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Also known as the '''Ironside Battalion''' | {{Template:Bengal Army}} | ||
Also known as the '''Ironside Battalion'''. | |||
== Chronology == | == Chronology == | ||
*'''1763''' raised in Calcutta by Captain Gilbert Ironside | *'''1763''' raised in Calcutta by Captain Gilbert Ironside ranked 14th Battalion | ||
*'''1764''' ranked as 10th Battalion under Captain William Smith | *'''1764''' ranked as 10th Battalion under Captain William Smith | ||
*'''1765''' posted to the | *'''1765''' posted to the 1st Brigade | ||
*'''1775''' renumbered the | *'''1775''' renumbered the 5th Battalion of Bengal Native Infantry | ||
*'''1781''' became the | *'''1781''' became the 5th Battalion of Bombay Native Infantry | ||
*'''1796''' became the 1st Battalion | *'''1784''' became the 5th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry | ||
*'''1824''' became the ''' | *'''1786''' became the 5th Battalion of Bengal Native Infantry | ||
*'''1857''' | *'''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]] | ||