4th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
Also known as the Blane Battalion
Chronology
- 1759 raised in Midnapore - name unknown
- 1764 became the 14th Battalion of Bengal Native Infantry under Captain Hampton
- 1765 posted to the 3rd Brigade
- 1773 became known as the 14th (Blane) Battalion of Bengal Native Infantry under Captain Blane
- 1775 became the 19th Battalion of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1781 became the 13th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry under Major Blane
- 1796 became the 2nd Battalion 1st Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1824 became the 4th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1857 mutinied at Phillour 26 May