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== Chronology == | == Chronology == | ||
*'''1776''' raised for the Vizier of Oude under [http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/22/mode/1up Captain Baillie] | *'''1776''' raised for the Vizier of Oude under [http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/22/mode/1up Captain Baillie] | ||
*''' | *'''1777''' incorporated in HEIC service as the 27th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry | ||
*'''1781''' became the 23rd Regiment of Bengal Native | *'''1781''' became the 20th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry | ||
*'''1784''' became the 23rd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry | |||
*'''1786''' became the 23rd Battalion of Bengal Native Infantry | |||
*'''1796''' became the 2nd Battalion 5th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry | *'''1796''' became the 2nd Battalion 5th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry | ||
*'''1824''' became the '''20th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry''' | *'''1824''' became the '''20th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry''' | ||
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Also known as the Baillie Battalion.
Chronology
- 1776 raised for the Vizier of Oude under Captain Baillie
- 1777 incorporated in HEIC service as the 27th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1781 became the 20th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1784 became the 23rd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1786 became the 23rd Battalion of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1796 became the 2nd Battalion 5th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1824 became the 20th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1857 mutinied at Meerut 10 May
In 1861, after the mutiny, the title was given to the 8th Regiment of Punjab Infantry.