Difference between revisions of "18th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry"

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== Chronology ==
 
== Chronology ==
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*'''1815''' raised as Kamaon Battalion
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*'''1776''' raised as 18th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
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*'''1826''' became Kamaon Local Battalion
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*'''1857''' mutinied
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*'''1860''' became Kamaon Battalion
 
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*'''1861''' became 18th Bengal Native Infantry
 
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*'''1864''' became 3rd (Kamaon) Gurkha Regiment
 
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*'''1901''' became 3rd Gurkha Rifles
 
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*'''1907''' became 3rd Queen's Own Gurkha Rifles
 
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*'''1908''' became 3rd Queen Alexandra's Own Gurkha Rifles
 
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*'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition
 
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== External Links ==
 
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[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/gurkha/3rdgurkhas.htm 3rd Gurkha Rifles] British Empire website
 
 
[[Category:Bengal Infantry Regiments]]
 
[[Category:Bengal Infantry Regiments]]

Revision as of 17:16, 30 July 2009

Chronology

  • 1776 raised as 18th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1857 mutinied
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