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Known as '''91st Punjabis'''
Known as '''31st Regiment of Madras Native Infantry''' in the Madras Army<br>
Known as '''91st Punjabis''' In the Indian Army
==Chronology==
==Chronology==
*'''1800''' raised as 1st Battalion, 16th Madras Native Infantry
*'''1800''' raised as 1st Battalion, 16th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
*'''1824''' became 31st Madras Native Infantry
*'''1824''' became '''31st Regiment of Madras Native Infantry'''
*'''1885''' became 31st (Trichinopoly) Madras Light Infantry
*'''1885''' became 31st (Trichinopoly) Madras Light Infantry
*'''1892''' became 31st Regiment (6th Burma Battalion) Madras Light Infantry
*'''1892''' became 31st Regiment (6th Burma Battalion) Madras Light Infantry

Revision as of 15:55, 16 March 2010

Known as 31st Regiment of Madras Native Infantry in the Madras Army
Known as 91st Punjabis In the Indian Army

Chronology

  • 1800 raised as 1st Battalion, 16th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
  • 1824 became 31st Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
  • 1885 became 31st (Trichinopoly) Madras Light Infantry
  • 1892 became 31st Regiment (6th Burma Battalion) Madras Light Infantry
  • 1901 became 31st Burma Light Infantry
  • 1903 became 91st Punjab (Light Infantry) Regiment
  • 1922 became 3rd/8th Punjab Regiment
  • 1947 allocated to Pakistan on Partition
  • 1956 merged with other units to form the Baloch Regiment

External Links

8th Punjab Regiment Wikipedia
91st Punjabis British Empire website