13th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry

Known as 13th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry in the Madras Army
Known as 73rd Carnatic Infantry in the Indian Army

Chronology

• 1776 raised by Capt Alcock as 13th Carnatic Battalion from 4th, 7th and 11th Carnatic Battalions
• 1784 became 13th Madras Battalion
• 1796 became 2nd Battalion, 3rd Madras Native Infantry
• 1824 became 13th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
• 1885 became 13th Regiment of Madras Infantry
• 1903 became 73rd Carnatic Infantry
• 1922 became 1st/3rd Madras Regiment
• 1928 became 11th Battalion Madras Pioneers
• 1933 became 11th Madras Battalion ITF
• 1941 September became 2nd Battalion, The Madras Regiment
• 1942 redesignated 1st Battalion, The Madras Regiment
• 1947 allocated to India on Partition

Battle Honours

• Sholingur 1781
• Carnatic 1780-84
• Mysore 1789-99
• Seringapatam 1799
• Burma 1885-87

External Links

• Madras Regiment Wikipedia
  
• 3rd Madras Regiment Wikipedia
• 73rd Carnatic Infantry British Empire website
  
• 1st Bn The Madras Regiment madrasregiment.org
• Page 53 Valour and Sacrifice: Famous Regiments of the Indian Army by Gautam Sharma Google Books

Historical books online

• Historical Records Of The XIII Madras Infantry by R P Jackson, Lieutenant, Adjutant XIII Madras Infantry 1898 is available to read online on the Digital Library of India website.
• 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.
• The Madras Soldier 1746-1946 by Lt.-Col. E G Phythian-Adams. Revised and enlarged edition 1947 Archive.org.