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Known as '''14th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry''' in the Madras Army<br>
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Known as '''74th Punjabis''' in the Indian Army
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==Chronology==
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*'''1776''' raised as 14th Carnatic Battalion
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*'''1784''' became 14th Madras Battalion
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*'''1796''' became 2nd Battalion, 6th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
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*'''1824''' became''' 14th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry'''
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*'''1885''' became 14th Regiment of Madras Infantry
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*'''1903''' became '''74th Punjab Regiment'''
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*'''1922''' became 4th/[[2nd Punjab Regiment]]
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*'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition
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== Battle Honours ==
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*[[Battle of Sholingur|Sholingur]] 1781
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*[[2nd Mysore War|Carnatic]] 1780-84
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*[[4th Mysore War|Mysore]] 1789-99
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*[[Battle of Mahidpore|Mahidpore]] 1817
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*[[3rd Burma War|Burma 1885-87]]
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==British Library holdings==
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Regimental histories
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*''The Golden Galley : the story of the Second Punjab Regiment 1761-1947''  by Geoffrey Betham and H.V.R. Geary.
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*''The 2nd Punjab Regiment : a brief outline history of its origin, composition and achievements'', published by the Regiment c 1943
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== External Links ==
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2nd_Punjab_Regiment 2nd Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia<br>
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*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/74thpunjabis.htm 74th Punjabis] British Empire website
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*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=xLrTzZd0j1kC&pg=PA24 Page 24] ''Valour and Sacrifice: Famous Regiments of the Indian Army'' by Gautam Sharma Google Books
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[[Category:Madras Infantry Regiments]]
 
[[Category:Madras Infantry Regiments]]

Latest revision as of 08:07, 3 February 2014

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

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

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