4th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
Known as 4th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry in the Madras Army
Known as 64th Pioneers in the Indian Army
Chronology
- 1758 formed as 5th Battalion Coast Sepoys
- 1769 became 5th Carnatic Battalion
- 1770 became 4th Carnatic Battalion
- 1784 became 4th Madras Battalion
- 1796 became 1st Battalion, 4th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 1824 became 4th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 1883 became 4th Madras Native Infantry (Pioneers)
- 1885 became 4th Madras Infantry (Pioneers)
- 1901 became 4th Madras Pioneers
- 1903 became 64th Pioneers
- 1922 became 2nd/1st Madras Pioneers
- 1929 became Corps of Madras Pioneers
- 1933 disbanded
External Links
64th Pioneers regiments.org
64th Pioneers British Empire website
Madras Pioneers Wikipedia