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Also known as the '''Ironside Battalion'''.
== Chronology ==
== Chronology ==
*'''1763''' raised as 11th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*'''1763''' raised in Calcutta by Captain Gilbert Ironside ranked 14th Battalion
*'''1857''' mutinied
*'''1764''' ranked as 10th Battalion under Captain William Smith
*'''1765''' posted to the 1st Brigade
*'''1775''' renumbered the 5th Battalion of Bengal Native Infantry
*'''1781''' became the 5th Battalion of Bombay Native Infantry
*'''1784''' became the 5th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*'''1786''' became the 5th Battalion of Bengal Native Infantry
*'''1796''' became the 1st Battalion 5th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*'''1824''' became the '''11th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry'''
*'''1857''' [[Mutiny at Meerut]] 10 May
 
''In 1861 after the mutiny the title was given to the 70th Bengal Native Infantry which later became [[11th Regiment of Rajput Infantry]].''
 
== Battle Honours ==
'''[[Siege of Bhurtpore 1826|Bhurtpoor]]'''
 
== External links ==
[http://books.google.com/books?id=2gQLAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA55&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


[[Category:Bengal Infantry Regiments]]
[[Category:Bengal Infantry Regiments]]
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