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Known as '''3rd Palamcottah Light Infantry MNI''' in the Madras Army<br> | |||
Known as '''63rd (Palamcottah) Light Infantry''' in the Indian Army | |||
== Chronology == | |||
*'''1759''' formed as 4th Battalion Coast Sepoys | |||
*'''1769''' became 4th Carnatic Battalion | |||
*'''1779''' became 3rd Carnatic Battalion | |||
*'''1784''' became 3rd Madras Battalion | |||
*'''1796''' became 1st Battalion, 3rd Madras Native Infantry | |||
*'''1812''' became 3rd Madras Native Infantry (Palamcottah Light Infantry) | |||
*'''1824''' became '''3rd Palamcottah Light Infantry Regiment''', Madras Native Infantry | |||
*'''1885''' became 3rd Palamcottah Regiment, Madras Light Infantry | |||
*'''1901''' became 63rd (Palamcottah) Madras Light Infantry | |||
*'''1903''' became '''63rd (Palamcotta) Light Infantry''' | |||
*'''1922''' disbanded | |||
==First World War== | |||
The regiment was in East Africa, where it was briefly involved with the fighting at Tanga, then spent the rest of the time guarding railway lines and bridges in and around the Mombassa area with no significant actions being recorded.<ref>DavidOwen. [https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/265178-captain-rh-willis-iaro-88th-infantry/?do=findComment&comment=2689048 Captain R.H. Willis - IARO / 88th Infantry] ''Great War Forum'' 4 October 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.</ref> | |||
== External links == | |||
[http://web.archive.org/web/20060414183554/www.regiments.org/regiments/southasia/inf/1903-063.htm 63rd Palamcottah Light Infantry] regiments.org<br> | |||
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/63rdltinf.htm 63rd (Palamcottah) Light Infantry] British Empire website<br> | |||
[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/439303/Palayankottai Palamcottah] www.britannica.com | |||
==References== | |||
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[[Category:Madras Infantry Regiments]] | [[Category:Madras Infantry Regiments]] | ||