1st Brahmans
| 1st Brahmans battalion regiment | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1776 -1931 |
| Country | First World War 1914-18 |
| Commanders | |
| Colonel of the Regiment | Major General LHP de H Larpent |
The 1st Brahmans was an infantry regiment of the
Designations
Over the years the regiment was known by a number of different designations:
- 1776 Nawab Wazir's Brahaman Regiment
- 1777 30th Battalion of Bengal Sepoys
- 1781 23rd Regiment of Bengal Sepoys
- 1784 29th Regiment of Bengal Sepoys
- 1786 29th Bengal Sepoy Battalion
- 1796 2nd Battalion 9th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1824 21st Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1861 1st Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1885 1st Regiment of Bengal Infantry
- 1901 1st Brahman Infantry
- 1903 1st Brahmans
British and Indian officers of the 1st Brahmans, 1912. - 1922 4th Battalion 1st Punjab Regiment
History
East India Company service
While in the service of the East India Company the regiment was awarded
Post First War of Independence 1857
The regiment was the senior-most among the twelve
World War I
In 1914, the regimental centre of the 1st Brahmans was located at
The regiment spent part of World War I in India before being posted to Aden, then under threat from Ottoman forces. A second battalion raised in 1917 saw service in the Persian Gulf.
Post-war service and disbandment
After the war, a major reorganization was undertaken in the Indian Army and the various single-battalion infantry regiments were grouped together to form larger regiments of four to six battalions each. The 1st Brahmans became the 4th Battalion of the 1st Punjab Regiment in 1922. It was disbanded in 1931 due to retrenchment in the Indian Army.[3][6][7]
See also
References
- ISBN 978-1-78150-257-0.
- ISBN 0-947554-02-5
- ^ a b c Barthorp p.15
- ISBN 0-946771-98-7.
- ISBN 978-0-7524-8634-5.
- ^ Qureshi. The First Punjabis.
- ^ Sumner, p.15
Sources
- Barthorp, Michael; Burn, Jeffrey (1979). Indian Infantry Regiments 1860–1914. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 0-85045-307-0.
- Sumner, Ian (2001). The Indian Army 1914–1947. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 1-84176-196-6.
- Qureshi, Maj MI. (1958). The First Punjabis: History of the First Punjab Regiment, 1759-1956. Aldershot: Gale & Polden.