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Known as '''12th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry''' in the Madras Army<br>Known as '''72nd Punjabis''' in the Indian Army==Chronology==*'''1759''' raised as 16th Battalion of Coast Sepoys*'''1769''' became 13th Carnatic Battalion*'''1770''' became 12th Carnatic Battalion*'''1784''' became 12th Madras Battalion*'''1796''' became 2nd Battalion, 8th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry*'''1824''' became '''#REDIRECT [[12th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry'''*'''1890''' became 2nd Burma Infantry*'''1891''' became 12th Regiment (2nd Burma Battalion) Madras Infantry*'''1901''' became 12th Burma Infantry*'''1903''' became '''72nd Punjab Regiment'''*'''1922''' became 3rd/2nd Punjab Regiment*'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition== Battle Honours ==*[[Battle of Sholingur|Sholingur]] 1781*Carnatic*[[1st Burma War|Ava]] 1823-26*[[3rd Burma War|Burma 1885-87]]*[[3rd Afghan War|Afghanistan 1919]]== External Links ==[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2nd_Punjab_Regiment 2nd Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia<br>[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/72ndpunjabis.htm 72nd Punjabis] British Empire website
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