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26th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
Chronology
- 1797 raised as 26th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1857 mutinied at Mean Meer 1 May. Massacred at Ajnala 1 August.
In 1861, after the mutiny, the title was given to the 18th Regiment of Punjab Infantry which later became the 26th Regiment of Punjab Infantry.
See subsequent chronology under 26th Regiment of Punjab Infantry
External Links
Destruction of 26th Native Infantry at Ajnala 1 August 1857 Hansard