16th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry: Difference between revisions

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

1st Punjab Regiment Wikipedia
76th Punjabis British Empire website
This India List post mentions the book The First Punjabis - History of the First Punjab Regiment 1759 - 1956 by Major Mohammed Ibrahim Qureshi, published 1958. which is available at the British Library

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+Known as '''16th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry''' in the Madras Army<br>
+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
+== Battle Honours ==
+*[[Battle of Sholingur|Sholingur]] 1781
+*[[2nd Mysore War|Carnatic]] 1780-84
+*[[4th Mysore War|Mysore]] 1789-99
+*[[Battle of Seringapatam 1799|Seringapatam]] 1799
+*[[1st Burma War|Ava]] 1823-26
+*[[3rd Burma War|Burma 1885-87]]
+*[[3rd Afghan War|Afghanistan 1919]]
+== External Links ==
+*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Punjab_Regiment 1st Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia<br>
+*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/76thpunjabis.htm 76th Punjabis] British Empire website
+*This India List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/INDIA/2011-08/1314141934 post] mentions the book ''The First Punjabis - History of the First Punjab Regiment 1759 - 1956'' by Major Mohammed Ibrahim Qureshi, published 1958. which is available at the [[British Library]]
 [[Category:Madras Infantry Regiments]]