A List of Indian Native Regiments
The following is a list of the Indian Native Regiments from the ranks of which the 70,000 now fighting at the front are drawn:—
Indian Cavalry
Governor-General’s Body-Guard.
Battle Honours.—“Java,” “Ava,” “Maharajpore,” “Moodkee,” “Ferozeshah,” “Aliwal,” “Sobraon,” “Seetabuldee.”
Uniform.—Scarlet, facings blue.
1st Duke of York’s Own Lancers. (Skinner’s Horse.)
Battle Honours.—“Bhurtpore,” “Kandahar 1842,” “Afghanistan 1879/80,” “Pekin 1900.”
Uniform.—Yellow, facings black velvet.
Colonel-in-Chief—The King.
2nd Lancers. (Gardner’s Horse.)
Battle Honours.—“Arracan,” “Sobraon,” “Punjab,” “Egypt 1882,” “Tel-el-Kebir.”
Uniform.—Blue, facings light blue.
3rd Skinner’s Horse.
Battle Honours.—“Afghanistan,” “Ghuznee 1839,” “Maharajpore,” “Khelat,” “Moodkee,” “Ferozeshah,” “Aliwal,” “Kandahar 1880,” “Afghanistan 1879/80,” “Punjab Frontier.”
Uniform.—Blue, facings yellow.
4th Cavalry.
Battle Honour.—“Afghanistan 1879/80.”
Uniform.—Scarlet, facings blue.
5th Cavalry.
Battle Honours.—“Punjab,” “Mooltan,” “Afghanistan 1879/80.”
Uniform.—Scarlet, facings blue.
6th King Edward’s Own Cavalry.
Badges.—The Plume of the Prince of Wales and the Royal and Imperial Cypher of King Edward VII.
Battle Honours.—“Punniar,” “Moodkee,” “Ferozeshah,” “Sobraon,” “Egypt 1882,” “Tel-el-Kebir,” “Punjab Frontier.”
Uniform.—Blue, facings scarlet.
Colonel-in-Chief—The King.
7th Hariana Lancers.
Battle Honours.—“Punjab,” “Burma 1885/87.”
Uniform.—Scarlet, facings blue.
8th Cavalry.
Battle Honour.—“Afghanistan 1878/80.”
Uniform.—Blue, facings scarlet.
9th Hodson’s Horse.
Battle Honours.—“Delhi,” “Lucknow,” “Suakin 1885,” “Chitral,” “Punjab Frontier.”
Uniform.—Blue, facings white.
10th Duke of Cambridge’s Own Lancers. (Hodson’s Horse.)
Battle Honours.—“Delhi,” “Lucknow,” “Abyssinia,” “Afghanistan 1878/80.”
Uniform.—Blue, facings scarlet.
11th King Edward’s Own Lancers. (Probyn’s Horse.)
Badges.—The Plume of the Prince of Wales and the Royal and Imperial Cypher of King Edward VII.
Battle Honours.—“Lucknow,” “Taku Forts,” “Pekin,” “Ali Masjid,” “Afghanistan 1878/79,” “Chitral,” “Punjab Frontier,” “Malakand.”
Uniform.—Blue, facings scarlet.
Colonel-in-Chief—The King.
12th Cavalry.
Battle Honours.—“Abyssinia,” “Peiwar Kotal,” “Charasiah,” “Kabul 1879,” “Afghanistan 1878/80.”
Uniform.—Blue, facings blue.
13th Duke of Connaught’s Lancers. (Watson’s Horse.)
Battle Honours.—“Afghanistan 1878/80,” “Egypt 1882,” “Tel-el-Kebir,” “Punjab Frontier.”
Uniform.—Blue, facings scarlet, lace silver.
14th Murray’s Jat Lancers.
Battle Honours.—“Charasiah,” “Kabul 1879,” “Afghanistan 1878/80.”
Uniform.—Blue, facings scarlet, pugri scarlet.
15th Lancers. (Cureton’s Multanis.)
Battle Honour.—“Afghanistan 1878/80.”
Uniform.—Blue, facings scarlet.
16th Cavalry.
Battle Honour.—“China 1900.”
Uniform.—Blue, facings blue.
17th Cavalry.
Battle Honour.—“Afghanistan 1879/80.”
