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.''