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Known as '''14th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry''' in the Madras Army<br>
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#REDIRECT  [[14th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry]]
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 ==
 
*[[Battle of Sholingur|Sholingur]] 1781
 
*[[2nd Mysore War|Carnatic]] 1780-84
 
*[[4th Mysore War|Mysore]] 1789-99
 
*[[Battle of Mahidpore|Mahidpore]] 1817
 
*[[3rd Burma War|Burma 1885-87]]
 
 
 
== External Links ==
 
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2nd_Punjab_Regiment 2nd Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia<br>[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/74thpunjabis.htm 74th Punjabis] British Empire website
 
 
[[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]]
 
[[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]]

Latest revision as of 16:44, 6 September 2012