13th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry

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Also known as the Goddard Battalion

Chronology

  • 1764 raised at Mooshedabad by Captain Thomas Goddard
  • 1764 ranked as 17th Battalion
  • 1765 posted to the 1st Brigade
  • 1775 renumbered the 7th Battalion of Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1781 became the 7th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1796 became the 1st Battalion 7th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1824 became the 13th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1857 mutinied at Lucknow 30 May

In 1861 after the mutiny the title was given to the Shekhawati Battalion which became 13th (Shekhawati Regiment) Bengal Native Infantry.

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