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== Chronology == | == Chronology == | ||
*'''1757''' formed at Calcutta as the Lal Pultan (Red Battalion) | *'''1757''' formed at Calcutta as the Lal Pultan (Red Battalion) ranked as 1st Battalion | ||
*'''1763''' named Galliez Battalion after Captain Primrose Galliez | *'''1763''' named Galliez Battalion after Captain Primrose Galliez | ||
*'''1764''' ranked 9th (Galliez) Battalion | *'''1764''' ranked 9th (Galliez) Battalion | ||
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Chronology
- 1757 formed at Calcutta as the Lal Pultan (Red Battalion) ranked as 1st Battalion
- 1763 named Galliez Battalion after Captain Primrose Galliez
- 1764 ranked 9th (Galliez) Battalion
- 1765 posted to the 3rd Brigade
- 1775 became 16th Battalion
- 1781 became 10th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1784 became 17th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1786 became 17th Battalion of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1796 became 2nd Battalion 12th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1824 became 1st Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1857 mutinied at Cawnpore
In 1861, after the mutiny, the title was given to the 21st Bengal Native Infantry which later became the 1st Regiment of Brahman Infantry.