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== Chronology == | == Chronology == | ||
*'''1799''' raised as 39th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry | *'''1799''' raised as 2nd Btn 19th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry following 1796 reorganisation when previous 19th became 2nd Btn 11th Regt | ||
*'''1857''' disbanded | *'''1824''' 2nd Battalion became '''39th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry''' under Major H Weston | ||
*'''1857''' mutinied at [[Delhi Massacre May 1857|Delhi]] 11 May | |||
*'''1857''' disarmed at [[Dera Ismail Khan]] and disbanded | |||
''The 2nd Battalion, 3rd (Kumaon) Gurkha Regiment became [[39th (The Garhwal Rifle) Regiment of Bengal Infantry]] in 1891.'' | ''The 2nd Battalion, 3rd (Kumaon) Gurkha Regiment became [[39th (The Garhwal Rifle) Regiment of Bengal Infantry]] in 1891.'' | ||
[[Category:Bengal Infantry Regiments]] | [[Category:Bengal Infantry Regiments]] | ||
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Chronology
- 1799 raised as 2nd Btn 19th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry following 1796 reorganisation when previous 19th became 2nd Btn 11th Regt
- 1824 2nd Battalion became 39th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry under Major H Weston
- 1857 mutinied at Delhi 11 May
- 1857 disarmed at Dera Ismail Khan and disbanded
The 2nd Battalion, 3rd (Kumaon) Gurkha Regiment became 39th (The Garhwal Rifle) Regiment of Bengal Infantry in 1891.