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66th Punjab Regiment
Known as 66th Punjabis
Chronology
- 1759 formed as 7th Battalion Coast Sepoys
- 1769 became 7th Carnatic Battalion
- 1770 became 6th Carnatic Battalion
- 1784 became 6th Madras Battalion
- 1796 became 1st Battalion, 6th Madras Native Infantry
- 1824 became 6th Madras Native Infantry
- 1885 became 6th Madras Infantry
- 1903 became 66th Punjabis
- 1922 became 2nd/1st Punjab Regiment
- 1947 allocated to Pakistan on Partition
External Links
66th Punjabis British Empire website
1st Punjab Regiment Wikipedia