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Known as '''66th Punjabis'''
Known as '''6th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry''' in the Madras Army<br>
Known as '''66th Punjabis''' in the Indian Army
== Chronology ==
== Chronology ==
*'''1759''' formed as 7th Battalion Coast Sepoys
*'''1759''' formed as 7th Battalion Coast Sepoys
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*'''1770''' became 6th Carnatic Battalion
*'''1770''' became 6th Carnatic Battalion
*'''1784''' became 6th Madras Battalion
*'''1784''' became 6th Madras Battalion
*'''1796''' became 1st Battalion, 6th Madras Native Infantry
*'''1796''' became 1st Battalion, 6th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
*'''1824''' became 6th Madras Native Infantry
*'''1824''' became '''6th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry'''
*'''1885''' became 6th Madras Infantry  
*'''1885''' became 6th Madras Infantry  
*'''1903''' became 66th Punjabis
*'''1903''' became '''66th Punjabis'''
*'''1922''' became 2nd/1st Punjab Regiment
*'''1922''' became 2nd/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/66thpunjabis.htm  66th Punjabis] British Empire website<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Punjab_Regiment 1st Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia
[http://web.archive.org/web/20060113010844/www.regiments.org/regiments/southasia/inf/1903-066.htm 66th Punjabis] regiments.org<br>
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/66thpunjabis.htm  66th Punjabis] British Empire website<br>
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Punjab_Regiment 1st Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia
[[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]]
[[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]]

Revision as of 17:50, 14 March 2010

Known as 6th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry in the Madras Army
Known as 66th Punjabis in the Indian Army

Chronology

  • 1759 formed as 7th Battalion Coast Sepoys
  • 1769 became 7th Carnatic Battalion
  • 1770 became 6th Carnatic Battalion
  • 1784 became 6th Madras Battalion
  • 1796 became 1st Battalion, 6th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
  • 1824 became 6th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
  • 1885 became 6th Madras Infantry
  • 1903 became 66th Punjabis
  • 1922 became 2nd/1st Punjab Regiment
  • 1947 allocated to Pakistan on Partition

External Links

66th Punjabis regiments.org
66th Punjabis British Empire website
1st Punjab Regiment Wikipedia