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''' | == Chronology == | ||
*'''1815''' raised as 66th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry | |||
*'''1850''' disbanded | |||
== 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. Their colours, arms, stores etc. were handed over to the 1st Nasiri Battalion who assumed the title of the 66th and later became the [[1st Gurkha Rifles]].<br> | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=TCvyed3WstwC&pg=PA8&dq=66th+Bengal&as_brr=3&ei=yITXSbzaEp3CMrS2zfwC#PPA8,M1 1849 Mutiny of the 66th] The Gurkha Rifles By J B R Nicholson, Michael Roffe<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Aq9CAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA387&dq=66th+Bengal+Infantry+mutiny&as_brr=3&ei=8pDXSYCyFoPcygTA5N3gAg 66th disbanded] Haydn's Dictionary of Dates - Google Books | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=TCvyed3WstwC&pg=PA8&dq=66th+Bengal&as_brr=3&ei=yITXSbzaEp3CMrS2zfwC#PPA8,M1 1849 Mutiny of the 66th] The Gurkha Rifles By J B R Nicholson, Michael Roffe<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Aq9CAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA387&dq=66th+Bengal+Infantry+mutiny&as_brr=3&ei=8pDXSYCyFoPcygTA5N3gAg 66th disbanded] Haydn's Dictionary of Dates - Google Books | ||
[[Category:Bengal Infantry Regiments]] | [[Category:Bengal Infantry Regiments]] | ||
Revision as of 16:40, 31 July 2009
Chronology
- 1815 raised as 66th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1850 disbanded
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. Their colours, arms, stores etc. were handed over to the 1st Nasiri Battalion who assumed the title of the 66th and later became the 1st Gurkha Rifles.
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