and six men were killed during an ambush across the international border. Operation Blue Star (1984) – 26 Madras as part of 350 Infantry Brigade took part in the operaion. It was tasked to attack from southern (Langar side) entrance to secure the southern and eastern wings. Its casualties included fourteen killed and forty nine wounded. Operation Pawan - As many as seven battalions of the Regiment (2, 5, 7, 11, 12, 19, 25) were deployed in Sri Lanka. This was a testimony to the loyalty, dedication and valour of the troops of the Madras Regiment. Counter insurgency operations in Jammu & Kashmir and Punjab. Operation Meghdoot (Siachen glacier) United Nations Peacekeeping missions - 2 Madras served in the United Nation mission in Lebanon in 1999-2000 and 26 Madras served as part of the United Nation Forces at Congo in 2007-08. Battle Honours The list of battle honours is evidence to the long history and valour of the regiment. Some of these honours have been declared repugnant after the independence of the country. Pre Independence Amboor Carnatic Sholinghur Mysore Seringapatam Assaye Cochin Bourbon Seetabuldee Nagpore Maheidpore Kemmendine Ava China Pegu Lucknow Central India Afghanistan 1839 Burma Malakand Tirah Punjab Frontier China 1900 North West Frontier East Africa Kilimanjaro Mesopotamia Baghdad Kut-Al-Amara North West Frontier Persia Aden Baluchistan Afghanistan 1878-80 Mount Popa Tamu Road Ukhrul Ava Kama Post Independence Tithwal Punch Kalidhar Maharajke Basantar Siramani Theatre Honours The theatre honours earned by the battalions of the regiment are as follows - Pre Independence World War I 1939-45 Burma 1942-45 Post Independence Jammu & Kashmir 1947-48 Jammu & Kashmir 1965 Punjab 1965 Punjab 1971 Sindh 1971 East Pakistan 1971 Gallantry awards Pre independence - Victoria Cross (VC) – Lieutenant (later Colonel) Charles James William Grant, 12 Madras Native Infantry, Captain (later Major) Herbert Clogstoun, 19th Madras Native Infantry. Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) - Lieutenant Colonel AT Scott, Lieutenant Colonel Pythian Adams, Major James Archibald Gill Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) – Major Karunakara Menon, Major EG Sollay, Major CJL Maddan, Major M S Hussain, Major TR Subramanian, Captain N Ananthan Nair, Indian Order of Merit (IOM) - Lance Naik Chathu Distinguished Service Order (DSO) – Lieutenant Colonel WR Wenning Military Cross – Lieutenant Colonel CH M Vean, Major RS Norohna (bar to MC), Major CPA Menon, Major Mohinder Singh,