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| − | Known as '''89th Punjabis''' | + | Known as '''29th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry''' in the Madras Army<br> |
| + | Known as '''89th Punjabis''' in the Indian Army | ||
==Chronology== | ==Chronology== | ||
| − | *'''1798''' raised as 1st Battalion, 15th Madras Native Infantry | + | *'''1798''' raised as 1st Battalion, 15th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry |
| − | *'''1824''' became 29th Madras Native Infantry | + | *'''1824''' became '''29th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry''' |
*'''1885''' became 29th Madras Infantry | *'''1885''' became 29th Madras Infantry | ||
*'''1893''' became 29th Regiment (7th Burma Battalion) Madras Infantry | *'''1893''' became 29th Regiment (7th Burma Battalion) Madras Infantry | ||
Revision as of 15:50, 16 March 2010
Known as 29th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry in the Madras Army
Known as 89th Punjabis in the Indian Army
Chronology
- 1798 raised as 1st Battalion, 15th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 1824 became 29th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 1885 became 29th Madras Infantry
- 1893 became 29th Regiment (7th Burma Battalion) Madras Infantry
- 1901 became 29th Burma Infantry
- 1903 became 89th Punjab Regiment
- 1922 became 1st/8th Punjab Regiment
- 1947 allocated to Pakistan on Partition
- 1956 merged with other units to form the Baloch Regiment
External Links
8th Punjab Regiment Wikipedia
89th Punjabis British Empire website
