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*'''1796''' became the 1st Battalion 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'''  
*'''1824''' became the '''8th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry'''  
*'''1857''' mutinied at [[Dinapore]] 25 July
[[Category:Bengal Infantry Regiments]]
== Chronology ==
*'''1763''' raised as 11th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*'''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]]''
''In 1861 after the mutiny the title was given to the 70th Bengal Native Infantry which later became [[11th Regiment of Rajput Infantry]]''
[[Category:Bengal Infantry Regiments]]
[[Category:Bengal Infantry Regiments]]

Revision as of 12:50, 15 January 2010

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