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Known as '''22nd Regiment of Madras Native Infantry''' in the Madras Army<br> | |||
Known as '''82th Punjabis''' in the Indian Army | |||
== Chronology == | |||
*'''1788''' formed as 29th Madras Battalion | |||
*'''1796''' became 2nd Battalion, 11th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry | |||
*'''1824''' became '''22nd Regiment of Madras Native Infantry''' | |||
*'''1885''' became 22nd Regiment of Madras Infantry | |||
*'''1901''' became 22nd Madras Infantry | |||
*'''1903''' became '''82th Punjabis''' | |||
*'''1922''' became 5th/1st Punjab Regiment | |||
*'''1947''' allocated to Pakistan on Partition | |||
== External Links == | |||
*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/82ndpunjabis.htm 82th Punjabis] British Empire website<br> | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Punjab_Regiment 1st Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia | |||
*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]] | [[Category:Madras Infantry Regiments]] | ||