Madras Native Infantry

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Chronology

  • 1758 two Madras Battalions under British officers formed by Robert Clive to reorganise the 3,000 men with Indian officers in the Madras Presidency Army of around 3,000 with Indian officers
  • 1759 four more battalions formed
  • 1767 total strength 19 battalions known as Coast Sepoys
  • 1769 became Carnatic Battalions in the north and the Circar Battalions in the south of the Presidency
  • 1784 all became Madras Battalions with the Carnatic having precedence
  • 1824 total strength 50 regiments
  • 1857 no Madras regiments mutinied

From British Army Website


External Links

Madras Regiment Wikipedia

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