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{{Template:Bengal Army}}Also known as the '''Chota Crawford Battalion'''.
== Chronology ==
*'''1778''' raised at Ramgur as an independent Light Infantry corps at Ramgur by Captain James Crawford Jnr*'''1779?''' ranked as 31st Battalion of Bengal Native Infantry*'''17811786''' 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]].''[[Category:Bengal Infantry Regiments]]
== External Links ==
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=YrAEAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA10&dq=Colonel+Platt+1858&as_brr=3#v=onepage&q=&f=false Mutiny at Mhow] Google Books<br>
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=VfgdAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA293&dq=Platt&as_brr=3#v=onepage&q=Platt&f=false Murder of Colonel Platt] Google Books
[[Category:Bengal Infantry Regiments]]
