33rd Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
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Known as 33rd Madras Regiment of Native Infantry in the Madras Army
Known as 93rd Burma Infantry Regiment in the Indian Army
Chronology
- 1800 raised as 1st Battalion, 17th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 1824 became 33rd Madras Regiment of Native Infantry
- 1885 became 33rd Madras Infantry
- 1890 became 3rd Burma Infantry
- 1891 became 33rd Regiment (3rd Burma Battalion) Madras Infantry
- 1901 became 33rd Burma Infantry
- 1903 became 93rd Burma Infantry Regiment
- 1922 became 5th/8th Punjab Regiment
- 1947 allocated to Pakistan on Partition
- 1956 merged with other units to form the Baloch Regiment
External Links
8th Punjab Regiment Wikipedia
93rd Burma Infantry British Empire website
