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==== Known as 15th Ludhiana Sikhs ====
== Chronology ==
*'''1846''' formed as Regiment of Ludhiana
*'''1861''' became 15th Bengal Native Infantry
*'''1864''' became 15th (Ludhiana) Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*'''1885''' became 15th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry (Ludhiana Sikhs)
*'''1901''' became 15th (Ludhiana) Sikh Infantry
*'''1903''' became 15th Ludhiana Sikhs
*'''1922''' became 2nd Bn/11th Sikh Regiment
*'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition
== External Links ==
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/15thsikhs.htm 15th Ludhiana Sikhs] Wikipedia
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Also known as the '''Hooseney Battalion'''.
== Chronology ==
*'''1765''' raised at Allahabad as the Hooseney Battalion by General Smith ranked as 20th Battalion
*'''1765''' posted to the 2nd Brigade
*'''1775''' renumbered the 13th Battalion of Bengal Native Infantry
*'''1781''' became the 7th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*'''1783''' became the 14th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*'''1796''' became the 2nd Battalion 10th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*'''1824''' became the '''15th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry'''
*'''1857''' mutinied at Nusseerabad 28 May
''In 1861 after the mutiny the title was given to the Regiment of Ludhiana which later became [[15th (Ludhiana) Regiment of Sikh Infantry]].''
== Battle Honours ==
*'''Mysore'''
*'''Sheekoabad'''
*'''Bhurtpoor'''
== External links ==
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=2gQLAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA59&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 1829] Google Books
*[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=7HEBAAAAQAAJ&pg=PP5 ''The Mutinies in Rajpootana, being personal narrative of the Mutiny at Nusseerabad, with subsequent residence at Jodhpore, and journey across the desert into Sind, together with an account of the outbreak at Neemuch, and mutiny of the Jodhpore Legion at Erinpoora, and attack on Mount Aboo''] by Iltudus Thomas Prichard. late of the Bengal Army 1860 Google Books. He had served with the [[15th Bengal Native Infantry]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20190508034757/https://www.peterharrington.co.uk/the-mutinies-in-rajpootana-33157.html peterharrington.co.uk] </ref>
==References==
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[[Category:Bengal Infantry Regiments]]
