67th Punjabis
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The 67th Punjabis were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army
. They could trace their origins to 1759, when they were raised as the 8th Battalion Coast Sepoys.
The regiments first action was during the Carnatic Wars
followed by the Third Anglo-Mysore War
.
In 1914, during World War I
the regiment was at first in the 4th (Quetta) Division
which remained in India, on internal security and as a training unit. A second battalion was formed and both were posted overseas and served in the 12th Indian Division
which fought in the Battle of Shaiba
, the Battle of Khafajiya and the Battle of Nasiriya in the Mesopotamia Campaign. The second battalion was also involved in the Mesopotamia campaign with the 14th Indian Division
and fought in the Second Battle of Kut
and the Fall of Baghdad (1917)
. Both battalions then served in the Third Afghan War.
After World War I the Indian government reformed the army moving from single battalion regiments to multi battalion regiments. In 1922, the 67th Punjabis became the 1st and 10th (Training) Battalions, 2nd Punjab Regiment
. After independence they were one of the regiments allocated to the Indian Army
.
British Indian Army
The British Indian Army, officially simply the Indian Army, was the principal army of the British Raj in India before the partition of India in 1947...
. They could trace their origins to 1759, when they were raised as the 8th Battalion Coast Sepoys.
The regiments first action was during the Carnatic Wars
Carnatic Wars
The Carnatic Wars were a series of military conflicts in the middle of the 18th century on the Indian subcontinent...
followed by the Third Anglo-Mysore War
Third Anglo-Mysore War
The Third Anglo-Mysore War was a war in South India between the Sultanate of Mysore and the British East India Company and its allies, including the Mahratta Empire and the Nizam of Hyderabad...
.
In 1914, during World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
the regiment was at first in the 4th (Quetta) Division
4th (Quetta) Division
The 4th Division was an infantry division of the British Indian Army. It was formed by General Kitchener while he was Commander-in-chief of India. During World War I the division remained in India...
which remained in India, on internal security and as a training unit. A second battalion was formed and both were posted overseas and served in the 12th Indian Division
12th Indian Division
For the World War II formation see 12th Indian Infantry DivisionThe 12th Indian Division was formed in March 1915 from units of the British Indian Army. It formed part of the Tigris Corps, for service during the Mesopotamia Campaign of World War I...
which fought in the Battle of Shaiba
Battle of Shaiba
The Battle of Shaiba, 12–14 April 1915 was between British forces and Ottoman forces that were trying to retake the city of Basra from the British.-Background:...
, the Battle of Khafajiya and the Battle of Nasiriya in the Mesopotamia Campaign. The second battalion was also involved in the Mesopotamia campaign with the 14th Indian Division
14th Indian Division
For the World War II formation see 14th Indian Infantry DivisionThe 14th Indian Division was formed during World War I, for service in the Mesopotamia Campaign...
and fought in the Second Battle of Kut
Second Battle of Kut
The Second Battle of Kut was fought on February 23, 1917, between British and Ottoman forces at Kut, Mesopotamia .The battle was part of the British advance to Baghdad begun in December 1916 by a 50,000-man British force organized in two army corps.The British, led by Frederick Stanley Maude,...
and the Fall of Baghdad (1917)
Fall of Baghdad (1917)
The British Indian Army fought the Ottoman Empire in the First World War. On 11 March 1917, after a series of defeats, it captured Baghdad after a two-year campaign.-Arrival of General Sir Frederick Stanley Maude:...
. Both battalions then served in the Third Afghan War.
After World War I the Indian government reformed the army moving from single battalion regiments to multi battalion regiments. In 1922, the 67th Punjabis became the 1st and 10th (Training) Battalions, 2nd Punjab Regiment
2nd Punjab Regiment
The 2nd Punjab Regiment was a British Indian Army regiment from 1922 to the partition of India in 1947.The regiment was formed by the amalgamation of other regiments:*1st Battalion, from the 67th Punjabis, formerly the 7th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry...
. After independence they were one of the regiments allocated to the Indian Army
Indian Army
The Indian Army is the land based branch and the largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. With about 1,100,000 soldiers in active service and about 1,150,000 reserve troops, the Indian Army is the world's largest standing volunteer army...
.
Predecessor names
- 8th Battalion Coast Sepoys - 1759
- 8th Carnatic Battalion - 1769
- 7th Carnatic Battalion - 1770
- 7th Madras Battalion - 1784
- 1st Battalion, 7th Madras Native Infantry - 1796
- 7th Madras Native Infantry - 1824
- 7th Madras Infantry - 1885
- 67th Punjabis - 1903