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| + | Also known as the '''Chota Crawford Battalion''' | ||
== Chronology == | == Chronology == | ||
| − | *'''1778''' raised as 23rd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry | + | *'''1778''' raised at Ramgur as Light Infantry by Captain James Crawford Jnr |
| + | *'''1779?''' ranked as 31st Battalion of Bengal Native Infantry | ||
| + | *'''1781''' became the 31st Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry | ||
| + | *'''1796''' became the 2nd Battalion 4th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry | ||
| + | *'''1824''' became the '''23rd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry''' | ||
*'''1857''' mutinied at [[Mhow]] on 1 July | *'''1857''' mutinied at [[Mhow]] on 1 July | ||
''In 1861 after the mutiny the title was taken by the 15th (Pioneer) Regiment of Punjab Infantry later to become the [[23rd Punjab Pioneers]]'' | ''In 1861 after the mutiny the title was taken by the 15th (Pioneer) Regiment of Punjab Infantry later to become the [[23rd Punjab Pioneers]]'' | ||
[[Category:Bengal Infantry Regiments]] | [[Category:Bengal Infantry Regiments]] | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=YrAEAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA10&dq=Colonel+Platt+1858&as_brr=3#v=onepage&q=&f=false Mutiny at Mhow] Google Books<br> | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=YrAEAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA10&dq=Colonel+Platt+1858&as_brr=3#v=onepage&q=&f=false Mutiny at Mhow] Google Books<br> | ||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=VfgdAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA293&dq=Platt&as_brr=3#v=onepage&q=Platt&f=false Murder of Colonel Platt] Google Books | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=VfgdAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA293&dq=Platt&as_brr=3#v=onepage&q=Platt&f=false Murder of Colonel Platt] Google Books | ||
Revision as of 17:17, 15 January 2010
Also known as the Chota Crawford Battalion
Chronology
- 1778 raised at Ramgur as Light Infantry by Captain James Crawford Jnr
- 1779? ranked as 31st Battalion of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1781 became the 31st Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1796 became the 2nd Battalion 4th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1824 became the 23rd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1857 mutinied at Mhow on 1 July
In 1861 after the mutiny the title was taken by the 15th (Pioneer) Regiment of Punjab Infantry later to become the 23rd Punjab Pioneers
External Links
Mutiny at Mhow Google Books
Murder of Colonel Platt Google Books
