71st Coorg Rifles

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Known as 11th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry in the Madras Army
Known as 71st Coorg Rifles in the Indian Army

Chronology

  • 1767 formed as 15th Battalion of Coast Sepoys
  • 1769 became 12th Carnatic Battalion
  • 1770 became 11th Carnatic Battalion
  • 1784 became 11th Madras Battalion
  • 1796 became 2nd Battalion, 9th Madras Native Infantry
  • 1824 became 11th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
  • 1902 became 11th Coorg Infantry
  • 1903 became 71st Coorg Rifles
  • 1904 disbanded

Battle Honours

Seringapatam 1799

External Links

11th Madras Infantry regiments.org
71st Coorg Rifles Wikipedia