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== Chronology ==
 
== Chronology ==
*'''1799''' raised as 37th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
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*'''1799''' raised as 2nd Btn 18th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry following 1796 reorganisation when previous 18th was absorbed by 10th Regiment
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*'''1824''' 2nd Battalion became '''37th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry''' under Major C R Kennett
 
*'''1857''' mutinied at [[Benares]] 4 June
 
*'''1857''' mutinied at [[Benares]] 4 June
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==Historical newspapers online==
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*[http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/12410282 "Narrative Of Serjeant-Major Lissant, 37th Regt. N. I., from the  6th to the 13th January, 1842"]. ''The Sydney Morning Herald''  Wednesday 5 October 1842. Originally from the ''Englishman''. Part of the [[1st Afghan War]]
 
[[Category:Bengal Infantry Regiments]]
 
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Chronology

  • 1799 raised as 2nd Btn 18th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry following 1796 reorganisation when previous 18th was absorbed by 10th Regiment
  • 1824 2nd Battalion became 37th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry under Major C R Kennett
  • 1857 mutinied at Benares 4 June

Historical newspapers online