25th Battalion of Bengal Native Infantry
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Also known as the Barker Battalion.
Chronology
- 1765 raised at Bankypore by Colonel Sir Robert Barker
- 1765 designated 21st Battalion and posted to 3rd Brigade
- 1776 became the 29th Battalion of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1781 became the 29th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1796 became the 2nd Battalion 9th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1824 became the 9th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1857 mutinied at Allygurh 23 May
In 1861 after the mutiny the title was given to the 63rd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry which later became 9th Gurkha Rifles