88th Carnatic Infantry
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The 88th Carnatic Infantry were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army
. They could trace their origins to 1798, when they were raised as the 2nd Battalion, 14th Madras Native Infantry.
The regiments first action was in the Siege of Nagpore followed by the Battle of Mahidpur
during the Third Anglo-Maratha War
. They were involved in the First Burmese War
(1823-26) and in 1900, they were part of the relief force in the Boxer Rebellion
in China. During World War I
they were attached to the 9th (Secunderabad) Division
which remained in India on internal security and training duties. Later they took part in the Mesopotamia Campaign and took part in the fighting in Kurdistan in 1919. A second battalion was raised during the war, it was disbanded in 1921.
After World War I the Indian government reformed the army moving from single battalion regiments to multi battalion regiments. In 1922, the 88th Carnatic Infantry was one of the nine remaining single battalion regiments and was disbanded.
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 1798, when they were raised as the 2nd Battalion, 14th Madras Native Infantry.
The regiments first action was in the Siege of Nagpore followed by the Battle of Mahidpur
Battle of Mahidpur
The Battle of Mahidpur was fought during the Third Anglo-Maratha War between the Marathas and the British led by Sir Thomas Hislop at Mahidpur, a town in the Malwa region, on 20 December 1817....
during the Third Anglo-Maratha War
Third Anglo-Maratha War
The Third Anglo-Maratha War was the final and decisive conflict between the British East India Company and the Maratha Empire in India. The war left the Company in control of most of India. It began with an invasion of Maratha territory by 110,400 British East India Company troops, the largest...
. They were involved in the First Burmese War
First Burmese War
The First Anglo-Burmese War was the first of three wars fought between the British and Burmese Empires in the 19th century. The war, which began primarily over the control of northeastern India, ended in a decisive British victory, giving the British total control of Assam, Manipur, Cachar and...
(1823-26) and in 1900, they were part of the relief force in the Boxer Rebellion
Boxer Rebellion
The Boxer Rebellion, also called the Boxer Uprising by some historians or the Righteous Harmony Society Movement in northern China, was a proto-nationalist movement by the "Righteous Harmony Society" , or "Righteous Fists of Harmony" or "Society of Righteous and Harmonious Fists" , in China between...
in China. During World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
they were attached to the 9th (Secunderabad) Division
9th (Secunderabad) Division
The 9th Division was a formation of the British Indian Army. It was part of the Southern Army and was formed in 1904 after Lord Kitchener was appointed Commander-in-Chief, India between 1902 and 1909...
which remained in India on internal security and training duties. Later they took part in the Mesopotamia Campaign and took part in the fighting in Kurdistan in 1919. A second battalion was raised during the war, it was disbanded in 1921.
After World War I the Indian government reformed the army moving from single battalion regiments to multi battalion regiments. In 1922, the 88th Carnatic Infantry was one of the nine remaining single battalion regiments and was disbanded.
Predecessor names
- 2nd Battalion, 14th Madras Native Infantry - 1798
- 28th Madras Native Infantry - 1824
- 28th Madras Infantry - 1885
- 88th Carnatic Infantry - 1903