Colour Presentation of the 10th Battalion of the Madras Regiment on 15.4.1988

The oldest regiment in the Indian Army is the Madras Regiment. Madras Regiment was set up in the former Madras Province. The British were ably assisted by this Regiment and they were able to capture Burma and the then Ceylon. The Madras Regiment carved a name for itself in the history of India. The Madras regiment's elephant-crest was won after the Madras army's daring action under Wellesley against the Peshwa's army at Assaye, a battle he once described as tougher than Waterloo.

Its regimental headquarters is in Wellington, near Ooty (Udhagamandalam).  I had the good fortune of serving at Wellington for almost four years and had enjoyed the hospitality of officers of the Madras Regiment, and witnessed their smart parades and tattoos.

This post is about the Colour Presentation the 10^th Battalion of the Madras Regiment on 15.4.1988. Details of this Battalion are given in the extracts of the brochure posted below.