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The 18th Regiment of the Bengal Native Infantry was a unit of the Bengal Native Infantry that was formed in 1776, then mutinied in 1857 and was disbanded.
Chronology[edit | edit source]
- 1776 raised for the Vizier of Oude
- 1777 incorporated in HEIC service as the 23rd Battalion of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1781 became the 16th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1784 became the 16th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1786 became the 20th Battalion of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1796 became the 2nd Battalion 6th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1824 became the 18th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1857 mutinied at Bareilly 31 May[1]
In 1861, after the mutiny, the title was given to the Alipore Regiment which later became the 18th Infantry.[2]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Quarterly Army List of Her Majesty's British Forces on the Bengal Establishment. Calcutta: R C Lepage & Co. 1859.
- ↑ "18th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry - FIBIwiki". wiki.fibis.org. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
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