79th Carnatic Infantry
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The 79th Carnatic Infantry was a infantry regiment of the British Indian Army
. They could trace their origins to 1777, when the 20th Carnatic Battalion was raised from units of the 1st, 3rd, 8th and 16th Carnatic Battalions.
The regiment took part in the Battle of Carnatic, the Battle of Sholinghur
, the Battle of Seringapatam
during the Second Anglo-Mysore War
and the Indian Mutiny.
After World War I the Indian government reformed the army moving from single battalion regiments to multi battalion regiments. The 79th Carnatic Infantry now became the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Madras Regiment
.
19th Madras Native Infantry, Madras Army
was awarded the Victoria Cross
during the Indian Mutiny when the following deed took place on 15 January 1859:
British Indian Army
The British Indian Army, officially simply the Indian Army, was the principal army of the British Raj in India before the partition of India in 1947...
. They could trace their origins to 1777, when the 20th Carnatic Battalion was raised from units of the 1st, 3rd, 8th and 16th Carnatic Battalions.
The regiment took part in the Battle of Carnatic, the Battle of Sholinghur
Battle of Sholinghur
The Battle of Sholinghur was fought on 27 September 1781 between forces of the Kingdom of Mysore led by Hyder Ali and British East India Company forces led by General Eyre Coote. The company forces were victorious.-References:*Vibart, H. M ....
, the Battle of Seringapatam
Battle of Seringapatam
The Siege of Seringapatam was the final confrontation of the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War between the British East India Company and the Kingdom of Mysore. The British achieved a decisive victory after breaching the walls of the fortress at Seringapatam and storming the citadel. Tippu Sultan, Mysore's...
during the Second Anglo-Mysore War
Second Anglo-Mysore War
The Second Anglo-Mysore War was a conflict in Mughal India between the Sultanate of Mysore and the British East India Company. At the time, Mysore was a key French ally in India, and the Franco-British conflict raging on account of the American Revolutionary War helped spark Anglo-Mysorean...
and the Indian Mutiny.
After World War I the Indian government reformed the army moving from single battalion regiments to multi battalion regiments. The 79th Carnatic Infantry now became the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Madras Regiment
3rd Madras Regiment
The 3rd Madras Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army formed after the World War I reforms of the Indian Army. The infantry regiments were converted into large regiments with four or five battalions in each regiment plus a training battalion, always numbered the 10th The...
.
Victoria Cross
captain Herbert Mackworth ClogstounHerbert Mackworth Clogstoun
Major Herbert Mackworth Clogstoun VC was a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:...
19th Madras Native Infantry, Madras Army
Madras Army
The Madras Army was the army of the Presidency of Madras, one of the three presidencies of the British India within the British Empire.The presidency armies, like the presidencies themselves, belonged to the East India Company until the Government of India Act 1858 transferred all three...
was awarded the Victoria Cross
Victoria Cross
The Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories....
during the Indian Mutiny when the following deed took place on 15 January 1859:
Previous names
- 20th Carnatic Battalion - 1777
- 20th Madras Battalion - 1784
- 2nd Battalion, 7th Madras Native Infantry - 1796
- 19th Madras Native Infantry - 1824
- 19th Madras Infantry - 1885
- 79th Carnatic Infantry - 1903