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| Known as '''9th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry''' in the Madras Army<br>
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| Known as '''69th Punjabis''' in the Indian Army
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| ==Chronology==
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| *'''1759''' raised as 10th Battalion Coast Sepoys
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| *'''1769''' became 10th Carnatic Battalion
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| *'''1770''' became 9th Carnatic Battalion
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| *'''1784''' became 9th Madras Battalion
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| *'''1796''' became 1st Battalion, 9th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
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| *'''1824''' became 9th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
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| *'''1885''' became 9th Madras Infantry
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| *'''1903''' became '''69th Punjab Regiment'''
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| *'''1922''' became 2nd/2nd Punjab Regiment
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| *'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition
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| == External Links ==
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| [http://web.archive.org/web/20060113091151/www.regiments.org/regiments/southasia/inf/1903-069.htm 69th Punjabis] regiments.org<br>
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| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2nd_Punjab_Regiment 2nd Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia<br>
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| [http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/69thpunjabis.htm 69th Punjabis] British Empire website
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| [[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]] | | [[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]] |