27th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry

Known as 27th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry in the Madras Army
Known as 87th Punjabis in the Indian Army

Chronology

• 1798 raised as 1st Battalion, 14th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
• 1824 became 27th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
• 1885 became 27th Madras Infantry
• 1903 became 87th Punjab Regiment
• 1922 became 5th/2nd Punjab Regiment
• 1947 allocated to India on Partition

External Links

2nd Punjab Regiment Wikipedia
87th Punjabis British Empire website