23rd Regiment of Madras Native Infantry: Difference between revisions

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Known as 23rd Regiment of Madras Native Infantry in the Madras Army
Known as 83rd (Wallajahbad) Light Infantry in the Indian Army

1794 formed as 33rd Madras Battalion
1797 became 1st Battalion, 12th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
1824 became 23rd Regiment of Madras Native Infantry (Palamcottah Light Infantry)
1885 became 23rd (Wallajahbad) Madras Native (Light Infantry)
1901 became 23rd (Wallajahbad) Madras Light Infantry
1903 became 83rd (Wallajahbad) Light Infantry
1922 became 4th/3rd Madras Regiment
1923 disbanded
1942 re-raised

83rd (Wallajahbad) Light Infantry British Empire website
The Madras Regiment Wikipedia
3rd Madras Regiment Wikipedia
4th Battalion, The Madras Regiment madrasregiment.org
Page 53 Valour and Sacrifice: Famous Regiments of the Indian Army by Gautam Sharma Google Books

Madras Infantry 1748-1943 by Lt.-Col. EG Phythian-Adams, late 3rd Madras Regiment published 1943 is available to read online on the Digital Library of India website. Two files are available, barcode 4990010018885 seems a more complete copy.

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 *[http://madrasregiment.org/4Madras.htm 4th Battalion, The Madras Regiment]  madrasregiment.org
 *[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=xLrTzZd0j1kC&pg=PA53 Page 53] ''Valour and Sacrifice: Famous Regiments of the Indian Army''  by Gautam Sharma Google Books
+===Historical books online===
+*''Madras Infantry 1748-1943'' by Lt.-Col. EG Phythian-Adams,  late 3rd Madras Regiment published 1943 is available to read  online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website. Two files are available, barcode 4990010018885 seems a more complete copy.
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