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Known as '''19th Madras Infantry''' | Known as '''19th Madras Infantry''' | ||
==Chronology== | ==Chronology== | ||
| − | *'''1776''' raised as 20th Carnatic Battalion from 1st, 3rd, 8th and 16th Carnatic Battalions | + | *'''1776''' raised in 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 Madras Native Infantry | ||
*'''1824''' became 19th Madras Native Infantry | *'''1824''' became 19th Madras Native Infantry | ||
| − | *'''1885''' became | + | *'''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 | ||
Revision as of 16:05, 2 June 2009
Known as 19th Madras Infantry
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 Madras Native Infantry
- 1824 became 19th 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
