7th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
Also known as the Burra Crawford Battalion
Chronology
- 1759 raised - location unknown
- 1763 ranked as 17th Battalion
- 1764 ranked as 5th Battalion
- 1765 posted to the 1st Brigade under Captain M'Pherson
- 1768 named the Burra Crawford Battalion after Captain James Crawford Snr
- 1775 renumbered the 4th Battalion of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1781 became the 4th Battalion of Bombay Native Infantry
- 1784 became the 4th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1786 became the 4th Battalion of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1796 became the 1st Battalion 4th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1824 became the 7th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1857 mutinied at Dinapore 25 July
External links
List of officers in 1829 Google Books