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Known as '''12th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry''' in the Madras Army<br>Known as '''72nd Punjabis''' in the Indian Army==Chronology==*'''1759''' raised as 16th Battalion of Coast Sepoys*'''1769''' became 13th Carnatic Battalion*'''1770''' became 12th Carnatic Battalion*'''1784''' became 12th Madras Battalion*'''1796''' became 2nd Battalion, 8th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry*'''1824''' became '''12th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry'''*'''1890''' became 2nd Burma Infantry*'''1891''' became 12th Regiment (2nd Burma Battalion) Madras Infantry*'''1901''' became 12th Burma Infantry*'''1903''' became '''72nd Punjab Regiment'''*'''1922''' became 3rd/2nd Punjab Regiment*'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition== Battle Honours ==*[[Battle of Sholingur|Sholingur]] 1781*[[2nd Mysore War|Carnatic]] 1780-84*[[1st Burma War|Ava]] 1823-26*[[3rd Burma War|Burma 1885-87]]*[[3rd Afghan War|Afghanistan 1919]]== External Links ==[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2nd_Punjab_Regiment 2nd Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia<br>[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/72ndpunjabis.htm 72nd Punjabis] British Empire website===Historical books online===*[http://archive.org/stream/mythreeyearsinm01grimgoog#REDIRECT 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 [[72nd Punjab RegimentVictoria Cross]] for the actions in [[Manipur]]
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