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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 2nd Btn 28th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry following 1796 reorganisation when previous 28th was absorbed by 2nd Regiment
*'''1824''' 2nd Battalion became '''55th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry''' under Major H Wrottesley
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*'''1824''' 2nd Battalion became '''56th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry''' under Major H Wrottesley
 
*'''1857''' mutinied at [[Cawnpore]] 5 June
 
*'''1857''' mutinied at [[Cawnpore]] 5 June
 
[[Category:Bengal Infantry Regiments]]
 
[[Category:Bengal Infantry Regiments]]

Latest revision as of 12:45, 23 February 2010

Chronology

  • 1804 raised as 2nd Btn 28th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry following 1796 reorganisation when previous 28th was absorbed by 2nd Regiment
  • 1824 2nd Battalion became 56th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry under Major H Wrottesley
  • 1857 mutinied at Cawnpore 5 June