84th Punjab Regiment

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Known as 24th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry in the Madras Army
Known as 84th Punjabis in the Indian Army

Chronology

  • 1794 formed as 34th Madras Battalion
  • 1797 became 2nd Battalion, 12th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
  • 1824 became 24th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
  • 1885 became 24th Madras Infantry
  • 1903 became 84th Punjab Regiment
  • 1922 became 10th/1st Punjab Regiment
  • 1947 allocated to Pakistan on Partition

External Links

84th Punjabis British Empire website
1st Punjab Regiment Wikipedia