18th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry

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Chronology

  • 1776 raised for the Vizier of Oude
  • 1777 incorporated in HEIC service as the 23rd Battalion of Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1781 became the 16th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1784 became the 20th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1786 became the 20th Battalion 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 at Bareilly

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