66th Punjab Regiment

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Known as 6th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry in the Madras Army
Known as 66th Punjabis in the Indian Army

Chronology

  • 1759 formed as 7th Battalion Coast Sepoys
  • 1769 became 7th Carnatic Battalion
  • 1770 became 6th Carnatic Battalion
  • 1784 became 6th Madras Battalion
  • 1796 became 1st Battalion, 6th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
  • 1824 became 6th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
  • 1885 became 6th Regiment of Madras Infantry
  • 1901 became 6th Madras Infantry
  • 1903 became 66th Punjabis
  • 1922 became 2nd/1st Punjab Regiment
  • 1947 allocated to Pakistan on Partition

External Links

66th Punjabis regiments.org
66th Punjabis British Empire website
1st Punjab Regiment Wikipedia