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Also known as the '''Baillie Battalion'''.
== Chronology ==
== Chronology ==
*'''1776''' raised as 20th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*'''1776''' raised for the Vizier of Oude under [http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/22/mode/1up  Captain Baillie]
*'''1857''' mutinied
*'''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]].''
 
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Also known as the Baillie Battalion.

Chronology

  • 1776 raised for the Vizier of Oude under 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.