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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madras_Regiment Madras Regiment] Wikipedia<br> | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madras_Regiment Madras Regiment] Wikipedia<br> | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3rd_Madras_Regiment 3rd Madras Regiment] Wikipedia | |||
*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/75thcarnaticinf.htm 75th Carnatic Infantry] British Empire website | *[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/75thcarnaticinf.htm 75th Carnatic Infantry] British Empire website | ||
*[http://madrasregiment.org/2Madras.htm 2nd Battalion, The Madras Regiment] madrasregiment.org | *[http://madrasregiment.org/2Madras.htm 2nd Battalion, The Madras Regiment] madrasregiment.org | ||
Revision as of 12:51, 28 January 2014
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
- 1940 re-formed.
Battle Honours
- Sholingur 1781
- Carnatic 1780-84
- Mysore 1789-99
- Afghanistan 1878-80
- Burma 1885-87
External Links
- Madras Regiment Wikipedia
- 3rd Madras Regiment Wikipedia
- 75th Carnatic Infantry British Empire website
- 2nd Battalion, The Madras Regiment madrasregiment.org
- Page 53 Valour and Sacrifice: Famous Regiments of the Indian Army by Gautam Sharma Google Books