7th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry: Difference between revisions

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Also known as the Burra Crawford Battalion

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-[[Category:Bengal Army]]
+Also known as the '''Burra Crawford Battalion'''
+== Chronology ==
+*'''1759''' raised - location unknown
+*'''1763''' ranked as 17th Battalion
+*'''1764''' ranked as 5th Battalion
+*'''1765''' posted to the 1st Brigade under Captain M'Pherson
+*'''1768''' named the Burra Crawford Battalion after Captain James Crawford Snr
+*'''1775''' renumbered the 4th Battalion of Bengal Native Infantry
+*'''1781''' became the 4th Battalion of Bombay Native Infantry
+*'''1784''' became the 4th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
+*'''1786''' became the 4th Battalion of Bengal Native Infantry
+*'''1796''' became the 1st Battalion 4th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
+*'''1824''' became the '''7th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry'''
+*'''1857''' mutinied at [[Dinapore]] 25 July
+== External links ==
+[http://books.google.com/books?id=2gQLAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA51&dq=First+European+Regiment&hl=en&ei=xzZyTK7rOciOjAfqyMz6CA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCgQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false List of officers in 1829] Google Books
+[[Category:Bengal Infantry Regiments]]