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==History== | ==History== | ||
===Origins=== | ===Origins=== | ||
The Bengal Army originated with the establishment of a European Regiment in 1756.<ref>Raugh, p. 46</ref> While the East India Company had previously maintained a small force of Dutch and Eurasian mercenaries in Bengal, this was destroyed when [[Siege of Calcutta|Calcutta was captured]] by the Nawab of Bengal on 30 June that year.<ref>{{cite book|first=Stuart|last=Reid|page=5|title=Armies of the East India Company 1750–1850|date=18 August 2009|isbn=978-1-84603-460-2}}</ref> | The Bengal Army originated with the establishment of a European Regiment in 1756.<ref>Raugh, p. 46</ref> While the East India Company had previously maintained a small force of Dutch and Eurasian mercenaries in Bengal, this was destroyed when [[Siege of Calcutta|Calcutta was captured]] by the Nawab of Bengal on 30 June that year.<ref>{{cite book|first=Stuart|last=Reid|page=5|title=Armies of the East India Company 1750–1850|date=18 August 2009|isbn=978-1-84603-460-2}}</ref> | ||