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#REDIRECT Known as '''14th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry''' in the Madras Army<br>Known as '''74th Punjabis''' in the Indian Army==Chronology==*'''1776''' raised as 14th Carnatic Battalion*'''1784''' became 14th Madras Battalion*'''1796''' became 2nd Battalion, 6th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry*'''1824''' became''' 14th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry'''*'''1885''' became 14th Regiment of Madras Infantry*'''1903''' became '''74th Punjab Regiment'''*'''1922''' became 4th/[[2nd Punjab Regiment]]*'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition== Battle Honours ==*[[Battle of Sholingur|Sholingur]] 1781*[[2nd Mysore War|Carnatic]] 1780-84*[[4th Mysore War|Mysore]] 1789-99*[[Battle of Mahidpore|Mahidpore]] 1817*[[3rd Burma War|Burma 1885-87]] ==British Library holdings==Regimental histories*''The Golden Galley : the story of the Second Punjab Regiment 1761-1947'' by Geoffrey Betham and H.V.R. Geary.*''The 2nd Punjab Regiment : a brief outline history of its origin, composition and achievements'', published by the Regiment c 1943 == External Links ==*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2nd_Punjab_Regiment 2nd Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia<br>*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/74thpunjabis.htm 74th Punjab RegimentPunjabis]British Empire website*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=xLrTzZd0j1kC&pg=PA24 Page 24] ''Valour and Sacrifice: Famous Regiments of the Indian Army'' by Gautam Sharma Google Books {{#widget:Google PlusOne|size=small|count=true}}
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[[Category:Madras Infantry Regiments]]
