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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]]. | The Madras Regiment was the first unit raised by the [[East India Company]]. | ||
==Chronology== | ==Chronology== | ||
| − | *'''1748''' Madras Levies raised by Major Stringer Lawrence for the defence of [[Cuddalore]] | + | *'''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 | + | *'''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 |
*'''1759''' four more battalions formed | *'''1759''' four more battalions formed | ||
| − | *'''1767''' total strength 19 battalions known as Coast Sepoys | + | *'''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''' became Carnatic Battalions in the north and | + | *'''1769''' the battalions became 13 '''Carnatic Battalions''' in the north and 6 '''Circar Battalions''' in the south of the Presidency |
| − | *'''1784''' all became Madras Battalions with the Carnatic having precedence | + | *'''1784''' all became Madras Battalions with the Carnatic having precedence. |
| − | *'''1824''' | + | *'''1796''' Madras Infantry established consisting of 11 regiments of two battalions each. |
| − | *'''1857''' no Madras regiments mutinied | + | *'''1824''' reversion to 50 single battalion regiments rising 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 regiments | |
| + | *'''1895''' the Presidency armies were abolished and the official British Indian Army created. | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
| − | + | ====Historical Books Online==== | |
| − | ===Historical Books Online=== | ||
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*[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://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. | ||
| − | + | ====Other==== | |
| − | ===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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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madras_Regiment Madras Regiment] - Wikipedia | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madras_Regiment Madras Regiment] - Wikipedia | ||
*[http://madrasregiment.org/ Regimental Website] - madrasregiment.org | *[http://madrasregiment.org/ Regimental Website] - madrasregiment.org | ||
Latest revision as of 17:05, 10 September 2012
The Madras Native Infantry was frequently reorganized and renumbered.
To find a particular unit in a particular year refer to the Madras Infantry Finder.
The Madras Regiment was the first unit raised by the East India Company.
Chronology
- 1748 Madras Levies raised by 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
- 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 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 reversion to 50 single battalion regiments rising 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 regiments
- 1895 the Presidency armies were abolished and the official British Indian Army created.
External Links
Historical Books Online
- 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.
Other
- Madras Infantry Regiments 1824-61 Google Books
- Madras Regiment - Wikipedia
- Regimental Website - madrasregiment.org
- Regiments War Museum - www.indianetzone.com
