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*'''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]] |
| + | *'''1922''' disbanded and re-raised as a Territorial Battalion | ||
| + | *'''1941''', September converted to a Regular Battalion | ||
*'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition | *'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition | ||
== Battle Honours == | == Battle Honours == | ||
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*[[Central India Campaign|Central India]] 1857-58 | *[[Central India Campaign|Central India]] 1857-58 | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
| − | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madras_Regiment Madras Regiment] Wikipedia<br>[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/79thcarnaticinf.htm 79th Carnatic Infantry] British Empire website | + | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madras_Regiment 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 | ||
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[[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]] | [[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]] | ||
Revision as of 12:42, 28 January 2014
Known as 19th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry in the Madras Army
Known as 79th Carnatic Infantry in the Indian Army
Chronology
- 1777 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
- 1922 disbanded and re-raised as a Territorial Battalion
- 1941, September converted to a Regular Battalion
- 1947 allocated to India on Partition
Battle Honours
- Sholingur 1781
- Carnatic 1780-84
- Mysore 1789-99
- Seringapatam 1799
- Pegu 1852-53
- Central India 1857-58
External Links
- Madras Regiment Wikipedia
- 79th Carnatic Infantry British Empire website
- 3rd Battalion The Madras Regiment madrasregiment.org
- Page 53 Valour and Sacrifice: Famous Regiments of the Indian Army by Gautam Sharma Google Books
