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Also known as the Naylor Battalion.

1776 raised for the Vizier of Oude
1777 commanded by Captain Thomas Naylor
1778? incorporated in HEIC service as the 29th Battalion of Bengal Native Infantry
1781 became the 29th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantryy
1796 became the 2nd Battalion 9th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
1824 became the 21st Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry

In the Indian Mutiny the regiment did not rebel and, in the ensuing disbandment of Bengal Army regiments, the 21st became the most senior.

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 == Chronology ==
 *'''1776''' raised for the Vizier of Oude
-*'''1776''' commanded by Captain Thomas Naylor
+*'''1777''' commanded by Captain Thomas Naylor
-*'''1778?''' incorporated in HEIC service as the 29th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
+*'''1778?''' incorporated in HEIC service as the 29th Battalion of Bengal Native Infantry
 *'''1781''' became the 29th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantryy
 *'''1796''' became the 2nd Battalion 9th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
 *'''1824''' became the '''21st Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry'''
-*'''1857''' mutinied
-''In 1861, after the mutiny, the title was briefly given to the Loyal Purbeah Regiment which subsequently became the [[17th (Loyal Purbeah) Regiment of Bengal Infantry]].''
+''In the [[Indian Mutiny]] the regiment did not rebel and, in the ensuing disbandment of [[Bengal Army]] regiments, the 21st became the most senior.''
+*'''1861''' became the 1st Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
+For subsequent history see [[1st Regiment of Brahman Infantry]]
 [[Category:Bengal Infantry Regiments]]