The 9th battalion of the Madras Regiment (Travancore) is the oldest extant unit in the Indian Army. It has been in service for over 300 years. The battalion...
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of 4 Madras, 1994 300 years of 9 Madras (Travancore), 2004 250 years of Madras Regiment, 2009 9th Battalion, Madras Regiment List of regiments of the...
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into the Indian Army as the 9th Battalion Madras Regiment (1st Travancore) and the 16th Battalion of the Madras Regiment (2nd Travancore) in 1954. In...
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September 1965 as part of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 by the 9th Battalion Madras Regiment, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel B.K. Satyan. The Ichogil...
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merged into the Indian Army and became a part of the 9th Battalion, Madras Regiment, the oldest battalion in the Indian Army. The serpent is worshipped by...
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Infantry 8th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry 9th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry 10th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry 11th Regiment of Madras Native...
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Burma Battalion), 30th (5th Burma Battalion), 31st (6th Burma Battalion), 32nd (4th Burma Battalion) and 33rd (3rd Burma Battalion) Regiments of Madras Infantry...
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(former 2nd/11th Battalion UDR) 7th (City of Belfast) Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment 8th (County Tyrone) Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment 9th (County Antrim)...
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Corps Madras Railway Volunteers Madras Volunteer Guards Malabar Volunteer Rifles [[1st Mewar Infantry (later 9th Battalion, The Grenadiers Regiment {India})]]...
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69th Punjabis (redirect from 9th Madras Battalion)
Carnatic Battalion - 1769 9th Carnatic Battalion - 1770 9th Madras Battalion - 1784 1st Battalion, 9th Madras Native Infantry - 1796 9th Madras Native Infantry...
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regiment of Norfolk by merging the 9th (East Norfolk) Regiment of Foot with the local Militia and Rifle Volunteers battalions. The Norfolk Regiment fought...
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amalgamation of other regiments: 1st Battalion, from the 67th Punjabis, formerly the 7th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry 2nd Battalion, from the 69th Punjabis...
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Royal Scots (redirect from 1st Battalion, 1st Regiment of Foot)
the 2nd Battalion disbanded, leaving the regiment with only a single regular battalion for the first time since the 17th century. The 7th/9th (Highlanders)...
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Shropshire Light Infantry and 145th Regiment RAC (8DWR). The 9th Battalion was also converted to armour, becoming 146th Regiment RAC (DWR). When the TA was reformed...
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first battalion which today constitutes this regiment was raised in 1705, by the then Maharaja of Patiala. The first four British-raised battalions of what...
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The Mechanised Infantry Regiment is an infantry regiment of the Indian Army, comprising 27 battalions dispersed under various armoured formations throughout...
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new titles. The remaining regiments were paired to become the 1st or 2nd battalions of the new regiments. Two rifle regiments: the King's Royal Rifle Corps...
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as the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, becoming the 2nd Battalion of the new regiment. The regiment was raised in December 1673 by Sir Walter Vane, one of...
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disbanded in 1952 10th (Training) Battalion – formed by redesignation of 2nd Battalion, 67th Punjabis 3rd Madras Regiment – disbanded in 1928 due to recruiting...
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80th Carnatic Infantry (redirect from 21st Madras Battalion)
battalion regiments. 21st Carnatic Battalion - 1777 21st Madras Battalion - 1784 2nd Battalion, 2nd Madras Native Infantry - 1796 20th Madras Native Infantry...
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Structure of the Pakistan Army (redirect from List of regiments of the Pakistan Army)
Baloch Regiment formed in 1956 from the 8th Punjab Regiment, The 10th Baloch Regiment, and The Bahawalpur Regiment; can be traced back to the 3rd Madras Battalion...
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The Punjab Regiment of Pakistan traces its origins back to the Madras Army of the British East India Company. The senior-most battalion of the 1st Punjab...
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King's Royal Rifle Corps (redirect from 60th (Royal American) Regiment of Foot)
2nd Battalion, The Rifles in 2007. The King's Royal Rifle Corps was raised in the American colonies in 1756 as the 62nd (Royal American) Regiment to defend...
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with two or more battalions, the size is eight to nineteen companies (for regiments or equivalents with a minimum of two to four battalions). It is mostly...
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24th Regiments of Madras Native Infantry. Their men were mostly enlisted from South India and consisted of Muslims and Hindus. The 4th Battalion was an...
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merged with the Baluch Regiment in 1956. The 8th Punjab Regiment had its origins in the Madras Army, where its first battalion was raised at Masulipatam...
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Horse Artillery 9th Field Company, 2nd Queen Victoria's Own Madras Miners and Sappers 10th Field Company, 2nd Queen Victoria's Own Madras Miners and Sappers...
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Leicestershire Regiment to form the Royal Anglian Regiment. The lineage of the Essex Regiment is continued by 'C' Company of the 1st Battalion of the Royal...
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Royal Fusiliers (redirect from City of London Regiment)
London Regiment was formally abolished they became the 8th (1st City of London), 9th (2nd City of London) and 10th (3rd City of London) Battalions (the...
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Middlesex) Volunteer Rifle Corps), joined the Middlesex Regiment as the 9th Battalion. The 10th Battalion was formed by a nucleus of 300 officers and men from...
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