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| − | Known as '''91st Punjabis''' | + | Known as '''31st Regiment of Madras Native Infantry''' in the Madras Army<br> |
| + | Known as '''91st Punjabis''' In the Indian Army | ||
==Chronology== | ==Chronology== | ||
| − | *'''1800''' raised as 1st Battalion, 16th Madras Native Infantry | + | *'''1800''' raised as 1st Battalion, 16th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry |
| − | *'''1824''' became 31st Madras Native Infantry | + | *'''1824''' became '''31st Regiment of Madras Native Infantry''' |
*'''1885''' became 31st (Trichinopoly) Madras Light Infantry | *'''1885''' became 31st (Trichinopoly) Madras Light Infantry | ||
*'''1892''' became 31st Regiment (6th Burma Battalion) Madras Light Infantry | *'''1892''' became 31st Regiment (6th Burma Battalion) Madras Light Infantry | ||
Revision as of 15:55, 16 March 2010
Known as 31st Regiment of Madras Native Infantry in the Madras Army
Known as 91st Punjabis In the Indian Army
Chronology
- 1800 raised as 1st Battalion, 16th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 1824 became 31st Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 1885 became 31st (Trichinopoly) Madras Light Infantry
- 1892 became 31st Regiment (6th Burma Battalion) Madras Light Infantry
- 1901 became 31st Burma Light Infantry
- 1903 became 91st Punjab (Light Infantry) Regiment
- 1922 became 3rd/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
91st Punjabis British Empire website
