Itanagar, April 1 : Arunachal Pradesh Governor Brig (Retd) Dr BD Mishra on Friday took part in the 72nd Integration Day of the 18th Battalion of the Madras Regiment into Indian Army at their present peace station location in New Delhi. He also addressed a special Sainik Sammelan on the occasion, official sources said. Raised as Mysore State Force Infantry, the Madras Regiment was integrated into the Indian Army on 1st April 1951. Brig (Retd) Mishra, who was commissioned in the 18th Battalion of the Madras Regiment in 1961, while addressing the Sainik Sammelan greeted the jawans and officers of the Battalion on the special occasion. Recalling the numerous successful campaigns of the Battalion, he paid tributes to the martyrs and veterans of the 18 MADRAS. He said that the Battalion has braved all challenges to guard the nation in the highest tradition of the Indian Army. The Governor exhorted the jawans and officers to maintain the grandeur and prestige of the Battalion. He urged them to work with responsibility, determination and resolve to win. He also cautioned all ranks of the t to guard against exceeding one’s authority. General Officer Commanding (GOC), 16 Corps, Lt Gen Manjinder Singh and Commanding Officer of 18 MADRAS (Mysore), Col OLV Naresh were present on the occasion, sources added. The Madras Regiment is the oldest infantry regiment of the Indian Army, tracing its history from the 1750s. The regiment took part in numerous wars, campaigns and operations with both the British Indian Army and in the post-Independence era. The Regiment fought with success during 1948 in Operation Polo to integrate Hyderabad into the Indian on and the Indo-Pak Wars of 1965 and 1971. TD BM