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Also known as the '''Baillie Battalion'''. | |||
== Chronology == | |||
*'''1776''' raised for the Vizier of Oude under [http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/22/mode/1up Captain Baillie] | |||
*'''1777''' incorporated in HEIC service as the 27th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry | |||
*'''1781''' became the 20th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry | |||
*'''1784''' became the 23rd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry | |||
*'''1786''' became the 23rd Battalion of Bengal Native Infantry | |||
*'''1796''' became the 2nd Battalion 5th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry | |||
*'''1824''' became the '''20th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry''' | |||
*'''1857''' [[Mutiny at Meerut]] 10 May | |||
''In 1861, after the mutiny, the title was given to the [[8th Regiment of Punjab Infantry]].'' | |||
[[Category:Bengal Infantry Regiments]] | |||