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|nickname=Meena | |nickname=[[Meena Battalion]] (original title) | ||
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|colors=Dark green coats and tunics faced red. Scarlet trousers. | |colors=Dark green coats and tunics faced red. Scarlet trousers. | ||
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The '''42nd Deoli Regiment''' was an infantry regiment of the [[British Indian Army]]. The regiment traced their origins to 1857, when the [[Meena]] [[ | The '''42nd Deoli Regiment''' was an infantry regiment of the [[British Indian Army]]. The regiment traced their origins to 1857, when the [[Meena]] [[Battalion]] was raised during the [[Indian Mutiny]]. This battalion was the nucleus for the infantry of the Deoli Irregular Force which in May 1861, numbered eight companies. A cavalry detachment was added to the regiment by 1865 and continued to form part of it until at least 1886.<ref>W.Y. Carman, page 121, "Indian Army Uniforms – Infantry", Morgan-Grampian: London 1969</ref> After this date the 42nd became an exclusively infantry regiment. | ||
From its foundation the regiment was recruited mainly from various [[Meena]] sub-sects. In the Indian Army List of January 1919 the recruitment basis was described broadly as "four companies of Rajputana Hindus and Musalmans". | From its foundation the regiment was recruited mainly from various [[Meena]] sub-sects. In the Indian Army List of January 1919 the recruitment basis was described broadly as "four companies of Rajputana Hindus and Musalmans". | ||