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==Chronology ==
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Also known as the '''White Battalion'''
*'''1763''' raised as 12th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
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== Chronology ==
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*'''1763''' raised at Monghyr by Captain John White
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*'''1764''' ranked as 12th Battalion
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*'''1765''' posted to the 3rd Brigade
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*'''1775''' renumbered the 18th Battalion of Bengal Native Infantry
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*'''1781''' became the 18th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
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*'''1796''' became the 1st Battalion 12th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
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*'''1824''' became the '''12th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry'''
 
*'''1857''' mutinied at Jhansi 5 June<br>
 
*'''1857''' mutinied at Jhansi 5 June<br>
 
''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.''
 
''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.''
 
[[Category:Bengal Infantry Regiments]]
 
[[Category:Bengal Infantry Regiments]]

Revision as of 12:58, 15 January 2010

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.