9th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
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Known as 9th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry in the Madras Army
Known as 69th Punjabis in the Indian Army
Chronology
- 1759 raised as 10th Battalion Coast Sepoys
- 1769 became 10th Carnatic Battalion
- 1770 became 9th Carnatic Battalion
- 1784 became 9th Madras Battalion
- 1796 became 1st Battalion, 9th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 1824 became 9th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 1885 became 9th Madras Infantry
- 1903 became 69th Punjab Regiment
- 1922 became 2nd/2nd Punjab Regiment
- 1947 allocated to India on Partition
External Links
69th Punjabis regiments.org
2nd Punjab Regiment Wikipedia
69th Punjabis British Empire website
