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19th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry

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'''Previous Regiment'''<br>

The chronology of the original 19th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry is as follows:

*'''1764''' raised in Calcutta by the Town Major under command of Captain Douglas Hill

*'''1765''' ranked as the 19th Barttalion of Bengal Native Infantry

*'''1775''' renumbered the 20th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry

*'''1781''' became the 20th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry under Captain Grant

*'''1781''' mutinied over prize money and was broken up.<br>

'''External Links'''<br>

[http://www.archive.org/stream/anhistoricalacc00willgoog#page/n71/mode/2up/search/19th History of the First 19th Regt] archive.org }}

Also known as the '''Young Battalion'''.

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