62nd Punjab Regiment

Known as 2nd Madras Native Infantry in the Madras Army
Known as 62nd Punjabis in the Indian Army

Chronology

• 1759 formed as 3rd Battalion Coast Sepoys
• 1769 became 2nd Carnatic Battalion
• 1784 became 2nd Madras Battalion
• 1796 became 1st Battalion, 2nd Madras Native Infantry
• 1824 became 2nd Madras Native Infantry
• 1883 became 2nd Madras Native Infantry
• 1885 became 2nd Madras Infantry
• 1901 became 2nd Madras Infantry (Punjabis)
• 1903 became 62nd Punjabis
• 1922 became 1st/1st Punjab Regiment
• 1947 allocated to Pakistan on Partition

External Links

62nd Punjabis regiments.org
62nd Punjabis British Empire website
1st Punjab Regiment Wikipedia