87th Punjab Regiment
Known as 87th Punjabis
Chronology
- 1798 raised as 1st Battalion, 14th Madras Native Infantry
- 1824 became 27th Madras Native Infantry
- 1885 became 27th Madras Infantry
- 1903 became 87th Punjab Regiment
- 1922 became 5th/2nd Punjab Regiment
- 1947 allocated to India on Partition
External Links
2nd Punjab Regiment Wikipedia
87th Punjabis British Empire website