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{{Short description|Regiment of Bengal}}
{{main article|Bengal Native Infantry}}

The '''18th Regiment of the Bengal Native Infantry''' was a unit of the [[Bengal Native Infantry]] that was formed in 1776, then [[mutiny|mutinied]] in 1857 and was disbanded.

== Chronology ==
*'''1776''' raised for the Vizier of Oude
*'''1777''' incorporated in [[East India Company|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<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>

''In 1861, after the [[mutiny]], the title was given to the Alipore Regiment which later became the [[18th Infantry]].''<ref>{{cite web|title=18th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry - FIBIwiki|url=http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php/18th_Regiment_of_Bengal_Native_Infantry|website=wiki.fibis.org|accessdate=4 June 2016}}</ref>

==References==
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