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The 1st Punjab Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army from 1922 to 1947. Upon the Partition of India , it was transferred to the newly-raised Pakistan Army . It ceased to exist in this form in 1956 , when it was amalgamated with the 14th , 15th and 16th Punjab regiments to form the Punjab Regiment , an existing infantry ...
It was designated as the 62nd Punjabis in 1903 and became 1st Battalion 1st Punjab Regiment in 1922. In 1947, it was allocated to the Pakistan Army, where it continues to exist as 1st battalion, Punjab Regiment. It is the senior-most surviving infantry battalion of the British Indian Army. [1]
The 33rd Punjabi Regiment (now with the Pakistan Army) (A Picture of an Officer: A Punjabi Subadar). Men of a Punjab Regiment march out of the jungle near Pyagle, Burma, 1945. 2005 postal stamp on 300 years of 15 Punjab (former 1st Patiala) 2008 postal stamp on 250 years of the 14th Battalion - (former Nabha Akal Infantry) 2010 postal stamp on 16th Battalion - (former 2nd Patiala) The Punjab ...
The 82nd Punjabis was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was raised in 1788, as the 29th Madras Battalion. It was designated as the 82nd Punjabis in 1903 and became the 5th Battalion 1st Punjab Regiment in 1922. In 1947, it was allocated to the Pakistan Army, where it continues to exist as 4th Battalion The Punjab Regiment. [1]
Units of the Regiment of Artillery that have equipment other than weapons are listed below. These units mainly have Surveillance and Target Acquisition (SATA) equipment, Surveillance and target acquisition is a military role assigned to units and/or their equipment.
The regiment was formed on 18 May 1849 as the 1st Regiment of Punjab Infantry by Captain John Coke.It was one of five such regiments raised by Colonel Henry Lawrence, the agent (and brother) of the Governor-General of the Punjab frontier region, John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence, to form the infantry element of the Trans Frontier Brigade.
Punjab Regiment may refer to the following existing units: Punjab Regiment (India) Punjab Regiment (Pakistan) From 1922 to 1947, the British Indian Army included 6 numbered Punjab Regiments: 1st Punjab Regiment; 2nd Punjab Regiment; 8th Punjab Regiment; 14th Punjab Regiment; 15th Punjab Regiment; 16th Punjab Regiment
The Commander-in-Chief of India, Lord Kitchener carried out a reform of the British Indian Army in 1903. These reforms were intended to improve the Army, which had been formed from the separate Bengal, Bombay and Madras presidency armies in 1895 to be replaced by the Bengal, Bombay, Madras and Punjab commands.