72nd Punjab Regiment
Known as 12th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry in the Madras Army
Known as 72nd Punjabis in the Indian Army
Chronology
- 1759 raised as 16th Battalion of Coast Sepoys
- 1769 became 13th Carnatic Battalion
- 1770 became 12th Carnatic Battalion
- 1784 became 12th Madras Battalion
- 1796 became 2nd Battalion, 8th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 1824 became 12th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 1890 became 2nd Burma Infantry
- 1891 became 12th Regiment (2nd Burma Battalion) Madras Infantry
- 1901 became 12th Burma Infantry
- 1903 became 72nd Punjab Regiment
- 1922 became 3rd/2nd Punjab Regiment
- 1947 allocated to India on Partition
Battle Honours
- Sholingur 1781
- Carnatic
- Ava 1823-26
- Burma 1885-87
- Afghanistan 1919
External Links
2nd Punjab Regiment Wikipedia
72nd Punjabis British Empire website