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*'''1922''' became 3rd/2nd Punjab Regiment | *'''1922''' became 3rd/2nd Punjab Regiment | ||
*'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition | *'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition | ||
| + | == Battle Honours == | ||
| + | *[[Battle of Sholingur|Sholingur]] 1781 | ||
| + | *Carnatic | ||
| + | *[[1st Burma War|Ava]] 1823-26 | ||
| + | *[[3rd Burma War|Burma 1885-87]] | ||
| + | *[[3rd Afghan War|Afghanistan 1919]] | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2nd_Punjab_Regiment 2nd Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia<br>[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/72ndpunjabis.htm 72nd Punjabis] British Empire website | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2nd_Punjab_Regiment 2nd Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia<br>[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/72ndpunjabis.htm 72nd Punjabis] British Empire website | ||
[[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]] | [[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]] | ||
Revision as of 15:50, 25 March 2010
Known as 12th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry in the Madras Army
Known as 72nd Punjabis in the Indian Army
Chronology
- 1759 raised as 16th Battalion of Coast Sepoys
- 1769 became 13th Carnatic Battalion
- 1770 became 12th Carnatic Battalion
- 1784 became 12th Madras Battalion
- 1796 became 2nd Battalion, 8th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 1824 became 12th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 1890 became 2nd Burma Infantry
- 1891 became 12th Regiment (2nd Burma Battalion) Madras Infantry
- 1901 became 12th Burma Infantry
- 1903 became 72nd Punjab Regiment
- 1922 became 3rd/2nd Punjab Regiment
- 1947 allocated to India on Partition
Battle Honours
- Sholingur 1781
- Carnatic
- Ava 1823-26
- Burma 1885-87
- Afghanistan 1919
External Links
2nd Punjab Regiment Wikipedia
72nd Punjabis British Empire website
