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== Chronology ==
 
== Chronology ==
 
*'''1776''' raised for the Vizier of Oude
 
*'''1776''' raised for the Vizier of Oude
*'''1778?''' incorporated in HEIC service as the 20th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
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*'''1778?''' incorporated in HEIC service as the 20th Battalion of Bengal Native Infantry
*'''1781''' became the 20th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantryy
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*'''1781''' became the 20th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
 
*'''1796''' became the 2nd Battalion 6th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
 
*'''1796''' became the 2nd Battalion 6th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
 
*'''1824''' became the '''18th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry'''  
 
*'''1824''' became the '''18th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry'''  

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Also known as the Raje Battalion.

Chronology

  • 1776 raised for the Vizier of Oude
  • 1778? incorporated in HEIC service as the 20th Battalion of Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1781 became the 20th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1796 became the 2nd Battalion 6th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1824 became the 18th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1857 mutinied

In 1861, after the mutiny, the title was given to the Alipore Regiment which later became the 18th Musulman Rajput Infantry.