The 2nd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry was a Commonwealth (specifically, Indian) infantry unit that mutinied from command in 1857.[1]
Chronology
edit- 1758 raised in Burdwan as the Burdwan Battalion
- 1762 ranked as 8th Battalion
- 1764 became the 2nd (M'Lean) Battalion and moved to Madras under Captain M'Lean
- 1765 posted to the 1st Brigade
- 1775 renumbered 1st Battalion Bengal Native Infantry
- 1781 became the 1st Regiment Bombay Native Infantry
- 1784 became the 1st Regiment Bengal Native Infantry
- 1786 became the 1st Battalion Bengal Native Infantry
- 1796 became the 1st Battalion 1st Regiment Bengal Native Infantry
- 1824 became the 2nd Regiment Bengal Native Infantry
- 1859 disarmed at Barrackpore and disbanded[2]
In 1861, after the mutiny, the title was given to the 31st Regiment of Bengal Light Infantry which later became the 2nd Queen Victoria's Own Rajput Light Infantry[3]
References
edit- ^ Luscombe, Stephen. "2nd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry". The British Empire. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ^ Quarterly Army List of Her Majesty's British Forces on the Bengal Establishment. Calcutta: R C Lepage & Co. 1859.
- ^ "2nd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry - FIBIwiki". wiki.fibis.org. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
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