23rd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry

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Also known as the Chota Crawford Battalion.

Chronology

  • 1778 raised as an independent Light Infantry corps at Ramgur by Captain James Crawford Jnr
  • 1786 became the 31st Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1796 became the 2nd Battalion 4th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1824 became the 23rd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1857 mutinied at Mhow on 1 July

In 1861 after the mutiny the title was taken by the 15th (Pioneer) Regiment of Punjab Infantry later to become the 23rd Punjab Pioneers.

External Links

Mutiny at Mhow Google Books
Murder of Colonel Platt Google Books