30th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry

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Known as 30th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry in the Madras Army
Known as 90th Punjabis In the Indian Army

Chronology

  • 1798 raised as 2nd Battalion, 15th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
  • 1824 became 30th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
  • 1885 became 30th Madras Infantry
  • 1892 became 30th Regiment (5th Burma Battalion) Madras Infantry
  • 1901 became 30th Burma Infantry
  • 1903 became 90th Punjab Regiment
  • 1922 became 2nd/8th Punjab Regiment
  • 1947 allocated to Pakistan on Partition
  • 1956 merged with other units to form the Baloch Regiment

Also see

External Links

8th Punjab Regiment Wikipedia
89th Punjabis British Empire website