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*'''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.From [http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/indianinfantrypre1857.htm *'''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 Website]created.

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