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== Chronology == | == Chronology == | ||
− | *'''1797''' raised as 13th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry following 1796 reorganisation when previous 13th became 2nd Btn 1st Regt | + | *'''1797''' raised as 1st Btn 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 | + | *'''1824''' 1st Battalion became '''26th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry''' under Major A Owen |
*'''1857''' mutinied at Mean Meer 1 May. Massacred at Ajnala 1 August. | *'''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]].'' | ''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]].'' | ||
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+ | ==Indian Mutiny== | ||
+ | *[[Mutiny at Meean Meer]] | ||
+ | *[[Massacre at Ajnala]] | ||
== External Links == | == 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 | [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 | ||
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[[Category:Bengal Infantry Regiments]] | [[Category:Bengal Infantry Regiments]] |
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Chronology
- 1797 raised as 1st Btn 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 under Major A Owen
- 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.