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| Known as '''33rd Madras Regiment of Native Infantry''' in the Madras Army<br>
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| Known as '''93rd Burma Infantry Regiment''' in the Indian Army
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| ==Chronology==
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| *'''1800''' raised as 1st Battalion, 17th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
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| *'''1824''' became '''33rd Madras Regiment of Native Infantry'''
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| *'''1885''' became 33rd Madras Infantry
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| *'''1890''' became 3rd Burma Infantry
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| *'''1891''' became 33rd Regiment (3rd Burma Battalion) Madras Infantry
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| *'''1901''' became 33rd Burma Infantry
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| *'''1903''' became '''93rd Burma Infantry Regiment'''
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| *'''1922''' became 5th/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>
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| [http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/93rdburmainf.htmm 93rd Burma Infantry] British Empire website
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| [[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]] | | [[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]] |