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*'''1901''' became 29th Burma Infantry
*'''1901''' became 29th Burma Infantry
*'''1903''' became '''89th Punjab Regiment'''
*'''1903''' became '''89th Punjab Regiment'''
*'''1922''' became 1st/8th Punjab Regiment
*'''1922''' became 1st/[[8th Punjab Regiment]]
*'''1947''' allocated to Pakistan on Partition
*'''1947''' allocated to Pakistan on Partition
*'''1956''' merged with other units to form the Baloch Regiment
*'''1956''' merged with other units to form the Baloch Regiment
== External Links ==
== External Links ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8th_Punjab_Regiment 8th Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia<br>[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/89thpunjabis.htm 89th Punjabis] British Empire website
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8th_Punjab_Regiment 8th Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia<br>[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/89thpunjabis.htm 89th Punjabis] British Empire website

Revision as of 00:46, 28 January 2014

Known as 29th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry in the Madras Army
Known as 89th Punjabis in the Indian Army

Chronology

  • 1798 raised as 1st Battalion, 15th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
  • 1824 became 29th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
  • 1885 became 29th Madras Infantry
  • 1893 became 29th Regiment (7th Burma Battalion) Madras Infantry
  • 1901 became 29th Burma Infantry
  • 1903 became 89th Punjab Regiment
  • 1922 became 1st/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
89th Punjabis British Empire website