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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 regiment]]s with four or five [[battalion]]s in each regiment plus a training battalion, always numbered the 10th | 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 regiment]]s with four or five [[battalion]]s in each regiment plus a training battalion, always numbered the 10th. The regiment was later disbanded for economic reasons. The 3rd and 4th Battalions were disbanded in 1923, the 2nd and 10th in 1926 and the 1st in 1928. | ||
==Formation== | ==Formation== | ||
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In October 1945, all the Infantry Regiments of the Indian Army (barring Punjab) shed their numbers and the 3rd Madras Regiment became simply The Madras Regiment. At the time of Independence it had four battalions, 1st to 4th, with the Regimental Centre having shifted in 1946 to Trichinapally. | In October 1945, all the Infantry Regiments of the Indian Army (barring Punjab) shed their numbers and the 3rd Madras Regiment became simply The Madras Regiment. At the time of Independence it had four battalions, 1st to 4th, with the Regimental Centre having shifted in 1946 to Trichinapally. | ||
Regiments that joined:<ref>{{Cite journal |date=July 1967 |title=Indian Army through the Ages. By <italic>Gautam Sharma</italic>. (Bombay: Allied Publishers Private, Ltd. 1966. Pp. 311. Rs. 26.50.) |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/ahr/72.4.1462 |journal=The American Historical Review |doi=10.1086/ahr/72.4.1462 |issn=1937-5239}}</ref> | |||
*1st Battalion ex [[73rd Carnatic Infantry]] | *1st Battalion ex [[73rd Carnatic Infantry]] | ||
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*4th Battalion ex [[83rd Wallajahbad Light Infantry]] | *4th Battalion ex [[83rd Wallajahbad Light Infantry]] | ||
*10th (Training) Battalion ex [[86th Carnatic Infantry]] | *10th (Training) Battalion ex [[86th Carnatic Infantry]] | ||
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[[Category:British Indian Army infantry regiments]] | [[Category:British Indian Army infantry regiments]] | ||