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31st Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry

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{{Template:Bengal Army}}== Chronology ==*'''1798''' raised as 2nd Battalion 15th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry in the 1796 reorganisation*'''1824''' became '''31st Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry''' under Major C H Lloyd*'''18571856'''became 31st Regiment of Bengal Light Infantry '' In the [[Indian Mutiny]] the regiment did not rebel and fought in the [[Central India Campaign]]. Almost the entire [[Bengal Army]] had mutiniedand, in the ensuing disbandment of its regiments, the 31st became the second most senior.'' *'''1861''' became 2nd Bengal Light Infantry For subsequent history see [[2nd Regiment of Rajput Infantry]] == Battle Honours ==<div style="column-count:2;-moz-column-count:2;-webkit-column-count:2">*[[Battle of Delhi Sep 1803|Delhi 1803]]*[[Battle of Laswaree|Laswaree]]*[[Battle of Deig|Deig]]*[[Siege of Bhurtpore 1805| Bhurtpore]]*[[Capture of Kalat 1839|Khelat]]*[[1st Afghan War|Affghanistan]]*[[Battle of Maharajpore|Maharajpore]]*[[2nd Sikh War|Punjaub]]*[[Battle of Chillianwallah|Chillianwallah]]*[[Battle of Gujerat 1849|Goojerat]]*[[Central India Campaign|Central India]]*[[2nd Afghan War|Afghanistan 1879-80]]*[[3rd Burma War|Burma 1885-87]]*[[3rd China War|China 1900]]*[[First World War]]*[[3rd Afghan War|Afghanistan 1919]]</div> == External links ==[http://web.archive.org/web/20060113084546/www.regiments.org/regiments/southasia/inf/1903-002.htm 31st Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry] www.regiments.org  
''In 1861, after the mutiny, the title was given to the [[31st Regiment of Punjab Infantry]].''
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