78th Moplah Rifles

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Known as 25th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry in the Madras Army
Known as 78th Moplah Rifles in the Indian Army

Chronology

  • 1794 raised as 35th Madras Battalion
  • 1796 became 1st Battalion, 13th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
  • 1824 became 25th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
  • 1885 became 25th Regiment of Madras Infantry
  • 1902 became 2nd Moplah Rifles
  • 1903 became 78th Moplah Rifles
  • 1907 disbanded

External Links

78th Moplah Rifles www.regiments.org
78th Moplah Rifles British Empire website