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'''See also [[1st Gurkha Rifles]]''' | |||
== Mutiny == | == Mutiny == | ||
Upon the annexation of the Punjab, the foreign duty allowance for troops serving there was discontinued. This caused the 66th to mutiny. The rebellion was put down and the regiment marched to Ambala where it was disbanded by Sir Charles Napier on 27 February 1850. | Upon the annexation of the Punjab, the foreign duty allowance for troops serving there was discontinued. This caused the 66th to mutiny. The rebellion was put down and the regiment marched to Ambala where it was disbanded by Sir Charles Napier on 27 February 1850. | ||
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See also 1st Gurkha Rifles
Mutiny
Upon the annexation of the Punjab, the foreign duty allowance for troops serving there was discontinued. This caused the 66th to mutiny. The rebellion was put down and the regiment marched to Ambala where it was disbanded by Sir Charles Napier on 27 February 1850.
External Links
1849 Mutiny of the 66th The Gurkha Rifles By J B R Nicholson, Michael Roffe
66th disbanded Haydn's Dictionary of Dates - Google Books