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

  1. ↑ Quarterly Army List of Her Majesty's British Forces on the Bengal Establishment. Calcutta: R C Lepage & Co. 1859.
  2. ↑ "4th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry - FIBIwiki". wiki.fibis.org. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
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