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== Chronology ==
== Chronology ==
*'''1763''' raised at Monghyr by Captain John White  
*'''1763''' raised as 15th Battalion at Monghyr by Captain John White  
*'''1764''' ranked as 12th Battalion
*'''1764''' ranked as 12th Battalion
*'''1765''' posted to the 3rd Brigade
*'''1765''' posted to the 3rd Brigade
*'''1775''' renumbered the 18th Battalion of Bengal Native Infantry
*'''1775''' renumbered the 18th Battalion of Bengal Native Infantry
*'''1781''' became the 18th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*'''1781''' became the 12th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*'''1786''' became the 12th Battalion of Bengal Native Infantry
*'''1796''' became the 1st Battalion 12th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*'''1796''' became the 1st Battalion 12th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*'''1824''' became the '''12th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry'''  
*'''1824''' became the '''12th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry'''  

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Also known as the White Battalion.

Chronology

  • 1763 raised as 15th Battalion at Monghyr by Captain John White
  • 1764 ranked as 12th Battalion
  • 1765 posted to the 3rd Brigade
  • 1775 renumbered the 18th Battalion of Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1781 became the 12th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1786 became the 12th Battalion of Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1796 became the 1st Battalion 12th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1824 became the 12th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1857 mutinied at Jhansi 5 June

The title 12th Bengal Native Infantry was briefly applied to The Regiment of Khelat-i-Ghilzie before it became 12th (Khelat-i-Ghilzie) Bengal Infantry in 1864.