23rd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry

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Also known as the Chota Crawford Battalion

Chronology

  • 1778 raised at Ramgur as Light Infantry by Captain James Crawford Jnr
  • 1779? ranked as 31st Battalion of Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1781 became the 31st Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1796 became the 2nd Battalion 4th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1824 became the 23rd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1857 mutinied at Mhow on 1 July

In 1861 after the mutiny the title was taken by the 15th (Pioneer) Regiment of Punjab Infantry later to become the 23rd Punjab Pioneers

External Links

Mutiny at Mhow Google Books
Murder of Colonel Platt Google Books

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