12th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
Also known as the White Battalion
Chronology
- 1763 raised at Monghyr by Captain John White
- 1764 ranked as 12th Battalion
- 1765 posted to the 3rd Brigade
- 1775 renumbered the 18th Battalion of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1781 became the 18th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1796 became the 1st Battalion 12th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1824 became the 12th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1857 mutinied at Jhansi 5 June
The title 12th Bengal Native Infantry was briefly applied to The Regiment of Khelat-i-Ghilzie before it became 12th (Khelat-i-Ghilzie) Bengal Infantry in 1864.