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Known as '''29th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry''' in the Madras Army<br>
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Known as '''89th Punjabis''' in the Indian Army
 
==Chronology==
 
*'''1798''' raised as 1st Battalion, 15th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
 
*'''1824''' became '''29th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry'''
 
*'''1885''' became 29th Madras Infantry
 
*'''1893''' became 29th Regiment (7th Burma Battalion) Madras Infantry
 
*'''1901''' became 29th Burma Infantry
 
*'''1903''' became '''89th Punjab Regiment'''
 
*'''1922''' became 1st/8th Punjab Regiment
 
*'''1947''' allocated to Pakistan on Partition
 
*'''1956''' merged with other units to form the Baloch Regiment
 
== External Links ==
 
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8th_Punjab_Regiment 8th Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia<br>[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/89thpunjabis.htm 89th Punjabis] British Empire website
 
 
[[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]]
 
[[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]]

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