27th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
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Chronology
- 1797 raised as 2nd Btn 13th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry following 1796 reorganisation when previous 13th became 2nd Btn 1st Regt
- 1824 2nd Battalion became 27th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry under Major C H Baines
- 1857 disarmed at Peshawar 22 May
In 1861, after the mutiny, the title was given to the 19th Regiment of Punjab Infantry which later became the 27th Regiment of Punjab Infantry.