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Known as '''62nd Punjabis'''
Known as '''2nd Madras Native Infantry''' in the Madras Army<br>
Known as '''62nd Punjabis''' in the Indian Army
== Chronology ==
== Chronology ==
*'''1759''' formed as 3rd Battalion Coast Sepoys
*'''1759''' formed as 3rd Battalion Coast Sepoys
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*'''1784''' became 2nd Madras Battalion
*'''1784''' became 2nd Madras Battalion
*'''1796''' became 1st Battalion, 2nd Madras Native Infantry
*'''1796''' became 1st Battalion, 2nd Madras Native Infantry
*'''1824''' became 2nd Madras Native Infantry
*'''1824''' became '''2nd Madras Native Infantry'''
*'''1883''' became 2nd Madras Native Infantry  
*'''1883''' became 2nd Madras Native Infantry  
*'''1885''' became 2nd Madras Infantry  
*'''1885''' became 2nd Madras Infantry  
*'''1901''' became 2nd Madras Infantry (Punjabis)
*'''1901''' became 2nd Madras Infantry (Punjabis)
*'''1903''' became 62nd Punjabis
*'''1903''' became '''62nd Punjabis'''
*'''1922''' became 1st/1st Punjab Regiment
*'''1922''' became 1st/1st Punjab Regiment
*'''1947''' allocated to Pakistan on Partition
*'''1947''' allocated to Pakistan on Partition


== External Links ==
== External Links ==
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/62ndpunjabis.htm 62nd Punjabis] British Empire website<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Punjab_Regiment 1st Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia
[http://web.archive.org/web/20060223100037/www.regiments.org/regiments/southasia/inf/1903-062.htm 62nd Punjabis] regiments.org<br>
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/62ndpunjabis.htm 62nd Punjabis] British Empire website<br>
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Punjab_Regiment 1st Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia<br>
 
[[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]]
[[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]]

Revision as of 17:08, 14 March 2010

Known as 2nd Madras Native Infantry in the Madras Army
Known as 62nd Punjabis in the Indian Army

Chronology

  • 1759 formed as 3rd Battalion Coast Sepoys
  • 1769 became 2nd Carnatic Battalion
  • 1784 became 2nd Madras Battalion
  • 1796 became 1st Battalion, 2nd Madras Native Infantry
  • 1824 became 2nd Madras Native Infantry
  • 1883 became 2nd Madras Native Infantry
  • 1885 became 2nd Madras Infantry
  • 1901 became 2nd Madras Infantry (Punjabis)
  • 1903 became 62nd Punjabis
  • 1922 became 1st/1st Punjab Regiment
  • 1947 allocated to Pakistan on Partition

External Links

62nd Punjabis regiments.org
62nd Punjabis British Empire website
1st Punjab Regiment Wikipedia