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{{Template:Bengal Army}} | |||
Also known as the '''Naylor Battalion'''. | |||
== Chronology == | == Chronology == | ||
*'''1776''' raised as | *'''1776''' raised for the Vizier of Oude as 30th Battalion | ||
*''' | *'''1777''' commanded by Captain Thomas Naylor | ||
*'''1778?''' incorporated in HEIC service as the 29th Battalion of Bengal Native Infantry | |||
*'''1781''' became the 23rd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry | |||
*'''1784''' became the 29th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry | |||
*'''1796''' became the 2nd Battalion 9th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry | |||
*'''1824''' became the '''21st Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry''' | |||
''In the [[Indian Mutiny]] the regiment did not rebel and, in the ensuing disbandment of [[Bengal Army]] regiments, the 21st became the most senior.'' | |||
*'''1861''' became the 1st Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry | |||
For subsequent history see [[1st Regiment of Brahman Infantry]] | |||
== External links == | |||
[http://web.archive.org/web/20060528193630/www.regiments.org/regiments/southasia/inf/1903-001.htm 1st Brahmans] www.regiments.org | |||
[[Category:Bengal Infantry Regiments]] | [[Category:Bengal Infantry Regiments]] | ||