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== Chronology ==
 
== Chronology ==
*'''1799''' raised as 19th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry following 1796 reorganisation when previous 19th became 2nd Btn 11th Regt
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*'''1799''' raised as 1st Btn 19th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry following 1796 reorganisation when previous 19th became 2nd Btn 11th Regt
 
*'''1824''' 1st Battalion became '''38th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry''' under Major G P Baker
 
*'''1824''' 1st Battalion became '''38th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry''' under Major G P Baker
 
*'''1857''' mutinied at [[Delhi Massacre May 1857|Delhi]] 11 May
 
*'''1857''' mutinied at [[Delhi Massacre May 1857|Delhi]] 11 May

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Chronology

  • 1799 raised as 1st Btn 19th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry following 1796 reorganisation when previous 19th became 2nd Btn 11th Regt
  • 1824 1st Battalion became 38th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry under Major G P Baker
  • 1857 mutinied at Delhi 11 May

In 1887 the Agra Levy adopted the name as 38th (Dogra) Regiment of Bengal Infantry later becoming the 38th Regiment of Dogra Infantry