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| Known as '''31st Regiment of Madras Native Infantry''' in the Madras Army<br>
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| Known as '''91st Punjabis''' In the Indian Army
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| ==Chronology==
| | #REDIRECT [[31st Regiment of Madras Native Infantry]] |
| *'''1800''' raised as 1st Battalion, 16th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
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| *'''1824''' became '''31st Regiment of Madras Native Infantry'''
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| *'''1885''' became 31st (Trichinopoly) Madras Light Infantry
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| *'''1892''' became 31st Regiment (6th Burma Battalion) Madras Light Infantry
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| *'''1901''' became 31st Burma Light Infantry
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| *'''1903''' became '''91st Punjab (Light Infantry) Regiment'''
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| *'''1922''' became 3rd/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>[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/91stpunjabis.htm 91st Punjabis] British Empire website
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| [[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]] | | [[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]] |