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== Introduction ==
===== European Regiments =====
Three units were raised between 1652 and 1765 which became regiments of the British Army in 1861. Three further regiments were formed in 1858 with officers from Native Regiments which had mutinied but these were disbanded after the [[Indian Mutiny]].
=====Indian Regiments =====
After the recapture of [[Calcutta]] in 1757, fighting units of [[sepoy|sepoys]] were raised with officers from the [[Madras (Presidency)|Madras]] establishment. These units were called battalions until 1781 when they became regiments. Originally numbered (as the[[ British Army]]) with the 1st being the oldest and the highest number being the youngest, in 1764 the battalions were numbered according to the seniority of their captains. There were subsequent re-numberings in 1775, 1781, 1784, 1796 and 1824 which makes identifying regiments at any particular time quite difficult. The numbering adopted in the lists found in the [[:Category:Bengal Infantry Regiments|Category page]] is generally that of 1824.
