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#REDIRECT {{Template:Bengal Army}}== Chronology ==*'''1803''' raised as 1st Btn 22nd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry following 1796 reorganisation when previous 22nd became the 2nd Btn 3rd Regiment*'''1824''' 1st Battalion became '''43rd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry''' under Major W L Watson*'''1842''' became 42nd Bengal Native (Light) Infantry ''In the [[Indian Mutiny]] the regiment did not rebel and, in the ensuing disbandment of [[Bengal Army]] regiments, the 43rd became the sixth most senior.'' *'''1861''' became 6th Bengal Native (Light) Infantry ''For subsequent history see [[6th Regiment of Jat Light Infantry]]'' ==External links==*[http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/2minf.htm 2nd Battalion, Mechanised Infantry Regiment / 1 Jat (LI)] globalsecurity.org . The history of the regiment.
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