3rd Bengal (European) Light Infantry
Chronology
- 1765 raised by HEIC as 3rd Bengal European Regiment by division of The Bengal European Regiment
- 1783 renamed the 3rd Bengal European Battalion
- 1796 renamed the 3rd Bengal European Regiment
- 1798 absorbed by 1st Bengal European Regiment and 2nd Bengal European Regiment
- 1854 reformed at Chinsura as 3rd Bengal (European) Light Infantry
- 1858 taken into the British Army as 3rd Bengal Light Infantry
- 1861 renamed 107th Regiment of Foot (Bengal Light Infantry)
- 1881 merged with the 35th Regiment of Foot (Royal Sussex) and became 2nd Battalion Royal Sussex Regiment
- 1966 merged with four other regiments to form The Queen's Regiment
Service in British India
- 1774 Rohilla War
- 1857 Indian Mutiny
- 1885 Hazara
- 1889 Ferozepore
- 1897 Fyzabad
- 1926 Rawalpindi
- 1929 Peshawar
- 1931 Karachi
- 1933 Zhob
External Links
- 107th Regiment of Foot (Bengal Light Infantry) Wikipedia
- The Royal Sussex Regiment Wikipedia
- The Queen's Regiment Wikipedia
- The Royal Sussex Regimental Collection at Redoubt Fortress and Military Museum Covers the 3rd Bengal Light Infantry and the 35th Regiment of Foot