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== Battle Honours ==
 
== Battle Honours ==
 
*[[Battle of Sholingur|Sholingur]] 1781
 
*[[Battle of Sholingur|Sholingur]] 1781
*Carnatic
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*[[2nd Mysore War|Carnatic]] 1780-84
 
*[[4th Mysore War|Mysore]] 1789-99
 
*[[4th Mysore War|Mysore]] 1789-99
 
*[[2nd Afghan War|Afghanistan 1878-80]]
 
*[[2nd Afghan War|Afghanistan 1878-80]]

Revision as of 12:32, 26 March 2010

Known as 15th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry in the Madras Army
Known as 75th Carnatic Infantry in the Indian Army

Chronology

  • 1776 raised as 15th Carnatic Battalion from 2nd, 6th and 12th Carnatic Battalions
  • 1784 became 15th Madras Battalion
  • 1796 became 2nd Battalion, 4th Madras Native Infantry
  • 1824 became 15th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
  • 1885 became 15th Madras Infantry
  • 1903 became 75th Carnatic Infantry
  • 1922 became 2nd/3rd Madras Regiment
  • 1926 disbanded

Battle Honours

External Links

Madras Regiment Wikipedia
75th Carnatic Infantry British Empire website