79th Carnatic Infantry

Known as 19th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry in the Madras Army
Known as 79th Carnatic Infantry in the Indian Army

Chronology

• 1777 raised in Tiruchirapalli as 20th Carnatic Battalion from 1st, 3rd, 8th and 16th Carnatic Battalions
• 1784 became 20th Madras Battalion
• 1796 became 2nd Battalion, 7th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
• 1824 became 19th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
• 1885 became 19th Madras Infantry
• 1903 became 79th Carnatic Infantry
• 1922 became 3rd/3rd Madras Regiment
• 1922 disbanded and re-raised as a Territorial Battalion
• 1941, September converted to a Regular Battalion
• 1947 allocated to India on Partition

Battle Honours

• Sholingur 1781
• Carnatic 1780-84
• Mysore 1789-99
• Seringapatam 1799
• Pegu 1852-53
• Central India 1857-58

External Links

• Madras Regiment Wikipedia
• 3rd Madras Regiment Wikipedia
  
• 79th Carnatic Infantry British Empire website
• 3rd Battalion The Madras Regiment madrasregiment.org
• Page 53 Valour and Sacrifice: Famous Regiments of the Indian Army by Gautam Sharma Google Books

Historical books online

• Madras Infantry 1748-1943 by Lt.-Col. E G Phythian-Adams, late 3rd Madras Regiment published 1943 is available to read online on the Digital Library of India website. Two files are available, barcode 4990010018885 seems a more complete copy.
• The Madras Soldier 1746-1946 by Lt.-Col. E G Phythian-Adams. Revised and enlarged edition 1947 Archive.org.