Madras Army Regiments
The Madras Army was one of the three Presidency Armies set up by the East India Company. In 1859, following the Indian Mutiny, the armies were restructured when India was brought under the control of the British Government. The Madras Army ceased to exist when the official Indian Army was formed in 1895.
Regiments Pre 1859
Cavalry
- Governor's Bodyguard Madras
- 1st Madras Light Cavalry
- 2nd Madras Light Cavalry
- 3rd Madras Light Cavalry
- 4th Madras Light Cavalry
- 5th Madras Light Cavalry
- 6th Madras Light Cavalry
- 7th Madras Light Cavalry
- 8th Madras Light Cavalry
- The Kurnool Horse
- 1st Cavalry, Hyderabad Contingent
- 2nd Cavalry, Hyderabad Contingent
- 3rd Cavalry, Hyderabad Contingent
- 4th Cavalry, Hyderabad Contingent
Artillery and Sappers
- Madras Horse Artillery
- Madras European Foot Artillery
- Madras Native Foot Artillery
- Hyderabad Contingent Artillery
- Madras Sappers and Miners
- Madras Sappers Militia
Infantry
- 1st Madras (European) Fusiliers
- 2nd Madras (European) Light Infantry
- 3rd Madras (European) Infantry
- 1st Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 2nd Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 3rd Palamcottah Light Infantry Regiment Madras Native Infantry
- 4th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 5th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 6th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 7th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 8th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 9th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 10th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 11th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 12th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 13th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 14th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 15th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 16th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 17th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 18th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 19th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 20th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 21st Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 22nd Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 23rd Wallajahbad Light Infantry, Madras Native Infantry
- 24th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 25th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 26th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 27th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 28th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 29th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 30th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 31st Trichinopoly Madras Light Infantry
- 32nd Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 33rd Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 34th Chicacole Light Infantry, Madras Native Infantry
- 35th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 36th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 37th (Grenadier) Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 38th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 39th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 40th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 41st Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 42nd Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 43rd Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 44th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 45th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 46th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 47th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 48th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 49th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 50th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 51st Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 52nd Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 1st Extra Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 2nd Extra Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 3rd Extra Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 4th Extra Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- The Arrakan Local Battalion
- The Pegu Light Infantry
- The Nair Brigade
- Ganjam Sibandis
- Masulipatam Sibandis
- Parla Kimidi Sibandis
- Rajamundry Sibandis
- Vizagapatam Sibandis
- 1st Infantry, Hyderabad Contingent
- 2nd Infantry, Hyderabad Contingent
- 3rd Infantry, Hyderabad Contingent
- 4th Infantry, Hyderabad Contingent
- 5th Infantry, Hyderabad Contingent
- 6th Infantry, Hyderabad Contingent
Regiments Post 1859
Cavalry
- Governor's Bodyguard Madras
- 1st Madras Lancers
- 2nd Madras Lancers
- 3rd Madras Lancers
- 1st Lancers, Hyderabad Contingent
- 2nd Lancers, Hyderabad Contingent
- 3rd Lancers, Hyderabad Contingent
- 4th Lancers, Hyderabad Contingent
Artillery and Sappers
Most artillery regiments were merged into the Royal Artillery.
Infantry
- 1st Madras Pioneers
- 2nd Regiment of Madras Infantry
- 3rd Palamcottah Light Infantry Regiment
- 4th Madras Pioneers
- 5th Regiment of Madras Infantry
- 6th Regiment of Madras Infantry
- 7th Regiment of Madras Infantry
- 8th Regiment of Madras Infantry
- 9th Regiment of Madras Infantry
- 10th Gurkha Rifles (ex 10th Madras Infantry)
- 11th Regiment of Madras Infantry
- 12th Burma Infantry
- 13th Regiment of Madras Infantry
- 14th Regiment of Madras Infantry
- 15th Regiment of Madras Infantry
- 16th Regiment of Madras Infantry
- 17th Regiment of Madras Infantry
- 19th Regiment of Madras Infantry
- 20th Regiment of Madras Infantry
- 21st Madras Infantry (Pioneers)
- 22nd Regiment of Madras Infantry
- 23rd Wallajahbad Light Infantry
- 24th Regiment of Madras Infantry
- 25th Regiment of Madras Infantry
- 26th Regiment of Madras Infantry
- 27th Regiment of Madras Infantry
- 28th Regiment of Madras Infantry
- 29th Regiment of Burma Infantry
- 30th Regiment of Burma Infantry
- 31st Regiment of Burma Infantry
- 32nd Regiment of Burma Infantry
- 33rd Regiment of Burma Infantry
- 1st Regiment of Infantry, Hyderabad Contingent
- 2nd Regiment of Infantry, Hyderabad Contingent
- 3rd Regiment of Infantry, Hyderabad Contingent
- 4th Regiment of Infantry, Hyderabad Contingent
- 5th Regiment of Infantry, Hyderabad Contingent
- 6th Regiment of Infantry, Hyderabad Contingent
External links
Madras Army Victorians at War (Google books)