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== Battle Honours ==
== Battle Honours ==
*[[Battle of Sholingur|Sholingur]] 1781
*[[Battle of Sholingur|Sholingur]] 1781
*Carnatic
*[[2nd Mysore War|Carnatic]] 1780-84
*[[4th Mysore War|Mysore]] 1789-99
*[[4th Mysore War|Mysore]] 1789-99
*[[Battle of Seringapatam 1799|Seringapatam]] 1799
*[[Battle of Seringapatam 1799|Seringapatam]] 1799

Revision as of 12:32, 26 March 2010

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