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*'''1901''' became 12th Burma Infantry
*'''1903''' became '''72nd Punjab Regiment'''
*'''1922''' became 3rd/[[2nd Punjab Regiment]]
*'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition
== Battle Honours ==
*[[3rd Burma War|Burma 1885-87]]
*[[3rd Afghan War|Afghanistan 1919]]
==British Library holdings==Regimental histories*''History of the 3rd Battalion, the 2nd Punjab Regiment'' by H.C. Wylly 1927*''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 links ==*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2nd_Punjab_Regiment 2nd Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia<br>*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=xLrTzZd0j1kC&pg=PA24 Page 24] ''Valour and Sacrifice: Famous Regiments of the Indian Army'' by Gautam Sharma Google Books*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/72ndpunjabis.htm 72nd Punjabis] British Empire website*[https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1982-05-12-49 Photograph: Trooping the Colour, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Punjab Regiment, Karachi, 9 October 1929] National Army Museum*Scroll down the page called [http://asmrb.pbworks.com/w/page/46944594 Peshawar] for a mention of the Loe-Agra operations of the Nowshera Brigade and the [[72nd Punjab Regiment|72nd Punjabis]]. Michael, asmrb.pbworks.com. The [[Mohmand Campaign 1935|Loe Agra Campaign]] took place on the North West Frontier in 1935
===Historical books online===
*[http://archive.org/stream/mythreeyearsinm01grimgoog#page/n316/mode/2up "Major Grant’s Narrative"], page 283 ''My Three Years in Manipur and Escape from the Recent Mutiny'' by Ethel St. Clair Grimwood 1891 Archive.org. Major Grant of the 12th Regiment (2nd Burma Bn) Madras Infantry was awarded the [[Victoria Cross]] for the actions in [[Manipur]]
*[https://archive.org/details/celticmonthlyam01unkngoog/page/n146/mode/2up/ "Pipe bands in the India Army: Famous Indian Piper and Composer"] ''The Celtic Monthly: A Magazine for Highlanders'' page 126, Volume XVI 1908. Archive.org. Includes an image of Pipe Major 72nd Punjabis Ian Baz Khan. The 72nd Punjabis wore the MacDougal tartan on the pipe bag. At the time of the article, the regiment was in Burma.
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[[Category:Madras Infantry Regiments]]
