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== Welcome Break ==
I will be away from 3-20 August so you will have a respite from my errors.--[[User:Symorsebrown|Sy]] 11:07, 30 July 2009 (PDT)
== Chronologies ==
Oh Gawd, it all seemed so simple when I started out!<br>
I originally decided to allocate regiments as follows<br>
'''The Madras, Bengal and Bombay Army listings would contain:'''<br>
a) regiments under their originating name which didn't survive the mutiny .<br>
b) regiments which were formed before 1895 (when the Indian Army was officially designated) using their original name. These would generally have a redirection to the listing in the Indian Army under their later name.<br>
'''The Indian Army listings would contain:'''<br>
a) all regiments formed before the mutiny with continuity through 1895 listed under their 1895 name<br>
b) regiments which were formed after the mutiny listed under their originating name.<br>
You are right that the 17th Bengal Native Infantry ceased to exist during the mutiny and the name was given for three years (I have no idea why) to the Sirmoor Rifle Regiment which later became the 2nd Gurkha Rifles. As there was no connection between the units I have not made a link between the two. But you are right to point out that someone may be searching for the '1861' 17th Bengal Native Infantry not the '1765' 17th Bengal Native Infantry and would not easily find it. I guess some reference to the later use of the name would be a good idea.<br>
Another point is that, under my methodology, the Sirmoor Battalion should be listed under Bengal Infantry Regiments with a redirection to 2nd Gurkha Rifles.<br>
Now for the problem of the 12th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
Shah Shujah was the ruler the British put on the throne in the 1st Afghan War. His unit was taken into the Bengal Army after the war as The Regiment of Khelat-i-Ghilzie. I got into a muddle because the title 12th Bengal Native Infantry was used both for the regiment that mutinied and the one that became the Bombay Pioneers. I hope I have now disentangled it by changing the name of 12th Bengal Native Infantry in the Indian Army Infantry to 12th (Khelat-i-Ghilzie) Bengal Infantry and by reinstating 12th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry under Bengal Infantry with a comment on the subsequent use of the name. There is an entry for 12th Bengal Native Infantry without a category and with a redirection to 12th Bengal Native Infantry (but there seems to be a double redirect in there which I can't figure out).
Let me know your opinion on the allocation of entries to the various armies.
Regards--[[User:Symorsebrown|Sy]] 08:54, 31 July 2009 (PDT)
