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== Service in British India == | == Service in British India == | ||
*'''1774''' [[ | *'''1774''' [[1st Rohilla War|Rohilla War]] | ||
*'''1857''' [[Indian Mutiny]] | *'''1857''' [[Indian Mutiny]] | ||
*'''1885''' [[Hazara]] | *'''1885''' [[Hazara]] | ||
Revision as of 15:11, 21 August 2010
Chronology
- 1765 raised by HEIC as 3rd Bengal European Regiment by division of The Bengal European Regiment
- 1783 renamed the 3rd Bengal European Battalion
- 1796 renamed the 3rd Bengal European Regiment
- 1798 absorbed by 1st Bengal European Regiment and 2nd Bengal European Regiment
- 1854 reformed at Chinsura as 3rd Bengal (European) Light Infantry
- 1858 taken into the British Army as 3rd Bengal Light Infantry
- 1861 renamed 107th Regiment of Foot (Bengal Light Infantry)
- 1881 merged with the 35th Regiment of Foot (Royal Sussex) and became 2nd Battalion Royal Sussex Regiment
- 1966 merged with four other regiments to form The Queen's Regiment
Service in British India
- 1774 Rohilla War
- 1857 Indian Mutiny
- 1885 Hazara
- 1889 Ferozepore
- 1897 Fyzabad
- 1926 Rawalpindi
- 1929 Peshawar
- 1931 Karachi
- 1933 Zhob
External Links
107th Regiment of Foot (Bengal Light Infantry) Wikipedia
The Royal Sussex Regiment Wikipedia
The Queen's Regiment Wikipedia