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79th Carnatic Infantry

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Historical books online
Known as '''19th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry'''in the Madras Army<br>Known as '''79th Carnatic Infantry''' in the Indian Army
==Chronology==
*'''17761777''' raised in [[Trichinopoly|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 13th 19th Madras Infantry*'''1903''' became '''79th Carnatic Infantry'''*'''1922''' became 3rd/[[3rd Madras Regiment]]*'''1922''' disbanded and re-raised as a Territorial Battalion*'''1941''', September converted to a Regular Battalion
*'''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
*[[2nd Burma War|Pegu]] 1852-53
*[[Central India Campaign|Central India]] 1857-58
== External Links ==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madras_Regiment Madras Regiment] Wikipedia*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3rd_Madras_Regiment 3rd Madras Regiment] Wikipedia<br>*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/79thcarnaticinf.htm 79th Carnatic Infantry] British Empire website*[http://madrasregiment.org/3Madras.htm 3rd Battalion The Madras Regiment] madrasregiment.org*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=xLrTzZd0j1kC&pg=PA53 Page 53] ''Valour and Sacrifice: Famous Regiments of the Indian Army'' by Gautam Sharma Google Books ===Historical books online===*''Madras Infantry 1748-1943'' by Lt.-Col. EG Phythian-Adams, late 3rd Madras Regiment published 1943 is available to read online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website, in TIFF format, and as pdf downloads. Two files are available, barcode 4990010018885 seems a more complete copy, [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/511741 pdf download]. ([http://dli.serc.iisc.ernet.in/handle/2015/207071 2nd pdf download])*[https://archive.org/details/MadrasSoldier ''The Madras Soldier 1746-1946''] by Lt.-Col. E G Phythian-Adams. Revised and enlarged edition 1947 Archive.org. {{#widget:Google PlusOne|size=small|count=true}} 
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