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== Chronology ==
 
== Chronology ==
*'''1804''' raised as 28th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry following 1796 reorganisation when previous 28th was absorbed by 2nd Regiment
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*'''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 '''54th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry''' under Major F Sackville
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*'''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]]

Latest revision as of 08:23, 17 March 2010

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.