9th Battalion, Madras Regiment
The 9th battalion of the Madras Regiment (Travancore) is the oldest extant unit in the Indian Army. It has been in service for over 300 years.
Tricentenary postal stamp, 2004
9 Madras being presented the President's Colours by the then President V. V. Giri in 1970
The Madras Regiment is the oldest infantry regiment of the Indian Army, originating in the 1750s as a unit of the British East India Company. The regiment took part in numerous campaigns with the British Indian Army and the post-independence Indian Army.
Group of the Tenth Regiment of Madras Native Infantry, 1862
Sepoy of 29th Madras Native Infantry. (Watercolour by Alex Hunter, 1846)
An Officer in the regimental uniform
The Chief of Army Staff, General Dalbir Singh presenting the President’s Colours to 21 Madras Battalion on April 05, 2015