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*'''1784''' all became Madras Battalions with the Carnatic having precedence | *'''1784''' all became Madras Battalions with the Carnatic having precedence | ||
*'''1824''' total strength 50 regiments | *'''1824''' total strength 50 regiments | ||
*'''1857''' no Madras regiments mutinied | *'''1857''' no Madras regiments mutinied | ||
From [http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/indianinfantrypre1857.htm British Army Website] | From [http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/indianinfantrypre1857.htm British Army Website] | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
===Historical Books Online=== | ===Historical Books Online=== | ||
[http://books.google.com/books?id=sUjRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA14 The Company’s Native Army] page 14 of ''Military reminiscences: extracted from a journal of nearly forty years' active service in the East Indies Volume 1'' by Colonel James Welsh of the Madras Establishment 1830 Google Books | |||
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=sUjRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA14 ''The Company’s Native Army''] page 14 of ''Military reminiscences: extracted from a journal of nearly forty years' active service in the East Indies Volume 1'' by Colonel James Welsh of the Madras Establishment 1830. Google Books | |||
===Other=== | ===Other=== | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madras_Regiment Madras Regiment] Wikipedia | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madras_Regiment Madras Regiment] - Wikipedia | |||
*[http://www.asianage.com/presentation/leftnavigation/asian-age-plus/news-plus/an-ideal-mix-of-brain--brawn.aspx Newspaper Article] The Asian Age<br>[http://madrasregiment.org/ Regimental Website] - madrasregiment.org | |||
*[http://www.indianetzone.com/12/madras_regiment_war_museum.htm Regiments War Museum] - www.indianetzone.com | |||
[[Category:Madras Infantry Regiments| ]] | [[Category:Madras Infantry Regiments| ]] | ||
Revision as of 17:26, 23 January 2010
The Madras Regiment was the first unit raised by the East India Company.
Chronology
- 1748 Madras Levies raised by Major Stringer Lawrence for the defence of Cuddalore
- 1758 two Madras Battalions under British officers formed by Robert Clive to reorganise the 3,000 men with Indian officers in the Madras Presidency Army of around 3,000 with Indian officers
- 1759 four more battalions formed
- 1767 total strength 19 battalions known as Coast Sepoys
- 1769 became Carnatic Battalions in the north and the Circar Battalions in the south of the Presidency
- 1784 all became Madras Battalions with the Carnatic having precedence
- 1824 total strength 50 regiments
- 1857 no Madras regiments mutinied
From British Army Website
External Links
Historical Books Online
- The Company’s Native Army page 14 of Military reminiscences: extracted from a journal of nearly forty years' active service in the East Indies Volume 1 by Colonel James Welsh of the Madras Establishment 1830. Google Books
Other
- Madras Regiment - Wikipedia
- Newspaper Article The Asian Age
Regimental Website - madrasregiment.org - Regiments War Museum - www.indianetzone.com