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Known as '''19th Madras Infantry''' | Known as '''19th Madras Infantry''' | ||
==Chronology== | ==Chronology== | ||
*'''1776''' raised in Tiruchirapalli as 20th Carnatic Battalion from 1st, 3rd, 8th and 16th Carnatic Battalions | *'''1776''' raised in [[Trichinopoly|Tiruchirapalli]] as 20th Carnatic Battalion from 1st, 3rd, 8th and 16th Carnatic Battalions | ||
*'''1784''' became 20th Madras Battalion | *'''1784''' became 20th Madras Battalion | ||
*'''1796''' became 2nd Battalion, 7th Madras Native Infantry | *'''1796''' became 2nd Battalion, 7th Madras Native Infantry | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madras_Regiment Madras Regiment] Wikipedia<br>[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/79thcarnaticinf.htm 79th Carnatic Infantry] British Empire website | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madras_Regiment Madras Regiment] Wikipedia<br>[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/79thcarnaticinf.htm 79th Carnatic Infantry] British Empire website | ||
[[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]] | [[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]] | ||
Revision as of 13:14, 14 September 2009
Known as 19th Madras Infantry
Chronology
- 1776 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 Madras Native Infantry
- 1824 became 19th Madras Native Infantry
- 1885 became 19th Madras Infantry
- 1903 became 79th Carnatic Infantry
- 1922 became 3rd/3rd Madras Regiment
- 1947 allocated to India on Partition
External Links
Madras Regiment Wikipedia
79th Carnatic Infantry British Empire website