20:54, 15 January 2010

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Also known as the Ironside Battalion.

Chronology

  • 1763 raised in Calcutta by Captain Gilbert Ironside
  • 1764 ranked as 10th Battalion under Captain William Smith
  • 1765 posted to the 2nd Brigade
  • 1775 renumbered the 9th Battalion of Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1781 became the 9th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1796 became the 1st Battalion 9th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1824 became the 8th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1857 mutinied at Meerut 10 May

In 1861 after the mutiny the title was given to the 70th Bengal Native Infantry which later became 11th Regiment of Rajput Infantry.