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*'''1798''' raised as 2nd Battalion 15th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry in the 1796 reorganisation | *'''1798''' raised as 2nd Battalion 15th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry in the 1796 reorganisation | ||
*'''1824''' became '''31st Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry''' under Major C H Lloyd | *'''1824''' became '''31st Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry''' under Major C H Lloyd | ||
*''' | *'''1856''' became 31st Regiment of Bengal Light Infantry | ||
''In the [[Indian Mutiny]] the regiment did not rebel and fought in the [[Central India Campaign]]. Almost the entire [[Bengal Army]] had mutinied and, in the ensuing disbandment of its regiments, the 31st became the second most senior.'' | |||
*'''1861''' became 2nd Bengal Light Infantry | |||
For subsequent history see [[2nd Regiment of Rajput Infantry]] | |||
[[Category:Bengal Infantry Regiments]] | [[Category:Bengal Infantry Regiments]] | ||
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Chronology
- 1798 raised as 2nd Battalion 15th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry in the 1796 reorganisation
- 1824 became 31st Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry under Major C H Lloyd
- 1856 became 31st Regiment of Bengal Light Infantry
In the Indian Mutiny the regiment did not rebel and fought in the Central India Campaign. Almost the entire Bengal Army had mutinied and, in the ensuing disbandment of its regiments, the 31st became the second most senior.
- 1861 became 2nd Bengal Light Infantry
For subsequent history see 2nd Regiment of Rajput Infantry