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== Chronology ==
== Chronology ==
*'''1798''' raised as 16th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry following 1796 reorganisation when previous 16th became 2nd Btn 7th Regt
*'''1798''' raised as 2nd Btn 16th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry following 1796 reorganisation when previous 16th became 2nd Btn 7th Regt
*'''1824''' 2nd Battalion became '''33rd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry''' under MajorJ Hay
*'''1824''' 2nd Battalion became '''33rd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry''' under Major J Hay


''In the [[Indian Mutiny]] the regiment did not rebel and, in the ensuing disbandment of [[Bengal Army]] regiments, the 33rd became the fourth most senior.''
''In the [[Indian Mutiny]] the regiment did not rebel and, in the ensuing disbandment of [[Bengal Army]] regiments, the 33rd became the fourth most senior.''
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''For subsequent history see [[4th Regiment of Rajput Infantry]]''
''For subsequent history see [[4th Regiment of Rajput Infantry]]''
== Battle Honours ==
*[[Battle of Laswaree|Laswaree]]
*[[Siege of Bhurtpore 1805|Bhurtpore]]
*[[Kabul Uprising|Cabool 1842]]
*[[2nd Afghan War|Afghanistan 1879-80]]
*[[3rd Burma War|Burma 1885-87]]
== External links ==
[http://web.archive.org/web/20060113084634/www.regiments.org/regiments/southasia/inf/1903-004.htm 33rd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry] www.regiments.org


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Chronology

  • 1798 raised as 2nd Btn 16th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry following 1796 reorganisation when previous 16th became 2nd Btn 7th Regt
  • 1824 2nd Battalion became 33rd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry under Major J Hay

In the Indian Mutiny the regiment did not rebel and, in the ensuing disbandment of Bengal Army regiments, the 33rd became the fourth most senior.

  • 1861 became 4th Bengal Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry

For subsequent history see 4th Regiment of Rajput Infantry

Battle Honours

External links

33rd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry www.regiments.org