9th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry

Known as 9th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry in the Madras Army
Known as 69th Punjabis in the Indian Army

Chronology

• 1759 raised as 10th Battalion Coast Sepoys
• 1769 became 10th Carnatic Battalion
• 1770 became 9th Carnatic Battalion
• 1784 became 9th Madras Battalion
• 1796 became 1st Battalion, 9th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
• 1824 became 9th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
• 1885 became 9th Madras Infantry
• 1903 became 69th Punjab Regiment
• 1922 became 2nd/2nd Punjab Regiment
• 1947 allocated to India on Partition

External Links

69th Punjabis regiments.org
2nd Punjab Regiment Wikipedia
69th Punjabis British Empire website