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Known as '''16th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry''' in the Madras Army<br>
Known as '''76th Punjabis''' in the Indian Army
==Chronology==
*'''1776''' raised as 16th Carnatic Battalion
*'''1784''' became 16th Madras Battalion
*'''1796''' became 2nd Battalion, 5th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
*'''1824''' became '''16th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry'''
*'''1885''' became 16th Madras Infantry
*'''1903''' became '''76th Punjab Regiment'''
*'''1922''' became 3rd/1st Punjab Regiment
*'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition
== Battle Honours ==
*[[Battle of Sholingur|Sholingur]] 1781
*[[2nd Mysore War|Carnatic]] 1780-84
*[[4th Mysore War|Mysore]] 1789-99
*[[Battle of Seringapatam 1799|Seringapatam]] 1799
*[[1st Burma War|Ava]] 1823-26
*[[3rd Burma War|Burma 1885-87]]
*[[3rd Afghan War|Afghanistan 1919]]
== External Links ==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Punjab_Regiment 1st Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia<br>
*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/76thpunjabis.htm 76th Punjabis] British Empire website
*This India List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/INDIA/2011-08/1314141934 post] mentions the book ''The First Punjabis - History of the First Punjab Regiment 1759 - 1956'' by Major Mohammed Ibrahim Qureshi, published 1958. which is available at the [[British Library]]
[[Category:Madras Infantry Regiments]]
[[Category:Madras Infantry Regiments]]

Revision as of 17:16, 6 September 2012

Known as 16th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry in the Madras Army
Known as 76th Punjabis in the Indian Army

Chronology

  • 1776 raised as 16th Carnatic Battalion
  • 1784 became 16th Madras Battalion
  • 1796 became 2nd Battalion, 5th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
  • 1824 became 16th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
  • 1885 became 16th Madras Infantry
  • 1903 became 76th Punjab Regiment
  • 1922 became 3rd/1st Punjab Regiment
  • 1947 allocated to India on Partition

Battle Honours

External Links

  • 1st Punjab Regiment Wikipedia
  • 76th Punjabis British Empire website
  • This India List post mentions the book The First Punjabis - History of the First Punjab Regiment 1759 - 1956 by Major Mohammed Ibrahim Qureshi, published 1958. which is available at the British Library