29th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
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Known as 29th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry in the Madras Army
Known as 89th Punjabis in the Indian Army
Chronology
- 1798 raised as 1st Battalion, 15th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 1824 became 29th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 1885 became 29th Madras Infantry
- 1893 became 29th Regiment (7th Burma Battalion) Madras Infantry
- 1901 became 29th Burma Infantry
- 1903 became 89th Punjab Regiment
- 1922 became 1st/8th Punjab Regiment
- 1947 allocated to Pakistan on Partition
- 1956 merged with other units to form the Baloch Regiment
External Links
- 8th Punjab Regiment Wikipedia
- 8th Punjab Regiment from John Gaylor's book Sons Of John Company. Defence Journal Karachi January 2000
- 89th Punjabis British Empire website