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Known as '''6th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry''' in the Madras Army<br>Known as '''66th Punjabis'''in the Indian Army
== Chronology ==
*'''1759''' formed as 7th Battalion Coast Sepoys
*'''1770''' became 6th Carnatic Battalion
*'''1784''' became 6th Madras Battalion
*'''1796''' became 1st Battalion, 6th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry*'''1824''' became '''6th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry'''
*'''1885''' became 6th Madras Infantry
*'''1903''' became '''66th Punjabis'''
*'''1922''' became 2nd/1st Punjab Regiment
*'''1947''' allocated to Pakistan on Partition
== External Links ==
[http://web.archive.org/web/20060113010844/www.regiments.org/regiments/southasia/inf/1903-066.htm 66th Punjabis] regiments.org<br>[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/66thpunjabis.htm 66th Punjabis] British Empire website<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Punjab_Regiment 1st Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia
[[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]]
