27th Punjabis
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The 27th Punjabis were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was raised in 1857, as the 19th Regiment of Punjab Infantry. It was designated as the 27th Punjabis in 1903 and became 3rd Battalion 15th Punjab Regiment in 1922. In 1947, it was allocated to the Pakistan Army, where it continues to exist as 11th Battalion The Punjab Regiment.[1] (AL BATTAR) (البَتَّار)
Early history
The regiment was raised during the upheaval of the
Dervish State.[1]
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Subsequent to the
reforms brought about in the Indian Army by Lord Kitchener in 1903, the regiment's designation was changed to 27th Punjabis.[3]
During the
North West Frontier of India, Egypt, France and Mesopotamia. The regiment raised a second battalion in 1918, which was disbanded after the war.[1]
Subsequent history
In 1921–22, a major reorganization was undertaken in the British Indian Army leading to the formation of large infantry groups of four to six battalions. Among these was the 15th Punjab Regiment, formed by grouping the 27th Punjabis with the
1971, it served in the Shakargarh Sector.[1]
Genealogy
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- 1857 Regiment of Rawalpindi
- 1857 19th Regiment of Punjab Infantry
- 1861 31st Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1861 27th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1864 27th (Punjab) Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1885 27th (Punjab) Regiment of Bengal Infantry
- 1901 27th Punjab Infantry
- 1903 27th Punjabis
- 1918 1st Battalion 27th Punjabis
- 1922 3rd Battalion 15th Punjab Regiment
- 1956 11th Battalion The Punjab Regiment
References
- ^ a b c d Rizvi, Brig SHA. (1984). Veteran Campaigners – A History of the Punjab Regiment 1759–1981. Lahore: Wajidalis.
- ^ Omar, Mohamed (2001). The Scramble in the Horn of Africa. p. 402.
This letter is sent by all the Dervishes, the Amir, and all the Dolbahanta to the Ruler of Berbera ... We are a Government, we have a Sultan, an Amir, and Chiefs, and subjects ... (reply) In his last letter the Mullah pretends to speak in the name of the Dervishes, their Amir (himself), and the Dolbahanta tribes. This letter shows his object is to establish himself as the Ruler of the Dolbahanta
- ^ a b Gaylor, John (1991). Sons of John Company: The Indian and Pakistan Armies 1903–91. Stroud: Spellmount.
Further reading
- Rizvi, Brig SHA. (1984). Veteran Campaigners – A History of the Punjab Regiment 1759–1981. Lahore: Wajidalis.
- Cardew, Lt FG. (1903). A Sketch of the Services of the Bengal Native Army to the Year 1895. Calcutta: Military Department.
- Gaylor, John (1991). Sons of John Company: The Indian and Pakistan Armies 1903–91. Stroud: Spellmount. ISBN 978-0-946771-98-1.
- Barthorp, Michael; Burn, Jeffrey (1979). Indian Infantry Regiments 1860–1914. London: Osprey. ISBN 0-85045-307-0.
- Sumner, Ian (2001). The Indian Army 1914–1947. London: Osprey. ISBN 1-84176-196-6.
See also