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| + | Known as '''6th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry''' in the Madras Army<br> | ||
| + | Known as '''66th Punjabis''' in the Indian Army | ||
== Chronology == | == Chronology == | ||
*'''1759''' formed as 7th Battalion Coast Sepoys | *'''1759''' formed as 7th Battalion Coast Sepoys | ||
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*'''1770''' became 6th Carnatic Battalion | *'''1770''' became 6th Carnatic Battalion | ||
*'''1784''' became 6th Madras Battalion | *'''1784''' became 6th Madras Battalion | ||
| − | *'''1796''' became 1st Battalion, 6th Madras Native Infantry | + | *'''1796''' became 1st Battalion, 6th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry |
| − | *'''1824''' became 6th Madras Native Infantry | + | *'''1824''' became '''6th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry''' |
| − | *'''1885''' became 6th Madras Infantry | + | *'''1885''' became 6th Regiment of Madras Infantry |
| − | *'''1903''' became 66th Punjabis | + | *'''1901''' became 6th Madras Infantry |
| − | *'''1922''' became 2nd/1st Punjab Regiment | + | *'''1903''' became '''66th Punjabis''' |
| + | *'''1922''' became 2nd/[[1st Punjab Regiment]] | ||
*'''1947''' allocated to Pakistan on Partition | *'''1947''' allocated to Pakistan on Partition | ||
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| + | ==British Library holdings== | ||
| + | Regimental history: ''The First Punjabis - History of the First Punjab Regiment 1759 - 1956'' by Major Mohammed Ibrahim Qureshi, published 1958.<ref> For more details see Chidley, Ann | ||
| + | [https://lists.rootsweb.com/hyperkitty/list/india.rootsweb.com/thread/1316525/ The First Punjab Regiment] ''Rootsweb India Mailing List'' 23 August 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2019.</ref> | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
| − | [http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/66thpunjabis.htm 66th Punjabis] British Empire website<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Punjab_Regiment 1st Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia | + | *[http://web.archive.org/web/20060113010844/www.regiments.org/regiments/southasia/inf/1903-066.htm 66th Punjabis] regiments.org<br> |
| + | *[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/66thpunjabis.htm 66th Punjabis] British Empire website<br> | ||
| + | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Punjab_Regiment 1st Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia | ||
| + | *[https://web.archive.org/web/20160810041744/http://defencejournal.com/jun99/1st-punjab.htm 1st Punjab Regiment] defencejournal.com Karachi probably June 1999, now an archived webpage | ||
| + | *[https://web.archive.org/web/20140502032950/http://orbat.com/site/history/open1/pakistan_punjabregt.html Pakistan: The Punjab Regiment to 1957] by Babur Mahmood September 1, 2002 orbat.com, now archived. | ||
| + | *Imperial War Museums [http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/1060042407 catalogue entry] for a 1945 film "2nd Battalion 1st Punjab Regiment Lead The Way To Singapore" | ||
| + | *[http://www.scotsatwar.org.uk/veteransreminiscences/jwarthur.htm Major JW Arthur MC of the 2nd Battalion, 1st Punjab Regiment, WW2] From his diaries, edited by his son scotsatwar.org.uk | ||
| + | *[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=ZG3sR-XN6kUC&pg=PA21 Page 21] ''Memoirs of the Four-Foot Colonel'' by Smith Dun. Google Books. The 2nd Battalion, 1st Punjab Regiment was based at [[Razmak]] in the late 1930s and then moved to [[Multan]], where in 1939 it was assigned to internal security. | ||
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[[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]] | [[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:24, 8 February 2019
Known as 6th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry in the Madras Army
Known as 66th Punjabis in the Indian Army
Chronology
- 1759 formed as 7th Battalion Coast Sepoys
- 1769 became 7th Carnatic Battalion
- 1770 became 6th Carnatic Battalion
- 1784 became 6th Madras Battalion
- 1796 became 1st Battalion, 6th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 1824 became 6th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 1885 became 6th Regiment of Madras Infantry
- 1901 became 6th Madras Infantry
- 1903 became 66th Punjabis
- 1922 became 2nd/1st Punjab Regiment
- 1947 allocated to Pakistan on Partition
British Library holdings
Regimental history: The First Punjabis - History of the First Punjab Regiment 1759 - 1956 by Major Mohammed Ibrahim Qureshi, published 1958.[1]
External Links
- 66th Punjabis regiments.org
- 66th Punjabis British Empire website
- 1st Punjab Regiment Wikipedia
- 1st Punjab Regiment defencejournal.com Karachi probably June 1999, now an archived webpage
- Pakistan: The Punjab Regiment to 1957 by Babur Mahmood September 1, 2002 orbat.com, now archived.
- Imperial War Museums catalogue entry for a 1945 film "2nd Battalion 1st Punjab Regiment Lead The Way To Singapore"
- Major JW Arthur MC of the 2nd Battalion, 1st Punjab Regiment, WW2 From his diaries, edited by his son scotsatwar.org.uk
- Page 21 Memoirs of the Four-Foot Colonel by Smith Dun. Google Books. The 2nd Battalion, 1st Punjab Regiment was based at Razmak in the late 1930s and then moved to Multan, where in 1939 it was assigned to internal security.
References
- ↑ For more details see Chidley, Ann The First Punjab Regiment Rootsweb India Mailing List 23 August 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
