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Known as '''16th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry''' in the Madras Army<br>Known as '''76th Punjabis''' in the Indian Army==Chronology==*'''1776''' raised as 16th Carnatic Battalion*'''1784''' became 16th Madras Battalion*'''1796''' became 2nd Battalion, 5th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry*'''1824''' became '''#REDIRECT [[16th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry'''*'''1885''' became 16th Madras Infantry*'''1903''' became '''76th Punjab Regiment'''*'''1922''' became 3rd/1st Punjab Regiment*'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition== Battle Honours ==*[[Battle of Sholingur|Sholingur]] 1781*[[2nd Mysore War|Carnatic]] 1780-84*[[4th Mysore War|Mysore]] 1789-99*[[Battle of Seringapatam 1799|Seringapatam]] 1799*[[1st Burma War|Ava]] 1823-26*[[3rd Burma War|Burma 1885-87]]*[[3rd Afghan War|Afghanistan 1919]]== External Links ==[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Punjab_Regiment 1st Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia<br>[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/76thpunjabis.htm 76th Punjabis] British Empire website
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