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Also known as the '''Ironside Battalion''' | |||
== Chronology == | |||
*'''1763''' raised in Calcutta by Captain Gilbert Ironside | |||
*'''1764''' ranked as 10th Battalion under Captain William Smith | |||
*'''1765''' posted to the 2nd Brigade | |||
*'''1775''' renumbered the 9th Battalion of Bengal Native Infantry | |||
*'''1781''' became the 9th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry | |||
*'''1796''' became the 1st Battalion 9th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry | |||
*'''1824''' became the '''8th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry''' | |||
*'''1857''' mutinied at [[Dinapore]] 25 July | |||
[[Category:Bengal Infantry Regiments]] | |||
== Chronology == | == Chronology == | ||
*'''1763''' raised as 11th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry | *'''1763''' raised as 11th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry | ||
Revision as of 11:49, 15 January 2010
Also known as the Ironside Battalion
Chronology
- 1763 raised in Calcutta by Captain Gilbert Ironside
- 1764 ranked as 10th Battalion under Captain William Smith
- 1765 posted to the 2nd Brigade
- 1775 renumbered the 9th Battalion of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1781 became the 9th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1796 became the 1st Battalion 9th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1824 became the 8th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1857 mutinied at Dinapore 25 July
Chronology
- 1763 raised as 11th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1857 mutinied at Meerut 10 May
In 1861 after the mutiny the title was given to the 70th Bengal Native Infantry which later became 11th Regiment of Rajput Infantry