19th Battalion of Bengal Native Infantry

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Chronology

  • 1764 raised in Calcutta by the Town Major under command of Captain Douglas Hill
  • 1765 ranked as the 19th Battalion of Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1775 renumbered the 20th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1781 became the 20th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry under Captain Grant
  • 1781 mutinied over prize money and was broken up

External Links

History of the first 19th Btn archive.org