About: the Bengal Native Infantry unit that mutinied in 1857
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The 4th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry was formed under that name in 1824. It took part in the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
Chronology
- 1759 raised in Midnapore - name unknown
- 1763 ranked the 16th Battalion of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1764 became the 14th Battalion of Bengal Native Infantry under Captain Hampton
- 1765 posted to the 3rd Brigade
- 1773 became known as the 14th (Blane) Battalion of Bengal Native Infantry under Captain Blane
- 1775 became the 19th Battalion of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1781 became the 13th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry under Major Blane
- 1796 became the 2nd Battalion 1st Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1824 became the 4th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1857 mutinied at Phillour 26 May[1]
In 1861, after the mutiny, the title was given to the 33rd Bengal Native Infantry which later became the 4th Bengal Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry.[2]
References
- ↑ Quarterly Army List of Her Majesty's British Forces on the Bengal Establishment{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. R C Lepage & Co.(1859)
- ↑ 4th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry - FIBIwiki. wiki.fibis.org. Retrieved 4 June 2016.