Bengal Native Infantry

Bengal Native Infantry

The Bengal Native Infantry was part of the organisation of the British Colonial Army before the Indian rebellion of 1857. The regiment underwent frequent changes of numbering during its period of existence. The traditional formation of British Regiments was to have a hierachy whereby the "1st Regiment" is the oldest and the highest number is the youngest. In 1764, the Bengal Native Infantry renumbered so that the regiments were numbered according to the seniority of their captain. [cite web |url=http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/indianinfantrypre1857.htm |title=Land forces of the British Empire:Indian Mutiny |publisher=BritishEmpire.org |last=Luscombe |first=Stephen |accessdate=2008-04-25]

The vast majority of the Bengal Native Infantry regiments rebelled in the Indian Rebellion of 1857. [cite web |url=http://orbat.com/site/history/historical/india/1857rebel.html |title=India: The Sepoy Rebellion/Mutiny of 1857: Regiments that Rebelled/Mutinied |publisher=Orbat.com |last=Rikhye |first=Ravi |accessdate=2008-04-25]

1825 list of Regiments

*1st Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*2nd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*3rd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*4th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*5th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*6th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*7th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*8th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*9th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*10th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*11th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*12th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*13th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*14th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*15th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*16th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*17th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*18th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*19th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*20th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*21st Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*22nd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*23rd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*24th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*25th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*26th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*27th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*28th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*29th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*30th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*31st Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*32nd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*33rd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*34th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*35th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*36th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*37th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*38th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*39th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*40th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*41st Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*42nd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*43rd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*44th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*45th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*46th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*47th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*48th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*49th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*50th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*51st Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*52nd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*53rd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*54th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*55th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*56th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*57th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*58th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*59th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*60th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*61st Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*62nd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*63rd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*64th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*65th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*66th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*67th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*68th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*69th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*70th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*71st Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*72nd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*73rd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*74th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry

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