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== Chronology ==
== Chronology ==
*'''1776''' raised for the Vizier of Oude
*'''1776''' raised for the Vizier of Oude as 30th Battalion
*'''1776''' commanded by Captain Thomas Naylor
*'''1777''' commanded by Captain Thomas Naylor
*'''1778?''' incorporated in HEIC service as the 29th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*'''1778?''' incorporated in HEIC service as the 29th Battalion of Bengal Native Infantry
*'''1781''' became the 29th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantryy
*'''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
*'''1796''' became the 2nd Battalion 9th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*'''1824''' became the '''21st Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry'''  
*'''1824''' became the '''21st Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry'''  
*'''1857''' mutinied


''In 1861, after the mutiny, the title was briefly given to the Loyal Purbeah Regiment which subsequently became the [[17th (Loyal Purbeah) Regiment of Bengal 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]]
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