22nd Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
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
British Library holdings
Regimental history: The First Punjabis - History of the First Punjab Regiment 1759 - 1956 by Major Mohammed Ibrahim Qureshi, published 1958.[1]
External Links
- 82th Punjabis British Empire website
- 1st Punjab Regiment Wikipedia
- 1st Punjab Regiment defencejournal.com Karachi probably June 1999, now archived.
- Pakistan: The Punjab Regiment to 1957 by Babur Mahmood September 1, 2002 orbat.com, now archived.
References
- ↑ For more details see Chidley, Ann The First Punjab Regiment Rootsweb India Mailing List 23 August 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2019.