20th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry

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Also known as the Baillie Battalion

Chronology

  • 1776 raised for the Vizier of Oude under Captain Baillie
  • 1778? incorporated in HEIC service as the 23rd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1781 became the 23rd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantryy
  • 1796 became the 2nd Battalion 5th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1824 became the 20th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1857 mutinied at Meerut 10 May

In 1861, after the mutiny, the title was given to the 8th Regiment of Punjab Infantry.

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