4th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry explained

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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]

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: 4th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry - FIBIwiki. wiki.fibis.org. 4 June 2016.