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Known as '''76th Punjabis'''
Known as '''16th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry''' in the Madras Army<br>
Known as '''76th Punjabis''' in the Indian Army
==Chronology==
==Chronology==
*'''1776''' raised as 16th Carnatic Battalion
*'''1776''' raised as 16th Carnatic Battalion
*'''1784''' became 16th Madras Battalion
*'''1784''' became 16th Madras Battalion
*'''1796''' became 2nd Battalion, 5th Madras Native Infantry
*'''1796''' became 2nd Battalion, 5th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
*'''1824''' became 16th Madras Native Infantry
*'''1824''' became '''16th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry'''
*'''1885''' became 16th Madras Infantry
*'''1885''' became 16th Madras Infantry
*'''1903''' became '''76th Punjab Regiment'''
*'''1903''' became '''76th Punjab Regiment'''

Revision as of 15:15, 15 March 2010

Known as 16th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry in the Madras Army
Known as 76th Punjabis in the Indian Army

Chronology

  • 1776 raised as 16th Carnatic Battalion
  • 1784 became 16th Madras Battalion
  • 1796 became 2nd Battalion, 5th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
  • 1824 became 16th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
  • 1885 became 16th Madras Infantry
  • 1903 became 76th Punjab Regiment
  • 1922 became 3rd/1st Punjab Regiment
  • 1947 allocated to India on Partition

External Links

1st Punjab Regiment Wikipedia
76th Punjabis British Empire website