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