18th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry explained

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

Chronology

• 1776 raised for the Vizier of Oude
• 1777 incorporated in 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^[1]

In 1861, after the mutiny, the title was given to the Alipore Regiment which later became the 18th Infantry.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Book: Quarterly Army List of Her Majesty's British Forces on the Bengal Establishment. 1859. R C Lepage & Co.. Calcutta.
2. Web site: 18th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry - FIBIwiki. wiki.fibis.org. 4 June 2016.