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Known as '''4th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry''' in the Madras Army<br>
Known as '''64th Pioneers''' in the Indian Army
== Chronology ==
*'''1758''' formed as 5th Battalion Coast Sepoys
*'''1769''' became 5th Carnatic Battalion
*'''1770''' became 4th Carnatic Battalion
*'''1784''' became 4th Madras Battalion
*'''1796''' became 1st Battalion, 4th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
*'''1824''' became '''4th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry'''
*'''1883''' became 4th Madras Native Infantry (Pioneers)
*'''1885''' became 4th Madras Infantry (Pioneers)
*'''1901''' became 4th Madras Pioneers
*'''1903''' became '''64th Pioneers'''
*'''1922''' became 2nd/[[1st Madras Pioneers]]
*'''1929''' became Corps of Madras Pioneers
*'''1933''' disbanded
==Regimental History==
''Baillie-Ki-Paltan: Being a History of the 2nd Battalion, Madras Pioneers 1759-1930'' by Lieutenant Colonel H. F. Murland 1932.
Available in a reprint edition,<ref>[https://www.naval-military-press.com/product/baillie-ki-paltan-being-a-history-of-the-2nd-battalion-madras-pioneers-1759-1930/ ''Baillie-Ki-Paltan: Being a History of the 2nd Battalion, Madras Pioneers 1759-1930''] by Lieutenant Colonel H. F. Murland Naval & Military Press reprint edition.</ref> which in turn is available online on the Ancestry owned pay website fold3, refer below.
Details history from early Anglo-India, Seringapatam, Ava &c. to Indian Mutiny (in Central India), Afghanistan, Burma, China, East Africa & Mesopotamia in WW1.
== External Links ==
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20060113090945/www.regiments.org/regiments/southasia/inf/1903-064.htm 64th Pioneers] regiments.org<br>
*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/64thpioneers.htm 64th Pioneers] British Empire website<br>
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/64th_Pioneers 64th Pioneers] Wikipedia (retrieved 29 April 2014)
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Madras_Pioneers 1st Madras Pioneers] Wikipedia (retrieved 29 April 2014)
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madras_Pioneers Madras Pioneers] Wikipedia
*[http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/hidden-histories-the-memorial-at-brigade-road-junction-in-bangalore-salutes-the-heroes-of-a-bygone-era/article6426720.ece "A chapter from the war"] by Allan Moses Rodricks September 19, 2014 ''The Hindu'' Bangalore . A memorial in Bangalore to the officers, non-commissioned officers and soldiers of the 1st Madras Pioneers who gave their lives in The Great War 1914-1918. Includes the 64th Pioneers.
===Historical books online===
*''Baillie-Ki-Paltan: Being a History of the 2nd Battalion, Madras Pioneers 1759-1930'' by Lieutenant Colonel H. F. Murland 1932 is available in a reprint edition, which in turn is available [https://www.fold3.com/browse/251/hTGb85NZ8EamDdOvsawsMRTGx online on the Ancestry owned pay website fold3], located in World War II/Military Books/India.
==References==
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