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== Chronology ==
== Chronology ==
*'''1823''' raised as 33rd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry following 1796 reorganisation when previous 33rd was absorbed by 8th Regiment
*'''1815?''' raised as 33rd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry following 1796 reorganisation when previous 33rd was absorbed by 8th Regiment
*'''1824''' 1st Battalion became '''65th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry''' under Major J Delamaine
*'''1824''' 2nd Battalion became '''65th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry''' under Major A Shadwell
 
*'''1850''' disbanded
''In the [[Indian Mutiny]] the regiment did not rebel and, in the ensuing disbandment of [[Bengal Army]] regiments, the 65th became the tenth most senior.''
 
*'''1861''' became 10th Bengal Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry


''For subsequent history see [[10th Regiment of Jat Infantry]]''
''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 Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry''


[[Category:Bengal Infantry Regiments]]
*'''1861''' became the 1st Goorkha Regiment
 
 
 
== Chronology ==
*'''1815''' raised as 66th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*'''1850''' disbanded


== Mutiny ==
''For subsequent history see [[1st Gurkha Rifles]]''
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]]

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Chronology

  • 1815? raised as 33rd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry following 1796 reorganisation when previous 33rd was absorbed by 8th Regiment
  • 1824 2nd Battalion became 65th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry under Major A Shadwell
  • 1850 disbanded

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 Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry

  • 1861 became the 1st Goorkha Regiment

For subsequent history see 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

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