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| Known as '''29th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry''' in the Madras Army<br>
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| Known as '''89th Punjabis''' in the Indian Army
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| ==Chronology==
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| *'''1798''' raised as 1st Battalion, 15th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
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| *'''1824''' became '''29th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry'''
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| *'''1885''' became 29th Madras Infantry
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| *'''1893''' became 29th Regiment (7th Burma Battalion) Madras Infantry
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| *'''1901''' became 29th Burma Infantry
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| *'''1903''' became '''89th Punjab Regiment'''
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| *'''1922''' became 1st/8th Punjab Regiment
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| *'''1947''' allocated to Pakistan on Partition
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| *'''1956''' merged with other units to form the Baloch Regiment
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| == External Links ==
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| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8th_Punjab_Regiment 8th Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia<br>[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/89thpunjabis.htm 89th Punjabis] British Empire website
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| [[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]] | | [[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]] |