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| − | Known as '''16th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry''' in the Madras Army<br>
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| − | Known as '''76th Punjabis''' in the Indian Army
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| − | ==Chronology==
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| − | *'''1776''' raised as 16th Carnatic Battalion
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| − | *'''1784''' became 16th Madras Battalion
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| − | *'''1796''' became 2nd Battalion, 5th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
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| − | *'''1824''' became '''16th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry'''
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| − | *'''1885''' became 16th Madras Infantry
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| − | *'''1903''' became '''76th Punjab Regiment'''
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| − | *'''1922''' became 3rd/1st Punjab Regiment
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| − | *'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition
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| − | == Battle Honours ==
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| − | *[[Battle of Sholingur|Sholingur]] 1781
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| − | *[[2nd Mysore War|Carnatic]] 1780-84
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| − | *[[4th Mysore War|Mysore]] 1789-99
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| − | *[[Battle of Seringapatam 1799|Seringapatam]] 1799
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| − | *[[1st Burma War|Ava]] 1823-26
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| − | *[[3rd Burma War|Burma 1885-87]]
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| − | *[[3rd Afghan War|Afghanistan 1919]]
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| − | == External Links ==
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| − | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Punjab_Regiment 1st Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia<br>[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/76thpunjabis.htm 76th Punjabis] British Empire website
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