26th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
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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.
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.
