17th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry

Known as 17th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry in the Madras Army
Known as 77th Moplah Rifles in the Indian Army

Chronology

• 1777 raised as 17th Carnatic Battalion
• 1784 became 17th Madras Battalion
• 1796 became 2nd Battalion, 1st Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
• 1806 disbanded and reformed
• 1807 became 2nd Battalion, 24th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
• 1818 became 2nd Battalion, 1st Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
• 1824 became 17th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
• 1885 became 17th Regiment of Madras Infantry
• 1902 became 1st Moplah Rifles
• 1903 became 77th Moplah Rifles
• 1907 disbanded

Battle Honours

• Sholingur 1781
• Carnatic 1780-84
• Nagpore 1817
• Burma 1885-87

External Links

77th Moplah Rifles www.regiments.org