9th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
Known as 9th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry in the Madras Army
Known as 69th Punjabis in the Indian Army
Chronology
- 1759 raised as 10th Battalion Coast Sepoys
- 1769 became 10th Carnatic Battalion
- 1770 became 9th Carnatic Battalion
- 1784 became 9th Madras Battalion
- 1796 became 1st Battalion, 9th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 1824 became 9th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 1885 became 9th Madras Infantry
- 1903 became 69th Punjab Regiment
- 1922 became 2nd/2nd Punjab Regiment
- 1947 allocated to India on Partition
British Library holdings
Regimental histories
- The Golden Galley : the story of the Second Punjab Regiment 1761-1947 by Geoffrey Betham and H.V.R. Geary.
- The 2nd Punjab Regiment : a brief outline history of its origin, composition and achievements, published by the Regiment c 1943
External links
- 69th Punjabis regiments.org
- 2nd Punjab Regiment Wikipedia
- 69th Punjabis British Empire website
- Page 24 Valour and Sacrifice: Famous Regiments of the Indian Army by Gautam Sharma Google Books
- Captain Aubrey Reilly, 69th Punjabis killed in action at Sannaiyat in Mesopotamia on the 22nd February 1917 while attached to the 92nd Punjabis. Opusculum website.
Historical books online
- "Burmah" page 181 Reminiscences of Life in Mysore, South Africa, and Burmah by Major-General R S Dobbs (Richard Stewart) 1882 Archive.org. Dodds took part in the 2nd Burma War in 1852.