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*'''1796''' became 1st Battalion, 6th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry | *'''1796''' became 1st Battalion, 6th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry | ||
*'''1824''' became '''6th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry''' | *'''1824''' became '''6th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry''' | ||
| − | *'''1885''' became 6th Madras Infantry | + | *'''1885''' became 6th Regiment of Madras Infantry |
| + | *'''1901''' became 6th Madras Infantry | ||
*'''1903''' became '''66th Punjabis''' | *'''1903''' became '''66th Punjabis''' | ||
*'''1922''' became 2nd/1st Punjab Regiment | *'''1922''' became 2nd/1st Punjab Regiment | ||
Revision as of 17:16, 9 September 2010
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
External Links
66th Punjabis regiments.org
66th Punjabis British Empire website
1st Punjab Regiment Wikipedia
