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Officer's coatee, 53rd Bengal Native Infantry, 1846-1848

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Officer's coatee, 53rd Bengal Native Infantry, 1846-1848

Scarlet wool cloth coatee with buff facings and gilt buttons by Gibson McKellars and Company Calcutta.

The 53rd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry was formed in 1824 from the 1st Battalion, 27th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry. It received the battle honours 'Cabul 1842' for the 1st Afghan War (1838-1842) and 'Punjab' for the 2nd Sikh War (1848-1849). The 53rd was among the Bengal Army regiments that mutinied at Cawnpore in 1857.

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 1955-05-51-1

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum Copyright

Location

National Army Museum, Study collection

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1955-05-51-1