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|unit_name=42nd Deoli Regiment | |unit_name=42nd Deoli Regiment | ||
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|caption= | |caption= | ||
|dates=1857–1922 | |dates=1857–1922 | ||
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|ceremonial_chief_label= | |ceremonial_chief_label= | ||
|colonel_of_the_regiment= | |colonel_of_the_regiment= | ||
|nickname=Meena Regiment | |nickname=[[Meena]] Regiment | ||
(original title) | (original title) | ||
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The '''42nd | The '''42nd Meena Regiment''' was an infantry regiment of the [[British Indian Army]]. The regiment traced their origins to 1857, when the [[Meena]] [[Regiment]] was raised during the [[Indian Mutiny]]. This regiment 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.the class composition of the regiment was '''Meenas''' | ||
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". | ||