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*'''1764''' renumbered 3rd Battalion of Bengal Native Infantry | *'''1764''' renumbered 3rd Battalion of Bengal Native Infantry | ||
*'''1765''' posted to the 1st Brigade | *'''1765''' posted to the 1st Brigade | ||
*'''1775''' renumbered the 2nd Battalion of Bengal Native Infantry | *'''1775''' renumbered the 2nd Battalion of Bombay Native Infantry | ||
*''' | *'''1784''' became the 2nd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry | ||
*'''1785''' became the 2nd Battalion of Bengal Native Infantry | |||
*'''1796''' became the 1st Battalion 2nd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry | *'''1796''' became the 1st Battalion 2nd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry | ||
*'''1824''' became the '''5th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry''' | *'''1824''' became the '''5th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry''' | ||
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Also known as the Grant Battalion.
Chronology
- 1758 raised in Chittagong and called the Chittagong Battalion
- 1761 became the Grant Battalion under Captain Hugh Grant
- 1764 renumbered 3rd Battalion of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1765 posted to the 1st Brigade
- 1775 renumbered the 2nd Battalion of Bombay Native Infantry
- 1784 became the 2nd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1785 became the 2nd Battalion of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1796 became the 1st Battalion 2nd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1824 became the 5th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1857 mutinied at Umballa on 23 May