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== Chronology == | |||
*'''1814''' raised as 30th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry following 1796 reorganisation when previous 30th became 2nd Btn 8th Regiment | |||
*'''1824''' 1st Battalion became '''59th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry''' under Major J Pester | |||
''In the [[Indian Mutiny]] the regiment did not rebel and, in the ensuing disbandment of [[Bengal Army]] regiments, the 59th became the eighth most senior.'' | |||
*'''1861''' became 8th Bengal Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry | |||
''For subsequent history see [[8th Regiment of Rajput Infantry]]'' | |||
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Chronology
- 1814 raised as 30th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry following 1796 reorganisation when previous 30th became 2nd Btn 8th Regiment
- 1824 1st Battalion became 59th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry under Major J Pester
In the Indian Mutiny the regiment did not rebel and, in the ensuing disbandment of Bengal Army regiments, the 59th became the eighth most senior.
- 1861 became 8th Bengal Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
For subsequent history see 8th Regiment of Rajput Infantry