5th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry

Known as 5th Regiment of Madras Infantry in the Madras Army
Known as 65th Carnatic Infantry in the Indian Army

Chronology

• 1759 raised as 6th Battalion of Coast Sepoys
• 1769 became 6th Carnatic Battalion
• 1770 became 5th Carnatic Battalion
• 1784 became 5th Madras Battalion
• 1796 became 1st Battalion, 5th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
• 1824 became 5th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
• 1885 became 5th Regiment of Madras Infantry
• 1901 became 5th Madras Infantry
• 1903 became 65th Carnatic Infantry
• 1904 disbanded

External Links

65th Carnatic Infantry regiments .org