86th Carnatic Infantry
Known as 26th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry in the Madras Army
Known as 86th Carnatic Infantry in the Indian Army
Chronology
- 1794 raised as 36th Madras Native Infantry
- 1798 became 2nd Battalion, 13th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 1824 became 26th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 1885 became 26th Madras Infantry
- 1903 became 86th Carnatic Infantry
- 1922 became 10th/3rd Madras Regiment
- 1926 disbanded
- 19?? re-formed
- 1947 allocated to India on Partition
External Links
- Madras Regiment Wikipedia
- 3rd Madras Regiment Wikipedia
- The Madras Regiment madrasregiment.org
- 86th Carnatic Infantry British Empire website
- 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. EG 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.