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Known as '''9th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry''' in the Madras Army<br>Known as '''69th Punjabis'''in the Indian Army
==Chronology==
*'''1759''' raised as 10th Battalion Coast Sepoys
*'''1770''' became 9th Carnatic Battalion
*'''1784''' became 9th Madras Battalion
*'''1796''' became 1st Battalion, 9th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry*'''1824''' became 9th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
*'''1885''' became 9th Madras Infantry
*'''1903''' became '''69th Punjab Regiment'''
*'''1922''' became 2nd/2nd Punjab Regiment
*'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition
== External Links ==
[http://web.archive.org/web/20060113091151/www.regiments.org/regiments/southasia/inf/1903-069.htm 69th Punjabis] regiments.org<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2nd_Punjab_Regiment 2nd Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia<br>[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/69thpunjabis.htm 69th Punjabis] British Empire website
[[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]]
