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Revision as of 07:37, 9 October 2009
| 73rd Carnatic Infantry | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1759-1922 |
| Country | Indian Empire |
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Part of | Madras Army (to 1895) Madras Command |
| Colors | Red; faced white |
| Engagements | Second Anglo-Mysore War Third Burmese War World War I |
The 73rd Carnatic Infantry were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. They could trace their origins to 1776, when they were raised as the 13th Carnatic Battalion by drafts of men of the from the 4th, 7th and the 11th Carnatic Battalions.
The regiments first action was in 1781, during the Battle of Sholinghur and the Battle of Seringapatam in the Second Anglo-Mysore War in 1781. They had to wait just over 100 years for there next action which was during the Third Anglo-Burmese War in 1885.
During World War I, they remained in India on training and internal security duties attached to the 9th (Secunderabad) Division.
After World War I the Indian government reformed the army moving from single battalion regiments to multi battalion regiments.[1] In 1922, the 73rd Carnatic Infantry became the 1st Battalion, 3rd Madras Regiment.[2] After independence they were one of the regiments allocated to the Indian Army.[3]
Predecessor names
- 13th Carnatic Battalion - 1776
- 13th Madras Battalion - 1784
- 2nd Battalion, 3rd Madras Native Infantry - 1796
- 13th Madras Native Infantry - 1824
- 13th Madras Infantry - 1885
- 73rd Carnatic Infantry - 1903
References
- Barthorp, Michael; Burn, Jeffrey (1979). Indian infantry regiments 1860-1914. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 0850453070.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - Rinaldi, Richard A (2008). Order of Battle British Army 1914. Ravi Rikhye. ISBN 0977607283.
- Sharma, Gautam (1990). Valour and sacrifice: famous regiments of the Indian Army. Allied Publishers. ISBN 817023140X.
- Sumner, Ian (2001). The Indian Army 1914-1947. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 1841761966.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - Moberly, F.J. (1923). Official History of the War: Mesopotamia Campaign, Imperial War Museum. ISBN 1870423305
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