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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]]
[[Category:Bengal Infantry Regiments]]

Latest revision as of 10:21, 23 August 2010

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

List of officers in 1829 Google Books