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8th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
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Also known as the Chota Burdwan Battalion
Chronology
- 1760 raised in Burdwan ranked 9th Battalion
- 1764 ranked as 8th Battalion under Captain William Smith
- 1765 posted to the 2nd Brigade
- 1775 renumbered the 9th Battalion of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1781 became the 3rd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1783 became the 9th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1786 became the 9th Battalion of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1796 became the 1st Battalion 9th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1824 became the 8th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1857 mutinied at Dinapore 25 July
External links
- List of officers in 1829 Google Books