71st Coorg Rifles

Known as 11th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry in the Madras Army
Known as 71st Coorg Rifles in the Indian Army

Chronology

• 1767 formed as 15th Battalion of Coast Sepoys
• 1769 became 12th Carnatic Battalion
• 1770 became 11th Carnatic Battalion
• 1784 became 11th Madras Battalion
• 1796 became 2nd Battalion, 9th Madras Native Infantry
• 1824 became 11th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
• 1902 became 11th Coorg Infantry
• 1903 became 71st Coorg Rifles
• 1904 disbanded

Battle Honours

Seringapatam 1799

External Links

11th Madras Infantry regiments.org
71st Coorg Rifles Wikipedia