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| − | Known as '''19th Madras Infantry''' | + | Known as '''19th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry''' in the Madras Army<br> |
| + | Known as '''79th Carnatic Infantry''' in the Indian Army | ||
==Chronology== | ==Chronology== | ||
*'''1776''' raised in [[Trichinopoly|Tiruchirapalli]] as 20th Carnatic Battalion from 1st, 3rd, 8th and 16th Carnatic Battalions | *'''1776''' raised in [[Trichinopoly|Tiruchirapalli]] as 20th Carnatic Battalion from 1st, 3rd, 8th and 16th Carnatic Battalions | ||
*'''1784''' became 20th Madras Battalion | *'''1784''' became 20th Madras Battalion | ||
| − | *'''1796''' became 2nd Battalion, 7th Madras Native Infantry | + | *'''1796''' became 2nd Battalion, 7th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry |
| − | *'''1824''' became 19th Madras Native Infantry | + | *'''1824''' became '''19th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry''' |
*'''1885''' became 19th Madras Infantry | *'''1885''' became 19th Madras Infantry | ||
| − | *'''1903''' became 79th Carnatic Infantry | + | *'''1903''' became '''79th Carnatic Infantry''' |
*'''1922''' became 3rd/3rd Madras Regiment | *'''1922''' became 3rd/3rd Madras Regiment | ||
*'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition | *'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition | ||
Revision as of 16:16, 15 March 2010
Known as 19th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry in the Madras Army
Known as 79th Carnatic Infantry in the Indian Army
Chronology
- 1776 raised in Tiruchirapalli as 20th Carnatic Battalion from 1st, 3rd, 8th and 16th Carnatic Battalions
- 1784 became 20th Madras Battalion
- 1796 became 2nd Battalion, 7th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 1824 became 19th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 1885 became 19th Madras Infantry
- 1903 became 79th Carnatic Infantry
- 1922 became 3rd/3rd Madras Regiment
- 1947 allocated to India on Partition
External Links
Madras Regiment Wikipedia
79th Carnatic Infantry British Empire website
