15th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry

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Also known as the Hooseney Battalion

Chronology

  • 1765 raised at Allahabad as the Hooseney Battalion by General Smith
  • 1764 ranked as 20th Battalion
  • 1765 posted to the 2nd Brigade
  • 1775 renumbered the 13th Battalion of Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1781 became the 13th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1783 became the 14th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1796 became the 2nd Battalion 10th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1824 became the 15th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1857 mutinied at Nusseerabad 28 May

In 1861 after the mutiny the title was given to the Regiment of Ludhiana which later became 15th (Ludhiana) Regiment of Sikh Infantry

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