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== Chronology ==
 
== Chronology ==
*'''1804''' raised as 53rd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
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*'''1804''' raised as 1st Btn 27th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry following 1796 reorganisation when previous 27th was absorbed by 3rd Regiment
*'''1857''' mutinied at [[Cawnpore]] in June
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*'''1824''' 1st Battalion became '''53rd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry''' under Major J Canning
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*'''1857''' mutinied at [[Cawnpore]] 5 June
 
[[Category:Bengal Infantry Regiments]]
 
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Chronology

  • 1804 raised as 1st Btn 27th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry following 1796 reorganisation when previous 27th was absorbed by 3rd Regiment
  • 1824 1st Battalion became 53rd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry under Major J Canning
  • 1857 mutinied at Cawnpore 5 June