34th Bengal Native Infantry
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The 34th Bengal Native Infantry was a regiment of the Bengal Army of the British East India Company, notable for its role in the early stages of the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 34th Bengal Native Infantry canonical | 2 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bengal Army regiment
ⓘ
infantry regiment ⓘ military unit ⓘ |
| allegiance | British East India Company ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Barrackpore
ⓘ
surface form:
Barrackpore Cantonment
Mangal Pandey ⓘ |
| commandStructure |
Bengal Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Bengal Presidency Army
|
| conflict | Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ |
| country | British East India Company ⓘ |
| disbandedFollowing | mutiny at Barrackpore in 1857 ⓘ |
| equipment |
bayonets
ⓘ
muskets ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| ethnicComposition | Indian sepoys ⓘ |
| fate | disbanded after the outbreak of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ |
| garrison | Barrackpore ⓘ |
| governedBy | British officers ⓘ |
| hasMember | Mangal Pandey ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | British colonial rule in India ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
Barrackpore incident of 1857
ⓘ
surface form:
Barrackpore mutiny of 1857
|
| languageOfCommand | English ⓘ |
| location | Bengal Presidency ⓘ |
| militaryFormationOf | British India ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Mangal Pandey’s attack on British officers at Barrackpore in March 1857 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early sepoy unrest over service conditions and cartridges in 1857
ⓘ
role in the early stages of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ |
| partOf |
British East India Company forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Army of the British East India Company
Bengal Army ⓘ |
| recruitedFrom |
Bengal
ⓘ
surface form:
Bengal region
northern India ⓘ
surface form:
North India
|
| role | line infantry ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | infantry ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Viceroy of India
ⓘ
surface form:
Governor-General of India in Council
|
| type | native infantry regiment ⓘ |
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