13th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
Known as 13th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry in the Madras Army
Known as 73rd Carnatic Infantry in the Indian Army
Chronology
- 1776 raised by Capt Alcock as 13th Carnatic Battalion from 4th, 7th and 11th Carnatic Battalions
- 1784 became 13th Madras Battalion
- 1796 became 2nd Battalion, 3rd Madras Native Infantry
- 1824 became 13th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 1885 became 13th Regiment of Madras Infantry
- 1903 became 73rd Carnatic Infantry
- 1922 became 1st/3rd Madras Regiment
- 1928 became 11th Battalion Madras Pioneers
- 1933 became 11th Madras Battalion ITF
- 1941 September became 2nd Battalion, The Madras Regiment
- 1942 redesignated 1st Battalion, The Madras Regiment
- 1947 allocated to India on Partition
Battle Honours
- Sholingur 1781
- Carnatic 1780-84
- Mysore 1789-99
- Seringapatam 1799
- Burma 1885-87
Regimental history
- The Madras Regiment, 1758-1958 by E.G. Phythian-Adams 1958. Available at the British Library UIN: BLL01012507899 .
External links
- Madras Regiment Wikipedia
- 3rd Madras Regiment Wikipedia
- 73rd Carnatic Infantry British Empire website
- 1st Bn The Madras Regiment madrasregiment.org
- Page 53 Valour and Sacrifice: Famous Regiments of the Indian Army by Gautam Sharma Google Books
Historical books online
- Historical Records Of The XIII Madras Infantry by R P Jackson, Lieutenant, Adjutant XIII Madras Infantry 1898 Archive.org, mirror from the Digital Library of India.
- 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)
- The Madras Soldier 1746-1946 by Lt.-Col. E G Phythian-Adams. Revised and enlarged edition 1947 Archive.org.