13th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
Known as 13th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry in the Madras Army
Known as 73rd Carnatic Infantry in the Indian Army
Chronology
- 1776 raised by Capt Alcock as 13th Carnatic Battalion from 4th, 7th and 11th Carnatic Battalions
- 1784 became 13th Madras Battalion
- 1796 became 2nd Battalion, 3rd Madras Native Infantry
- 1824 became 13th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 1885 became 13th Regiment of Madras Infantry
- 1903 became 73rd Carnatic Infantry
- 1922 became 1st/3rd Madras Regiment
- 1928 became 11th Battalion Madras Pioneers
- 1933 became 11th Madras Battalion ITF
- 1947 allocated to India on Partition
Battle Honours
- Sholingur 1781
- Carnatic 1780-84
- Mysore 1789-99
- Seringapatam 1799
- Burma 1885-87
External Links
Madras Regiment Wikipedia
73rd Carnatic Infantry British Empire website
1st Bn The Madras Regiment madrasregiment.org