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#REDIRECT Known as '''22nd Regiment of Madras Native Infantry''' in the Madras Army<br>Known as '''82th Punjabis''' in the Indian Army== Chronology ==*'''1788''' formed as 29th Madras Battalion*'''1796''' became 2nd Battalion, 11th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry*'''1824''' became '''22nd Regiment of Madras Native Infantry'''*'''1885''' became 22nd Regiment of Madras Infantry*'''1901''' became 22nd Madras Infantry*'''1903''' became '''82th Punjabis'''*'''1922''' became 5th/1st Punjab Regiment*'''1947''' allocated to Pakistan on Partition == External Links ==*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/82ndpunjabis.htm 82th Punjabis] British Empire website<br>*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Punjab_Regiment 1st Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia*This India List [82nd http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/INDIA/2011-08/1314141934 post] mentions the book ''The First Punjabis - History of the First Punjab Regiment1759 - 1956'' by Major Mohammed Ibrahim Qureshi, published 1958, which is available at the [[British Library]]
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