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== Chronology ==
 
== Chronology ==
*'''1818''' raised as 1st Btn 31st Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry following 1796 reorganisation when previous 31st became 2nd Btn 4th Regiment
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*'''1818''' raised as the Benares Levy
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*'''1823''' became 1st Btn 31st Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry  
 
*'''1824''' 1st Battalion became '''61st Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry''' under Major C Martin
 
*'''1824''' 1st Battalion became '''61st Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry''' under Major C Martin
 
*'''1857''' mutinied at [[Jullundur]]
 
*'''1857''' mutinied at [[Jullundur]]
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[[Category:Bengal Infantry Regiments]]
 
[[Category:Bengal Infantry Regiments]]

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Chronology

  • 1818 raised as the Benares Levy
  • 1823 became 1st Btn 31st Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1824 1st Battalion became 61st Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry under Major C Martin
  • 1857 mutinied at Jullundur