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==Chronology== | ==Chronology== | ||
*'''1748''' Madras Levies raised by Major Stringer Lawrence for the defence of [[Cuddalore]] | *'''1748''' Madras Levies raised by Major Stringer Lawrence for the defence of [[Cuddalore]] | ||
| − | *'''1758''' two Madras Battalions under British officers formed by Robert Clive to reorganise the 3,000 men with Indian officers in the [[Madras Presidency]] Army | + | *'''1758''' two Madras Battalions under British officers formed by Robert Clive to reorganise the 3,000 men with Indian officers in the [[Madras Presidency]] Army |
*'''1759''' four more battalions formed | *'''1759''' four more battalions formed | ||
*'''1767''' total strength 19 battalions known as Coast Sepoys | *'''1767''' total strength 19 battalions known as Coast Sepoys | ||
Revision as of 16:50, 14 March 2010
The Madras Regiment was the first unit raised by the East India Company.
Chronology
- 1748 Madras Levies raised by Major Stringer Lawrence for the defence of Cuddalore
- 1758 two Madras Battalions under British officers formed by Robert Clive to reorganise the 3,000 men with Indian officers in the Madras Presidency Army
- 1759 four more battalions formed
- 1767 total strength 19 battalions known as Coast Sepoys
- 1769 became Carnatic Battalions in the north and the Circar Battalions in the south of the Presidency
- 1784 all became Madras Battalions with the Carnatic having precedence
- 1824 total strength 50 regiments
- 1857 no Madras regiments mutinied
From British Army Website
External Links
Historical Books Online
- Military reminiscences: extracted from a journal of nearly forty years' active service in the East Indies Volume 1 by Colonel James Welsh of the Madras Establishment 1830. Google Books. See page 14.
Other
- Madras Regiment - Wikipedia
- Regimental Website - madrasregiment.org
- Regiments War Museum - www.indianetzone.com
