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#REDIRECT [[72nd Punjab Regiment]]
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 '''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
*[[2nd Mysore War|Carnatic]] 1780-84
*[[1st Burma War|Ava]] 1823-26
*[[3rd Burma War|Burma 1885-87]]
*[[3rd Afghan War|Afghanistan 1919]]
 
==British Library holdings==
Regimental histories
*''History of the 3rd Battalion, the 2nd Punjab Regiment''  by H.C. Wylly 1927
*''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://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
*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/72ndpunjabis.htm 72nd Punjabis] British Empire website
*[https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1982-05-12-49 Photograph: Trooping the Colour, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Punjab Regiment, Karachi, 9 October 1929] National Army Museum
*Scroll down the page called [http://asmrb.pbworks.com/w/page/46944594 Peshawar] for a mention of the Loe-Agra operations of the Nowshera Brigade and the [[72nd Punjab Regiment|72nd Punjabis]]. Michael, asmrb.pbworks.com. The [[Mohmand Campaign 1935|Loe Agra Campaign]] took place on the North West Frontier in 1935
 
===Historical books online===
*[http://archive.org/stream/mythreeyearsinm01grimgoog#page/n316/mode/2up "Major Grant’s Narrative"], page 283 ''My Three Years in Manipur and Escape from the Recent Mutiny'' by Ethel St. Clair Grimwood 1891 Archive.org. Major Grant of the  12th Regiment (2nd Burma Bn) Madras Infantry was awarded the [[Victoria Cross]] for the actions in [[Manipur]]
*[https://archive.org/details/celticmonthlyam01unkngoog/page/n146/mode/2up/ "Pipe bands in the India Army: Famous Indian Piper and Composer"] ''The Celtic Monthly: A Magazine for Highlanders'' page 126, Volume XVI 1908. Archive.org. Includes an image of Pipe Major 72nd Punjabis  Ian Baz Khan. The 72nd Punjabis wore the  MacDougal tartan on the pipe bag. At the time of the article, the regiment was in Burma.
 
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[[Category:Madras Infantry Regiments]]
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Latest revision as of 01:17, 17 April 2020

Known as 12th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry in the Madras Army
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 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

British Library holdings

Regimental histories

  • History of the 3rd Battalion, the 2nd Punjab Regiment by H.C. Wylly 1927
  • 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

Historical books online

  • "Major Grant’s Narrative", page 283 My Three Years in Manipur and Escape from the Recent Mutiny by Ethel St. Clair Grimwood 1891 Archive.org. Major Grant of the 12th Regiment (2nd Burma Bn) Madras Infantry was awarded the Victoria Cross for the actions in Manipur
  • "Pipe bands in the India Army: Famous Indian Piper and Composer" The Celtic Monthly: A Magazine for Highlanders page 126, Volume XVI 1908. Archive.org. Includes an image of Pipe Major 72nd Punjabis Ian Baz Khan. The 72nd Punjabis wore the MacDougal tartan on the pipe bag. At the time of the article, the regiment was in Burma.

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