3rd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry

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Chronology

  • 1758 raised - name unknown ranked as 10th Battalion
  • 1763 known as the Swinton Battalion after Captain Swinton
  • 1764 became the 13th Battalion of Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1765 posted to the 1st Brigade
  • 1775 became the 6th Battalion of Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1781 became the 6th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry
  • 1784 became the 6th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1786 became the 6th Battalion of Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1796 became the 1st Battalion 6th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1824 became the 3rd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1857 mutinied at Phillour 26 May