82nd Punjab Regiment

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Known as 22nd Regiment of Madras Native Infantry in the Madras Army
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

82th Punjabis British Empire website
1st Punjab Regiment Wikipedia