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====Other====*[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=0fYAZL_HrMQC&pg=PA25&dq=Indian+Infantry+Regiments+1860-1914+Madras+Army+Coast+Sepoys+Pioneers&cd=1#v=onepage&q=&f=false Madras Infantry Regiments 1824-61] Google Books
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The '''Madras Native Infantry''' was frequently reorganized and renumbered.<br>
To find a particular unit in a particular year refer to the [[Madras Infantry Finder]].<br>
The Madras Regiment was the first unit raised by the [[East India Company]].
==Chronology==
*'''1748''' Madras Levies raised by [[Stringer Lawrence|Major Stringer Lawrence ]] for the defence of [[Cuddalore]]*'''1758''' two Madras Battalions under British officers formed by [[Robert Clive ]] to reorganise the 3,000 men with Indian officers in the [[Madras Presidency]] Army of around 3,000 with Indian officers
*'''1759''' four more battalions formed
*'''1767''' total strength 19 battalions known as '''Coast Sepoys'''. Each battalion consisted of 10 companies with 15 non-commissioned officers and 100 rank and file each - about 22,000 fighting men.*'''1769''' the battalions became 13 '''Carnatic Battalions ''' in the north and the 6 '''Circar Battalions ''' in the south of the Presidency*'''1784''' all became Madras Battalions with the Carnatic having precedence.*'''1796''' Madras Infantry established consisting of 11 regiments of two battalions each.*'''1824''' total strength reversion to 50 single battalion regimentsrising to 52 in 1826.*'''1857''' no Madras regiments mutinied.*'''1882''' downsizing in preceding years brought the number of regiments down to 32 each with 8 companies of 90 other ranks.*'''1890''' from this year until 1903 17 Madras regiments were converted to Punjab or Gorkha regimentsFrom [http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/indianinfantrypre1857.htm *'''1895''' the Presidency armies were abolished and the official British Indian Army Website]created.
== External Links ==
====Historical Books Online====
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=sUjRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA14 ''Military reminiscences: extracted from a journal of nearly forty years' active service in the East Indies Volume 1''] by Colonel James Welsh of the Madras Establishment 1830. Google Books. See page 14.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madras_Regiment Madras Regiment] - Wikipedia
*[http://www.asianage.com/presentation/leftnavigation/asian-age-plus/news-plus/an-ideal-mix-of-brain--brawn.aspx Newspaper Article] - The Asian Age<br>[http://madrasregiment.org/ Regimental Website] - madrasregiment.org
*[http://www.indianetzone.com/12/madras_regiment_war_museum.htm Regiments War Museum] - www.indianetzone.com
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