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== Chronology == | == Chronology == | ||
*'''1804''' raised as 1st Btn 28th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry following 1796 reorganisation when previous 28th was absorbed by 2nd Regiment | *'''1804''' raised as 1st Btn 28th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry following 1796 reorganisation when previous 28th was absorbed by 2nd Regiment | ||
| − | *'''1824''' 1st Battalion became ''' | + | *'''1824''' 1st Battalion became '''55th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry''' under Major F Sackville |
*'''1857''' mutinied at [[Mardan]] and [[Nowshera]]. Rebel sepoys joined the [[Hindustani Fanatics]] and were eventually defeated by a British expedition. | *'''1857''' mutinied at [[Mardan]] and [[Nowshera]]. Rebel sepoys joined the [[Hindustani Fanatics]] and were eventually defeated by a British expedition. | ||
[[Category:Bengal Infantry Regiments]] | [[Category:Bengal Infantry Regiments]] | ||
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Chronology
- 1804 raised as 1st Btn 28th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry following 1796 reorganisation when previous 28th was absorbed by 2nd Regiment
- 1824 1st Battalion became 55th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry under Major F Sackville
- 1857 mutinied at Mardan and Nowshera. Rebel sepoys joined the Hindustani Fanatics and were eventually defeated by a British expedition.
