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See subsequent chronology under [[26th Regiment of Punjab Infantry]]
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== Chronology ==
*'''1797''' raised as 13th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry following 1796 reorganisation when previous 13th became 2nd Btn 1st Regt*'''1824''' 1st Battalion became 26th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*'''1857''' mutinied at Mean Meer 1 May. Massacred at Ajnala 1 August.
''In 1861, after the mutiny, the title was given to the 18th Regiment of Punjab Infantry which later became the [[26th Regiment of Punjab Infantry]].''
== External Links ==
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=odATAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA1-PA142&dq=26th+Native+Infantry&ei=4iC5Sa_lEZTUlQST99DICw#PRA1-PA142,M1 Destruction of 26th Native Infantry at Ajnala 1 August 1857] Hansard
[[Category:Bengal Infantry Regiments]]
