Button, 3rd Bengal Native Infantry, 1861-1881

Large gilt button made by Maynard, Harris and Grice, London, with the unit's regimental number, '3', within a garter bearing the title, 'Regiment', surmounted by a crown, with a wreath with a scroll bearing the battle honour, 'Bhurtpoor'.

The 3rd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry was formed from the 32nd Bengal Native Infantry which served in the Bhurtpore campaign (1824-1826). From 1885, after fighting in the 2nd Afghan War (1878-1880), the unit was known as the 3rd Regiment of Bengal Infantry. The reforms of the Indian Army in 1903 resulted in the unit being renamed the 3rd Brahmans. The Regiment was disbanded in 1922.

From the Field Marshal Sir John Chapple Indian Army Collection.