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Known as '''19th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry'''in the Madras Army<br>Known as '''79th Carnatic Infantry''' in the Indian Army
==Chronology==
*'''1776''' raised in [[Trichinopoly|Tiruchirapalli]] as 20th Carnatic Battalion from 1st, 3rd, 8th and 16th Carnatic Battalions
*'''1784''' became 20th Madras Battalion
*'''1796''' became 2nd Battalion, 7th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry*'''1824''' became '''19th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry'''
*'''1885''' became 19th Madras Infantry
*'''1903''' became '''79th Carnatic Infantry'''
*'''1922''' became 3rd/3rd Madras Regiment
*'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition
