16th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
Known as 16th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry in the Madras Army
Known as 76th Punjabis in the Indian Army
Chronology
- 1776 raised as 16th Carnatic Battalion
- 1784 became 16th Madras Battalion
- 1796 became 2nd Battalion, 5th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 1824 became 16th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 1885 became 16th Madras Infantry
- 1903 became 76th Punjab Regiment
- 1922 became 3rd/1st Punjab Regiment
- 1947 allocated to India on Partition
Battle Honours
- Sholingur 1781
- Carnatic 1780-84
- Mysore 1789-99
- Seringapatam 1799
- Ava 1823-26
- Burma 1885-87
- Afghanistan 1919
British Library holdings
Regimental history: The First Punjabis - History of the First Punjab Regiment 1759 - 1956 by Major Mohammed Ibrahim Qureshi, published 1958[1]
External Links
- 1st Punjab Regiment Wikipedia
- 76th Punjabis British Empire website
- 1st Punjab Regiment defencejournal.com Karachi probably June 1999
- Pakistan: The Punjab Regiment to 1957 orbat.com
- The Battle of Ctesiphon by David Fletcher 14th August 2013 tankmuseum.org. Mesopotamia, 23/24th November 1915. The 76th Punjabis fought in the battle.
- Obituary of Lt-Col Charles Boulter 1918-2011 who was awarded the MC in 1941 in the battle for Damascus with the 3rd Battalion 1st Punjab Regiment (3/1 PR). 17 August 2011 The Telegraph
References