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== Chronology ==
== Chronology ==
*'''1803''' raised as 22nd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry following 1796 reorganisation when previous 22nd became the 2nd Btn 3rd Regiment
*'''1803''' raised as 2nd Btn 22nd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry following 1796 reorganisation when previous 22nd became the 2nd Btn 3rd Regiment
*'''1824''' 2nd Battalion became '''44th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry''' under Major E C Browne
*'''1824''' 2nd Battalion became '''44th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry''' under Major E C Browne
*'''1857''' mutinied at [[Agra]] 31 May
*'''1857''' mutinied at [[Agra]] 31 May

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Chronology

  • 1803 raised as 2nd Btn 22nd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry following 1796 reorganisation when previous 22nd became the 2nd Btn 3rd Regiment
  • 1824 2nd Battalion became 44th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry under Major E C Browne
  • 1857 mutinied at Agra 31 May

In 1861 after the mutiny the title was taken by the 11th Sylhet Local (Light) Infantry which later became 44th Gurkha Rifles.