23rd Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
Known as 23rd Regiment of Madras Native Infantry in the Madras Army
Known as 83rd (Wallajahbad) Light Infantry in the Indian Army
Chronology
- 1794 formed as 33rd Madras Battalion
- 1797 became 1st Battalion, 12th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 1824 became 23rd Regiment of Madras Native Infantry (Palamcottah Light Infantry)
- 1885 became 23rd (Wallajahbad) Madras Native (Light Infantry)
- 1901 became 23rd (Wallajahbad) Madras Light Infantry
- 1903 became 83rd (Wallajahbad) Light Infantry
- 1922 became 4th/3rd Madras Regiment
- 1923 disbanded
- 1942 re-raised
External Links
- 83rd (Wallajahbad) Light Infantry British Empire website
- The Madras Regiment Wikipedia
- 3rd Madras Regiment Wikipedia
- 4th Battalion, The Madras Regiment madrasregiment.org
- Page 53 Valour and Sacrifice: Famous Regiments of the Indian Army by Gautam Sharma Google Books
Historical books online
- Madras Infantry 1748-1943 by Lt.-Col. E G Phythian-Adams, late 3rd Madras Regiment published 1943 is available Archive.org, mirror from Digital Library of India. Two files are available, barcode 4990010018885 seems a more complete copy, File 1, (File 2)
- It appears there was a later edition Madras Infantry 1748-1958 published 1958.
- The Madras Soldier 1746-1946 by Lt.-Col. E G Phythian-Adams. Revised and enlarged edition 1947 Archive.org.