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24th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
Chronology
1779
raised
at
Chunar
by Captain
William Davis
1780?
ranked as
34th Battalion
of
Bengal Native Infantry
1781
became the
27th Regiment
of
Bengal
Native
Infantry
1784
became the
30th Battalion
of Bengal Native Infantry
1786
became the
30th
Battalion of Bengal Native Infantry
1796
became
the 2nd
Battalion
8th Regiment
of Bengal Native Infantry
1824
became the
24th Regiment
of Bengal Native Infantry
1857
disarmed
at
Peshawar
22 May
In
1861
, after the
mutiny
, the title was given to the
8th Regiment of Punjab Infantry
which later became the
24th Regiment of Punjab Infantry
.