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== Chronology == | == Chronology == | ||
*'''1802''' raised as 20th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry following 1796 reorganisation when previous 20th became 2nd Btn 6th Regt | *'''1802''' raised as 2nd Btn 20th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry following 1796 reorganisation when previous 20th became 2nd Btn 6th Regt | ||
*'''1824''' 2nd Battalion became '''40th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry''' under Major Murray | *'''1824''' 2nd Battalion became '''40th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry''' under Major Murray | ||
*'''1857''' mutinied at Dinapore on 25 July. Marched to [[Arrah]] where they took part in the siege | *'''1857''' mutinied at Dinapore on 25 July. Marched to [[Arrah]] where they took part in the siege | ||
''In 1861 after the mutiny the title was given to the Shahjahanpur Levy which later became [[40th Regiment of Punjab Infantry]].'' | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/indianinfantrypre1857.htm Bengal Native Infantry] British Empire Website | [http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/indianinfantrypre1857.htm Bengal Native Infantry] British Empire Website | ||
[[Category:Bengal Infantry Regiments]] | [[Category:Bengal Infantry Regiments]] | ||
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Chronology
- 1802 raised as 2nd Btn 20th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry following 1796 reorganisation when previous 20th became 2nd Btn 6th Regt
- 1824 2nd Battalion became 40th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry under Major Murray
- 1857 mutinied at Dinapore on 25 July. Marched to Arrah where they took part in the siege
In 1861 after the mutiny the title was given to the Shahjahanpur Levy which later became 40th Regiment of Punjab Infantry.
External Links
Bengal Native Infantry British Empire Website