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82nd Punjab Regiment
Known as 82th Punjabis
Chronology
- 1788 formed as 29th Madras Battalion
- 1796 became 2nd Battalion, 11th Madras Native Infantry
- 1824 became 22nd Madras Native Infantry
- 1885 became 22nd Madras Infantry
- 1901 became 82th Punjabis
- 1922 became 5th/1st Punjab Regiment
- 1947 allocated to Pakistan on Partition
External Links
82th Punjabis British Empire website
1st Punjab Regiment Wikipedia