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*'''1922''' became 4th/2nd Punjab Regiment | *'''1922''' became 4th/2nd Punjab Regiment | ||
*'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition | *'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition | ||
== Battle Honours == | |||
*[[Battle of Sholingur|Sholingur]] 1781 | |||
*Carnatic | |||
*[[4th Mysore War|Mysore]] 1789-99 | |||
*[[Battle of Mahidpore|Mahidpore]] 1817 | |||
*[[3rd Burma War|Burma 1885-87]] | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2nd_Punjab_Regiment 2nd Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia<br>[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/74thpunjabis.htm 74th Punjabis] British Empire website | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2nd_Punjab_Regiment 2nd Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia<br>[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/74thpunjabis.htm 74th Punjabis] British Empire website | ||
[[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]] | [[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]] | ||
Revision as of 17:09, 25 March 2010
Known as 14th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry in the Madras Army
Known as 74th Punjabis in the Indian Army
Chronology
- 1776 raised as 14th Carnatic Battalion
- 1784 became 14th Madras Battalion
- 1796 became 2nd Battalion, 6th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 1824 became 14th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 1885 became 14th Regiment of Madras Infantry
- 1903 became 74th Punjab Regiment
- 1922 became 4th/2nd Punjab Regiment
- 1947 allocated to India on Partition
Battle Honours
- Sholingur 1781
- Carnatic
- Mysore 1789-99
- Mahidpore 1817
- Burma 1885-87
External Links
2nd Punjab Regiment Wikipedia
74th Punjabis British Empire website