74th Punjab Regiment

Known as 14th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry in the Madras Army
Known as 74th Punjabis in the Indian Army

Chronology

• 1776 raised as 14th Carnatic Battalion
• 1784 became 14th Madras Battalion
• 1796 became 2nd Battalion, 6th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
• 1824 became 14th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
• 1885 became 14th Regiment of Madras Infantry
• 1903 became 74th Punjab Regiment
• 1922 became 4th/2nd Punjab Regiment
• 1947 allocated to India on Partition

Battle Honours

• Sholingur 1781
• Carnatic 1780-84
• Mysore 1789-99
• Mahidpore 1817
• Burma 1885-87

External Links

2nd Punjab Regiment Wikipedia
74th Punjabis British Empire website