14th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry

Known as 14th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry in the Madras Army
Known as 74th Punjabis in the Indian Army

Chronology

• 1776 raised as 14th Carnatic Battalion
• 1784 became 14th Madras Battalion
• 1796 became 2nd Battalion, 6th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
• 1824 became 14th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
• 1885 became 14th Regiment of Madras Infantry
• 1903 became 74th Punjab Regiment
• 1922 became 4th/2nd Punjab Regiment
• 1947 allocated to India on Partition

Battle Honours

• Sholingur 1781
• Carnatic 1780-84
• Mysore 1789-99
• Mahidpore 1817
• Burma 1885-87

British Library holdings

Regimental histories

• The Golden Galley : the story of the Second Punjab Regiment 1761-1947 by Geoffrey Betham and H.V.R. Geary.
• The 2nd Punjab Regiment : a brief outline history of its origin, composition and achievements, published by the Regiment c 1943

External Links

• 2nd Punjab Regiment Wikipedia
  
• 74th Punjabis British Empire website
• Page 24 Valour and Sacrifice: Famous Regiments of the Indian Army by Gautam Sharma Google Books