15th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry

Known as 15th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry in the Madras Army
Known as 75th Carnatic Infantry in the Indian Army

Chronology

• 1776 raised as 15th Carnatic Battalion from 2nd, 6th and 12th Carnatic Battalions
• 1784 became 15th Madras Battalion
• 1796 became 2nd Battalion, 4th Madras Native Infantry
• 1824 became 15th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
• 1885 became 15th Madras Infantry
• 1903 became 75th Carnatic Infantry
• 1922 became 2nd/3rd Madras Regiment
• 1926 disbanded
• 1940 re-formed.

Battle Honours

• Sholingur 1781
• Carnatic 1780-84
• Mysore 1789-99
• Afghanistan 1878-80
• Burma 1885-87

External Links

• Madras Regiment Wikipedia
  
• 3rd Madras Regiment Wikipedia
• 75th Carnatic Infantry British Empire website
• 2nd Battalion, The Madras Regiment madrasregiment.org
• Page 53 Valour and Sacrifice: Famous Regiments of the Indian Army by Gautam Sharma Google Books
• "The British Campaign in Aden, 1914-1918" by Mark Connelly Journal of the Centre for First World War Studies Vol. 1, No. 3, 2005. pages 65-96. Includes brief mention of the 75/Carnatics.

Historical books online

• Madras Infantry 1748-1943 by Lt.-Col. EG Phythian-Adams, late 3rd Madras Regiment published 1943 is available to read online on the Digital Library of India website. Two files are available, barcode 4990010018885 seems a more complete copy.