15th Battalion of Bengal Native Infantry

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Also known as the Matthews Battalion.

Chronology

  • 1757 raised as 7th Battalion in Calcutta by Captain Matthews
  • 1764 ranked as 15th Battalion of Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1765 posted to the 2nd Brigade
  • 1775 renumbered the 10th Battalion of Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1781 became the 4th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1784 mutinied and was broken up

External links

History of the 7th Battalion archive.org
Mutiny of 1782 (sic) Google Books