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==British Library holdings==
==British Library holdings==
Regimental history:  ''The First Punjabis - History of the First Punjab Regiment 1759 - 1956'' by Major Mohammed Ibrahim Qureshi, published 1958<ref> There are more details in this India List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/INDIA/2011-08/1314141934 post]</ref>
Regimental history:  ''The First Punjabis - History of the First Punjab Regiment 1759 - 1956'' by Major Mohammed Ibrahim Qureshi, published 1958.<ref> For more details see Chidley, Ann
[https://lists.rootsweb.com/hyperkitty/list/india.rootsweb.com/thread/1316525/ The First Punjab Regiment] ''Rootsweb India Mailing List'' 23 August 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2019.</ref>


== External Links ==
== External Links ==

Latest revision as of 22:24, 8 February 2019

Known as 6th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry in the Madras Army
Known as 66th Punjabis in the Indian Army

Chronology

  • 1759 formed as 7th Battalion Coast Sepoys
  • 1769 became 7th Carnatic Battalion
  • 1770 became 6th Carnatic Battalion
  • 1784 became 6th Madras Battalion
  • 1796 became 1st Battalion, 6th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
  • 1824 became 6th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
  • 1885 became 6th Regiment of Madras Infantry
  • 1901 became 6th Madras Infantry
  • 1903 became 66th Punjabis
  • 1922 became 2nd/1st Punjab Regiment
  • 1947 allocated to Pakistan on Partition

British Library holdings

Regimental history: The First Punjabis - History of the First Punjab Regiment 1759 - 1956 by Major Mohammed Ibrahim Qureshi, published 1958.[1]

External Links

References

  1. For more details see Chidley, Ann The First Punjab Regiment Rootsweb India Mailing List 23 August 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2019.