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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Regiment of Bengal}}<br /> {{about|the Bengal Native Infantry unit that mutinied in 1857|the unit that existed after 1861|2nd Queen Victoria%27s Own Rajput Light Infantry}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}<br /> {{prose|date=February 2017}}<br /> {{main article|Bengal Native Infantry}}<br /> The 2nd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry was a Commonwealth (specifically, Indian) infantry unit that mutinied from command in 1857.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|last1=Luscombe|first1=Stephen|title=2nd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|url=https://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/2ndbengalinf.htm|website=The British Empire|accessdate=5 May 2018}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> == Chronology ==<br /> *&#039;&#039;&#039;1758&#039;&#039;&#039; raised in [[Burdwan]] as the Burdwan Battalion<br /> *&#039;&#039;&#039;1762&#039;&#039;&#039; ranked as 8th Battalion<br /> *&#039;&#039;&#039;1764&#039;&#039;&#039; became the 2nd (M&#039;Lean) Battalion and moved to [[Chennai|Madras]] under Captain M&#039;Lean <br /> *&#039;&#039;&#039;1765&#039;&#039;&#039; posted to the 1st Brigade<br /> *&#039;&#039;&#039;1775&#039;&#039;&#039; renumbered 1st Battalion Bengal Native Infantry<br /> *&#039;&#039;&#039;1781&#039;&#039;&#039; became the 1st Regiment Bombay Native Infantry<br /> *&#039;&#039;&#039;1784&#039;&#039;&#039; became the 1st Regiment Bengal Native Infantry<br /> *&#039;&#039;&#039;1786&#039;&#039;&#039; became the 1st Battalion Bengal Native Infantry<br /> *&#039;&#039;&#039;1796&#039;&#039;&#039; became the 1st Battalion 1st Regiment Bengal Native Infantry<br /> *&#039;&#039;&#039;1824&#039;&#039;&#039; became the &#039;&#039;&#039;2nd Regiment Bengal Native Infantry&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> *&#039;&#039;&#039;1859&#039;&#039;&#039; disarmed at [[Barrackpore]] and disbanded&lt;ref&gt;{{cite book|title=Quarterly Army List of Her Majesty&#039;s British Forces on the Bengal Establishment|date=1859|publisher=R C Lepage &amp; Co.|location=Calcutta}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;In 1861, after the mutiny, the title was given to the 31st Regiment of Bengal Light Infantry which later became the [[2nd Queen Victoria&#039;s Own Rajput Light Infantry]]&#039;&#039;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|title=2nd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry - FIBIwiki|url=http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php/2nd_Regiment_of_Bengal_Native_Infantry|website=wiki.fibis.org|accessdate=4 June 2016}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Honourable East India Company regiments]]<br /> [[Category:Bengal Native Infantry]]<br /> <br /> <br /> {{India-mil-stub}}</div>

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