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*'''1861''' reformed from 18th Regiment of Punjab Infantry
See subsequent chronology under ''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]].'' ==Indian Mutiny==*[[Mutiny at Meean Meer]]*[[Massacre at Ajnala]]
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== Chronology ==
*'''1797''' raised as 1st Btn 13th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry following 1796 reorganisation when previous 13th became 2nd Btn 1st Regt*'''1824''' 1st Battalion became '''26th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry''' under Major A Owen
*'''1857''' mutinied at Mean Meer 1 May. Massacred at Ajnala 1 August.
== External Links ==
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=odATAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA1-PA142&dq=26th+Native+Infantry&ei=4iC5Sa_lEZTUlQST99DICw#PRA1-PA142,M1 Destruction of 26th Native Infantry at Ajnala 1 August 1857] Hansard
[[Category:Bengal Infantry Regiments]]
