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The '''74th Punjabis''' were an infantry regiment of the [[British Indian Army]]. They could trace their origins to 1776, when they were raised as the 14th Carnatic Battalion.

The regiment first saw action during the [[Carnatic Wars]]. This was followed by the [[Battle of Sholinghur]] in the [[Second Anglo-Mysore War]] and the [[Battle of Mahidpur]] in the [[Third Anglo-Mysore War]]. Their next active service was in China for the [[First Opium War|First]] and [[Second Opium War]]s. In 1885 they took part in the [[Third Burmese War]].

In 1914 the class composition of the 74th Punjabis consisted of 4 companies of Punjabi Muslims, 2 of Sikhs and 2 of Punjabi Hindus.<ref>{{cite book|first=Wendell|last=Schollander|pages=207-208|title=Glory of the Empires 1880-1914|ISBN=978-0-7524-8634-5}}</ref> This diversity was in accordance with the enlistment system of the period; under which about three-quarters of the Indian regiments were each recruited from more than one religious or racial groups. The 74th Punjabis had historically been a Madrasi regiment (see below) but as part of a general policy the area of recruitment had changed to the Punjab after 1889.<ref>{{cite book|first=Wendell|last=Schollander|page=212|title=Glory of the Empires 1880-1914|ISBN=978-0-7524-8634-5}}</ref>

During [[World War I]] the regiment was part of the [[8th Lucknow Division]] which initially remained in India on internal security and training duties. They were posted to the [[10th (Irish) Division]] in 1918, and took part in the [[Sinai and Palestine Campaign]].

After World War I the Indian government reformed the army moving from single battalion regiments to multi battalion regiments.<ref>Sumner p.15</ref> In 1922, the 74th Punjabis became the 4th Battalion, [[2nd Punjab Regiment]].<ref>Sharma, p.24</ref> This new regiment was disbanded in 1947.

==Predecessor names==
*14th Carnatic Battalion - 1776
*14th Madras Battalion - 1784
*2nd Battalion, 6th Madras Native Infantry - 1796
*14th Madras Native Infantry - 1824
*14th Madras Infantry - 1885
*74th Punjabis - 1903

==References==
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;Bibliography
*{{cite book|last=Barthorp|first=Michael|last2=Burn|first2=Jeffrey|year=1979|title=Indian infantry regiments 1860-1914|publisher=Osprey Publishing|isbn=0-85045-307-0}}
*{{cite book|last=Rinaldi|first=Richard A|year=2008|title=Order of Battle British Army 1914|publisher=Ravi Rikhye|isbn=0-9776072-8-3}}
*{{cite book|last=Sharma|first=Gautam|year=1990|title=Valour and sacrifice: famous regiments of the Indian Army|publisher=Allied Publishers|isbn=81-7023-140-X}}
*{{cite book|last=Sumner|first=Ian|title=The Indian Army 1914-1947|year=2001|publisher=Osprey Publishing|isbn=1-84176-196-6}}
*Moberly, F.J. (1923). ''Official History of the War: Mesopotamia Campaign'', Imperial War Museum. {{ISBN|1-870423-30-5}}

[[Category:British Indian Army infantry regiments]]
[[Category:Military history of the Madras Presidency]]
[[Category:Military units and formations established in 1776]]
[[Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1922]]

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