16th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry

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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

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

References

  1. There are more details in this India List post