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*'''1901''' became 29th Burma Infantry | *'''1901''' became 29th Burma Infantry | ||
*'''1903''' became '''89th Punjab Regiment''' | *'''1903''' became '''89th Punjab Regiment''' | ||
*'''1922''' became 1st/8th Punjab Regiment | *'''1922''' became 1st/[[8th Punjab Regiment]] | ||
*'''1947''' allocated to Pakistan on Partition | *'''1947''' allocated to Pakistan on Partition | ||
*'''1956''' merged with other units to form the Baloch Regiment | *'''1956''' merged with other units to form the Baloch Regiment | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8th_Punjab_Regiment 8th Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia<br>[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/89thpunjabis.htm 89th Punjabis] British Empire website | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8th_Punjab_Regiment 8th Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia<br>[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/89thpunjabis.htm 89th Punjabis] British Empire website | ||
Revision as of 00:46, 28 January 2014
Known as 29th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry in the Madras Army
Known as 89th Punjabis in the Indian Army
Chronology
- 1798 raised as 1st Battalion, 15th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 1824 became 29th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 1885 became 29th Madras Infantry
- 1893 became 29th Regiment (7th Burma Battalion) Madras Infantry
- 1901 became 29th Burma Infantry
- 1903 became 89th Punjab Regiment
- 1922 became 1st/8th Punjab Regiment
- 1947 allocated to Pakistan on Partition
- 1956 merged with other units to form the Baloch Regiment
External Links
8th Punjab Regiment Wikipedia
89th Punjabis British Empire website