86th Carnatic Infantry
Known as 26th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry in the Madras Army
Known as 86th Carnatic Infantry in the Indian Army
Chronology
- 1794 raised as 36th Madras Native Infantry
- 1798 became 2nd Battalion, 13th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 1824 became 26th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 1885 became 26th Madras Infantry
- 1903 became 86th Carnatic Infantry
- 1922 became 10th/3rd Madras Regiment
- 1926 disbanded
- 19?? re-formed
- 1947 allocated to India on Partition
External Links
- Madras Regiment Wikipedia
- 3rd Madras Regiment Wikipedia
- The Madras Regiment madrasregiment.org
- 86th Carnatic Infantry British Empire website
- Page 53 Valour and Sacrifice: Famous Regiments of the Indian Army by Gautam Sharma Google Books
Historical books online
- Madras Infantry 1748-1943 by Lt.-Col. EG Phythian-Adams, late 3rd Madras Regiment published 1943 is available to read online on the Digital Library of India website, in TIFF format, and as pdf downloads. Two files are available, barcode 4990010018885 seems a more complete copy, pdf download. (2nd pdf download)
- The Madras Soldier 1746-1946 by Lt.-Col. E G Phythian-Adams. Revised and enlarged edition 1947 Archive.org.