66th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
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Chronology
- 1823 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
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
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