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*'''1803''' raised as 2nd Battalion 21st In the [[Indian Mutiny]] the [[42nd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry*'']] did not rebel and, in the ensuing disbandment of the [[Bengal Army ]] regiments, it became the fifth most senior.'1824''' became 42nd Bengal Native Infantry*'''1842''' became 42nd Bengal Native (Light) Infantry
''In 1861 after the mutiny, when the regiment was renamed the 5th Bengal Native (Light) Infantry, the 1st Assam Light Infantry took the title and later became [[42nd Gurkha Rifles]].''
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Known as '''5th Light Infantry'''
== Chronology ==
*'''1861''' became 5th Bengal Native (Light) Infantry
*'''1885''' became 5th Bengal (Light) Infantry
*'''1922''' disbanded
== External Links ==
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/5thltinf.htm 5th Light Infantry] British Empire website
[[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]]
