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| − | Known as '''22nd Regiment of Madras Native Infantry''' in the Madras Army<br>
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| − | Known as '''82th Punjabis''' in the Indian Army
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| − | == Chronology ==
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| − | *'''1788''' formed as 29th Madras Battalion
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| − | *'''1796''' became 2nd Battalion, 11th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
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| − | *'''1824''' became '''22nd Regiment of Madras Native Infantry'''
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| − | *'''1885''' became 22nd Regiment of Madras Infantry
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| − | *'''1901''' became 22nd Madras Infantry
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| − | *'''1903''' became '''82th Punjabis'''
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| − | *'''1922''' became 5th/1st Punjab Regiment
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| − | *'''1947''' allocated to Pakistan on Partition
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| − | == External Links ==
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| − | *[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/82ndpunjabis.htm 82th Punjabis] British Empire website<br>
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| − | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Punjab_Regiment 1st Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia
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| − | *This India List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/INDIA/2011-08/1314141934 post] mentions the book ''The First Punjabis - History of the First Punjab Regiment 1759 - 1956'' by Major Mohammed Ibrahim Qureshi, published 1958, which is available at the [[British Library]]
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