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Chronology[edit]
- 1776 raised for the Vizier of Oude under Captain Baillie
- 1777 incorporated in HEIC service as the 27th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1781 became the 20th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1784 became the 23rd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1786 became the 23rd Battalion of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1796 became the 2nd Battalion 5th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1824 became the 20th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1857 Mutinied at Meerut 10 May[1]
In 1861, after the mutiny, the title was given to the 8th Regiment of Punjab Infantry[2]
References[edit]
- ↑ Quarterly Army List of Her Majesty's British Forces on the Bengal Establishment. Calcutta: R C Lepage & Co. 1859.
- ↑ "20th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry - FIBIwiki". wiki.fibis.org. Retrieved 4 June 2016.