76th Punjab Regiment

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Known as 76th Punjabis

Chronology

  • 1776 raised as 16th Carnatic Battalion
  • 1784 became 16th Madras Battalion
  • 1796 became 2nd Battalion, 5th Madras Native Infantry
  • 1824 became 16th Madras Native Infantry
  • 1885 became 16th Madras Infantry
  • 1903 became 76th Punjab Regiment
  • 1922 became 3rd/1st Punjab Regiment
  • 1947 allocated to India on Partition

External Links

1st Punjab Regiment Wikipedia
76th Punjabis British Empire website