INFANTRY UNITS OF BENGAL ARMY (WHICH HAD NO BENGALIS) DISBANDED IN 1857 REBELLION OR WHICH REBELLED OR SURVIVED 1857 AS DESIRED BY BRIGADIER TAHIR ANJUM (RETIRED)
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This document lists various British and Bengal Army units from the 1857 rebellion period in India, including which units rebelled, were disbanded, disarmed, or survived the rebellion. It provides the names and fates of 76 Native Infantry units of the Bengal Army, including those that rebelled at locations like Meerut, Cawnpore, Delhi, and Jhansi. It also contrasts the generosity of Lord Cornwallis with other British commanders in terms of sharing prize money with lower ranks after victories.
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INFANTRY UNITS OF BENGAL ARMY (WHICH HAD NO BENGALIS) DISBANDED IN 1857 REBELLION OR WHICH REBELLED OR SURVIVED 1857 AS DESIRED BY BRIGADIER TAHIR ANJUM (RETIRED)
- 1. HM 22ND ( CHESHIRE) HM 25TH (YORK AND LANCASTER BENGAL ARMY UNITS WHICH HAD NO BENGALIS HM 71ST HIGHLANDERS HM 76TH (WEST RIDING) 1ST BENGAL EUROPEAN REGIMENT (ROYAL MUNSTER FUSILIERS) 3RD LIGHT CAVALRY –REBELLED AT MEERUT AND SEIZED DELHI IN 1857 4TH LIGHT CAVALRY-DISARMED AT AMBALLA IN 1857 AND LATER DISBANDED 6TH LIGHT CAVALRY –REBELLED AT JULLUNDHUR AND MARCHED TO DELHI 1857 21ST NATIVE INFANTRY-SURVIVED 1857 –LATER 4/1 PUNJAB AND UNJUSTLY DISBANDED IN 1931 31ST NATIVE INFANTRY- SURVIVED 1857 AND LATER 1ST BATTALION 7TH RAJPUT REGIMENT 41ST NATIVE INFANTRY- REBELLED AT SITAPUR IN 1857 Five Bombay Army infantry battalions INFANTRY UNITS OF BENGAL ARMY (WHICH HAD NO BENGALIS) DISBANDED IN 1857 REBELLION OR WHICH REBELLED OR SURVIVED 1857 AS DESIRED BY BRIGADIER TAHIR ANJUM (RETIRED) LORD CORNWALLIS WAS GENEROUS IN EVERY WAY WITH FRIEND OR FOE- HE WAS FIRST BRITISH COMMANDER TO DEFEAT MYSORE WHICH HAD DEFIED THE COMPANY IN TWO PREVIOUS WARS-HE GAVE TIPOO SAHIB VERY GENEROUS TERMS AND WAS MUCH CRITICISED- WITH BRITISH AND INDIAN TROOPS ALSO LORD CORNWALLIS WAS GENEROUS TO THE EXTREME- THUS AT THE SUCCESSFUL SURRENDER OF TIPOO SAHIB AT SERINGAPATTAM IN 1792 LORD CORNWALLIS AND GENERAL MEADOWS DID NOT ACCEPT THEIR SHARE IN PRIZE MONEY WHICH WAS HUGE ! THEY GAVE IT TO THEIR NCOS AND OTHER RANKS ! WHEREAS LORD HARRIS AT SERINGAPATTAM IN 1799 DID NOT FOREGO HIS SHARE AND SAME WAS CASE WITH GREEDY LORD COMBERMERE AT BHURTPORE IN 1826-THUS THE LOWER RANKS GOT A PITTANCE. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.28330.98247 1 NI REBELLED 2 NI DISARMED 3 NI REBELLED CAWNPORE BARRACKPORE LUDHIANA 4 NI DISARMED KANGRA 5 NI REBELLED AMBALA 6 NI REBELLED ALLAHABAD 7 NI REBELLED DINAPORE 8 NI REBELLED DINAPORE 9 NI REBELLED ALIGARH 10 NI REBELLED FATEHGARH 11 NI REBELLED MEERUT 12 NI REBELLED JHANSI 13 NI REBELLED LUCKNOW 14 NI REBELLED JHELUM 15 NI REBELLED NUSEERABAD 16 NI DISARMED LAHORE 17 NI AZAMGARH REBELLED 18 NI BAREILLY REBELLED 19 NI BARRACKPORE DISBANDED 20 NI MEERUT REBELLED 22 NI FAIZABAD REBELLED 21 NI PESHAWAR 23 NI MHOW REBELLED 24 NI PESHAWAR DISARMED 25 NI BENARES DISARMED 26 NI LAHORE REBELLED 27 NI PESHAWAR DISARMED 28 NI SHAHJAHANPUR REBELLED 29 NI MORADABAD REBELLED 30 NI NUSEERABAD REBELLED 31 NI SAUGOR BARRACKPORE 32 NI HOSHIARPUR 33 NI 35 NI SIALKOT DISARMED36 NI JULLUNDHUR REBELLED 37 NI BENARES REBELLED 38 NI DELHI REBELLED 39 NI DELHI DISARMED 40 NI DINAPORE REBELLED 41 NI SITAPUR REBELLED 43 NI BARRACKPORE DISARMED 42 NI SAUGOR 44 NI AGRA DISARMED 45 NI FEROZPUR REBELLED 46 NI SIALKOT REBELLED 47 NI MIRZAPUR-CHINA 48 NI REBELLED LUCKNOW 49 NI DISARMED LAHORE 50 NI REBELLED NAGODE 51 NI REBELLED PESHAWAR 52 NI REBELLED JUBBULPUR 53 NI REBELLED CAWNPORE 54 NI REBELLED DELHI 55 NI REBELLED NOWSHERA 56 NI REBELLED CAWNPORE 57 NI REBELLED FEROZPUR 58 NI REBELLED RAWALPINDI 60 NI REBELLED ROHTAK 59 NI AMRITSAR 62 NI REBELLED MULTAN BERHAMPUR 64 NI DISARMED PESHAWAR GHAZIPUR 63 NI 65 NI 67 NI DISARMED AGRA 68 NI REBELLED BAREILLY 69 NI DISARMED MULTAN BARRACKPORE 70 NI 71 NI REBELLED LUCKNOW 72 NI REBELLED NEEMUCH 73 NI REBELLED JELPIGURI 74 NI REBELLED DELHI SHEKAWATI SHABQADAR REGT RAISED REMNANTS 13 NI , 48 NI , 71 NI KALAT GHILZAI LUCKNOW MIDNAPUR FEROZPUR MIRZAPUR LUDHIANA BENARES ALIPUR MILITIA CALCUTTA JUTOGH NUSEEREE 66 NI (GURKHA) SIRMUR BN DERA DUN KUMAON BN DERA DUN KUMAON BN DERA DUN 1ST GWALIOR MORAR 1ST ASSAM ASSAM 2ND ASSAM ASSAM SYLHET LT INF MORAR RATTRAYS SIKHS PATNA DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.29274.70087 34 NI BARRACKPORE 61 NI JULLUNDHUR