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| Known as '''12th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry''' in the Madras Army<br>
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| Known as '''72nd Punjabis''' in the Indian Army
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| ==Chronology==
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| *'''1759''' raised as 16th Battalion of Coast Sepoys
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| *'''1769''' became 13th Carnatic Battalion
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| *'''1770''' became 12th Carnatic Battalion
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| *'''1784''' became 12th Madras Battalion
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| *'''1796''' became 2nd Battalion, 8th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
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| *'''1824''' became '''12th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry'''
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| *'''1890''' became 2nd Burma Infantry
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| *'''1891''' became 12th Regiment (2nd Burma Battalion) Madras Infantry
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| *'''1901''' became 12th Burma Infantry
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| *'''1903''' became '''72nd Punjab Regiment'''
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| *'''1922''' became 3rd/2nd Punjab Regiment
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| *'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition
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| == Battle Honours ==
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| *[[Battle of Sholingur|Sholingur]] 1781
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| *Carnatic
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| *[[1st Burma War|Ava]] 1823-26
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| *[[3rd Burma War|Burma 1885-87]]
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| *[[3rd Afghan War|Afghanistan 1919]]
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| == External Links ==
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| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2nd_Punjab_Regiment 2nd Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia<br>[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/72ndpunjabis.htm 72nd Punjabis] British Empire website
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| [[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]] | | [[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]] |