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{{about|the Bengal Native Infantry unit that mutinied in 1857|the unit that existed after 1861|3rd Brahmans}}
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{{main article|Bengal Native Infantry}}
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The '''3rd Regiment of the Bengal Native Infantry''' was a unit in the [[Bengal Native Infantry]] that was formed in 1758 and [[mutiny|mutinied]] in 1857 before being disbanded.

== Chronology ==
*'''1758''' raised - name unknown ranked as 10th Battalion
*'''1763''' known as the Swinton Battalion after Captain Swinton
*'''1764''' became the 13th Battalion of Bengal Native Infantry
*'''1765''' posted to the 1st Brigade
*'''1775''' became the 6th Battalion of Bengal Native Infantry
*'''1781''' became the 6th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry
*'''1784''' became the 6th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*'''1786''' became the 6th Battalion of Bengal Native Infantry
*'''1796''' became the 1st Battalion 6th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*'''1824''' became the '''3rd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry'''
*'''1857''' mutinied at Phillour 26 May<ref>{{cite book|title=Quarterly Army List of Her Majesty's British Forces on the Bengal Establishment|date=1859|publisher=R C Lepage & Co.|location=Calcutta}}</ref> but loyal portion formed part of the [[17th Infantry (The Loyal Regiment)|Loyal Purbeah Regiment]]

''In 1861, after the mutiny, the title was given to the 32nd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry which later became the [[3rd Brahmans|3rd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry]].''<ref>{{cite web|title=3rd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry - FIBIwiki|url=http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php/3rd_Regiment_of_Bengal_Native_Infantry|website=wiki.fibis.org|access-date=4 June 2016}}</ref>

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[[Category:Honourable East India Company regiments]]
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