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== Chronology == | == Chronology == | ||
*'''1762''' formed as 8th Battalion Bengal Native Infantry | *'''1762''' formed as 8th Battalion Bengal Native Infantry | ||
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*'''1824''' renamed 2nd Regiment Bengal Native Infantry | *'''1824''' renamed 2nd Regiment Bengal Native Infantry | ||
*'''1859''' disbanded | *'''1859''' disbanded | ||
''In 1861, after the mutiny, the title was given to the 31st Regiment of Bengal Light Infantry which later became the [[2nd Regiment of Rajput Infantry]]'' | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/2ndbengalinf.htm 2nd Bengal Native Infantry 1762-1857] British Empire website | [http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/2ndbengalinf.htm 2nd Bengal Native Infantry 1762-1857] British Empire website | ||
[[Category:Bengal Infantry Regiments]] | [[Category:Bengal Infantry Regiments]] | ||
Revision as of 16:36, 2 August 2009
Chronology
- 1762 formed as 8th Battalion Bengal Native Infantry
- 1764 renamed 2nd Battalion Bengal Native Infantry
- 1775 renamed 1st Battalion Bengal Native Infantry
- 1781 renamed 1st Bombay Battalion
- 1784 renamed 1st Regiment Bengal Native Infantry
- 1786 renamed 1st Battalion Bengal Native Infantry
- 1796 renamed 1st Btn 1st Regiment Bengal Native Infantry
- 1824 renamed 2nd Regiment Bengal Native Infantry
- 1859 disbanded
In 1861, after the mutiny, the title was given to the 31st Regiment of Bengal Light Infantry which later became the 2nd Regiment of Rajput Infantry
External Links
2nd Bengal Native Infantry 1762-1857 British Empire website