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Also known as the '''Grant Battalion'''.
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== Chronology ==
 
== Chronology ==
*'''1758''' raised as 5th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
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*'''1758''' raised in [[Chittagong]] and called the Chittagong Battalion ranked as 4th Battalion
*'''1857''' mutinied at [[Umballa]] on 23 May.
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*'''1761''' became the Grant Battalion under Captain Hugh Grant
== External Links ==
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*'''1764''' renumbered 3rd Battalion of Bengal Native Infantry
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Sd9k179F3_wC&pg=PA16&dq=King+of+Oudh&as_brr=3&ei=C0vUSv36M4WyNrKX5eAN#v=onepage&q=King%20of%20Oudh&f=false Mutiny at Berhampore] Google Books
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*'''1765''' posted to the 1st Brigade
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*'''1775''' renumbered the 2nd Battalion of Bengal Native Infantry
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*'''1781''' became the 2nd Battalion of Bombay Native Infantry
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*'''1784''' became the 2nd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
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*'''1785''' became the 2nd Battalion of Bengal Native Infantry
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*'''1796''' became the 1st Battalion 2nd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
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*'''1824''' became the '''5th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry'''
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*'''1857''' mutinied at [[Umballa]] on 23 May
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== External links ==
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[http://books.google.com/books?id=2gQLAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA49&dq=First+European+Regiment&hl=en&ei=xzZyTK7rOciOjAfqyMz6CA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCgQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false List of officers in 1829] Google Books
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[[Category:Bengal Infantry Regiments]]
 
[[Category:Bengal Infantry Regiments]]

Latest revision as of 14:29, 6 June 2012

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Also known as the Grant Battalion.

Chronology

  • 1758 raised in Chittagong and called the Chittagong Battalion ranked as 4th Battalion
  • 1761 became the Grant Battalion under Captain Hugh Grant
  • 1764 renumbered 3rd Battalion of Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1765 posted to the 1st Brigade
  • 1775 renumbered the 2nd Battalion of Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1781 became the 2nd Battalion of Bombay Native Infantry
  • 1784 became the 2nd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1785 became the 2nd Battalion of Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1796 became the 1st Battalion 2nd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1824 became the 5th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1857 mutinied at Umballa on 23 May

External links

List of officers in 1829 Google Books