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Also known as the '''Gowan Battalion'''
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Also known as the '''Gowan Battalion'''.
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== Chronology ==
 
== Chronology ==
*'''????''' raised before 1764 - name unknown
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*'''1763''' raised as 13th Battalion
 
*'''1764''' ranked as 4th Battalion under Captain Campbell
 
*'''1764''' ranked as 4th Battalion under Captain Campbell
 
*'''1765''' posted to the 1st Brigade  
 
*'''1765''' posted to the 1st Brigade  
 
*'''1767''' named the Gowan Battalion after Captain Clotworthy Gowan
 
*'''1767''' named the Gowan Battalion after Captain Clotworthy Gowan
 
*'''1775''' renumbered the 3rd Battalion of Bengal Native Infantry
 
*'''1775''' renumbered the 3rd Battalion of Bengal Native Infantry
*'''1781''' became the 3rd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
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*'''1781''' became the 1st Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
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*'''1784''' became the 3rd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
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*'''1786''' became the 3rd Battalion of Bengal Native Infantry
 
*'''1796''' became the 1st Battalion 3rd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
 
*'''1796''' became the 1st Battalion 3rd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
 
*'''1824''' became the '''6th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry'''  
 
*'''1824''' became the '''6th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry'''  
 
*'''1857''' mutinied at [[Allahabad]] 6 June
 
*'''1857''' mutinied at [[Allahabad]] 6 June
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== External links ==
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[http://books.google.com/books?id=2gQLAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA50&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
  
 
[[Category:Bengal Infantry Regiments]]
 
[[Category:Bengal Infantry Regiments]]

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Also known as the Gowan Battalion.

Chronology

  • 1763 raised as 13th Battalion
  • 1764 ranked as 4th Battalion under Captain Campbell
  • 1765 posted to the 1st Brigade
  • 1767 named the Gowan Battalion after Captain Clotworthy Gowan
  • 1775 renumbered the 3rd Battalion of Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1781 became the 1st Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1784 became the 3rd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1786 became the 3rd Battalion of Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1796 became the 1st Battalion 3rd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1824 became the 6th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1857 mutinied at Allahabad 6 June

External links

List of officers in 1829 Google Books