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[[Image:5th & 6th Lt. Infantry.jpg|right|350px|thumb|5th & 6th Light Infantry]] | [[Image:5th & 6th Lt. Infantry.jpg|right|350px|thumb|5th & 6th Light Infantry]] | ||
== Chronology == | == Chronology == | ||
''In the [[Indian Mutiny]] the [[43rd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry]] did not rebel and, in the ensuing disbandment of [[Bengal Army]] regiments, the 43rd became the sixth most senior.'' | |||
*'''1861''' became 6th Bengal Native (Light) Infantry | *'''1861''' became 6th Bengal Native (Light) Infantry | ||
*'''1897''' became 6th Jat Bengal (Light) Infantry | *'''1897''' became 6th Jat Bengal (Light) Infantry | ||
*'''1901''' became '''6th Jat Light Infantry''' | *'''1901''' became '''6th Jat Light Infantry''' | ||
*'''1922''' became 1st Royal Battalion (LI) 9th Jats | |||
*'''1922''' became 1st Royal | |||
*'''1947''' allocated to India on partition | *'''1947''' allocated to India on partition | ||
Revision as of 17:21, 17 January 2010
Chronology
In the Indian Mutiny the 43rd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry did not rebel and, in the ensuing disbandment of Bengal Army regiments, the 43rd became the sixth most senior.
- 1861 became 6th Bengal Native (Light) Infantry
- 1897 became 6th Jat Bengal (Light) Infantry
- 1901 became 6th Jat Light Infantry
- 1922 became 1st Royal Battalion (LI) 9th Jats
- 1947 allocated to India on partition
In 1861 after the mutiny, when the regiment became the 6th Bengal Native (Light) Infantry, the 2nd (Assam) Light Infantry took the title 43rd Bengal Native (Light) Infantry and later became 43rd Gurkha Rifles.
External Links
6th Jat Light Infantry British Empire website
Jat Regiment Wikipedia