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Known as '''22nd Regiment of Madras Native Infantry''' in the Madras Army<br>Known as '''82th Punjabis''' in the Indian Army== Chronology ==*'''1788''' formed as 29th Madras Battalion*'''1796''' became 2nd Battalion, 11th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry*'''1824''' became '''22nd Regiment of Madras Native Infantry'''*'''1885''' became 22nd Regiment of Madras Infantry*'''1901''' became 22nd Madras Infantry*'''1903''' became '''82th Punjabis'''*'''1922''' became 5th/[[1st Punjab Regiment]]*'''1947''' allocated to Pakistan on Partition ==British Library holdings==Regimental history: ''The First Punjabis - History of the First Punjab Regiment 1759 - 1956'' by Major Mohammed Ibrahim Qureshi, published 1958.<ref> For more details see Chidley, Ann[https://lists.rootsweb.com/hyperkitty/list/india.rootsweb.com/thread/1316525/ The First Punjab Regiment] ''Rootsweb India Mailing List'' 23 August 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2019.</ref> == External Links ==*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/82ndpunjabis.htm 82th Punjabis] British Empire website<br>*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Punjab_Regiment 1st Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160810041744/http://defencejournal.com/jun99/1st-punjab.htm 1st Punjab Regiment] defencejournal.com Karachi probably June 1999, now archived.*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140502032950/http://orbat.com/site/history/open1/pakistan_punjabregt.html Pakistan: The Punjab Regiment to 1957] by Babur Mahmood September 1, 2002 orbat.com, now archived. == References ==<references /> {{#widget:Google PlusOne|size=small|count=true}} [[Category:Madras ArmyInfantry Regiments]]