Uniform.—Blue, facings white.
18th King George’s Own Lancers.
Badges.—The Plume of the Prince of Wales and the Royal and Imperial Cypher.
Battle Honours.—“Afghanistan 1879/80,” “Punjab Frontier,” “Tirah.”
Uniform.—Scarlet, facings white.
19th Lancers. (Fane’s Horse.)
Battle Honours.—“Taku Forts,” “Pekin,” “Ahmad Khel,” “Afghanistan 1878/80.”
Uniform.—Blue, facings French grey, lace silver.
20th Deccan Horse.
Battle Honour.—“Central India.”
Uniform.—Rifle green, facings white.
21st Prince Albert Victor’s Own Cavalry. (Frontier Force.) (Daly’s Horse.)
Battle Honours.—“Delhi,” “Lucknow,” “Ahmad Khel,” “Afghanistan 1878/80.”
Uniform.—Blue, facings scarlet.
22nd Sam Browne’s Cavalry. (Frontier Force.)
Battle Honours.—“Delhi,” “Lucknow,” “Ahmad Khel,” “Afghanistan 1878/80.”
Uniform.—Scarlet, facings blue.
23rd Cavalry. (Frontier Force.)
Battle Honours.—“Kandahar 1880,” “Afghanistan 1879/80.”
Uniform.—Blue, facings scarlet.
25th Cavalry. (Frontier Force.)
Battle Honours.—“Delhi,” “Lucknow,” “Charasiah,” “Kabul 1879,” “Afghanistan 1878/80.”
Uniform.—Dark green, facings scarlet, pugri scarlet.
26th King George’s Own Light Cavalry.
Badges.—The Plume of the Prince of Wales and the Royal and Imperial Cypher.
Battle Honours.—“Mysore,” “Seringapatam,” “Ava,” “Afghanistan 1879/80,” “Burma 1885/87.”
Uniform.—French grey, facings buff, lace silver.
27th Light Cavalry.
Battle Honours.—“Carnatic,” “Sholinghur,” “Mysore,” “Seringapatam,” “Burma 1885/87.”
Uniform.—French grey, facings buff, lace silver.
28th Light Cavalry.
Battle Honours.—“Mysore,” “Seringapatam,” “Maheidpoor.”
Uniform.—French grey, facings buff, lace silver.
29th Lancers. (Deccan Horse.)
Uniform.—Rifle green, facings white.
30th Lancers. (Gordon’s Horse.)
Battle Honour.—“Central India.”
Uniform.—Rifle green, facings white.
31st Duke of Connaught’s Own Lancers.
Battle Honours.—“Afghanistan,” “Ghuznee 1839,” “Punjab,” “Mooltan,” “Central India,” “Burma 1885/87.”
Uniform.—Blue, facings scarlet.
32nd Lancers.
Battle Honours.—“Central India,” “Afghanistan 1879/80.”
Uniform.—Blue, facings white.
33rd Queen Victoria’s Own Light Cavalry.
Badge.—The Royal and Imperial Cypher of Queen Victoria within the Garter.
Battle Honours.—“Ghuznee 1842,” “Kabul 1842,” “Hyderabad,” “Persia,” “Reshire,” “Bushire,” “Koosh-ab,” “Central India,” “Abyssinia,” “Kandahar 1880,” “Afghanistan 1879/80,” “China 1900.”
Uniform.—Blue, facings scarlet.
34th Prince Albert Victor’s Own Poona Horse.
Battle Honours.—“Corygaum,” “Ghuznee 1839,” “Afghanistan,” “Kandahar 1842,” “Meeanee,” “Hyderabad,” “Persia,” “Reshire,” “Koosh-ab,” “Bushire,” “Kandahar 1880,” “Afghanistan 1879/80.”
Uniform.—Blue, facings French grey.
35th Scinde Horse.
Battle Honours.—“Cutchee,” “Meeanee,” “Hyderabad,” “Punjab,” “Mooltan,” “Goojerat,” “Persia,” “Central India,” “Afghanistan 1878/79.”
Uniform.—Blue, facings white.
36th Jacob’s Horse.
Battle Honours.—“Cutchee,” “Meeanee,” “Hyderabad,” “Punjab,” “Mooltan,” “Goojerat,” “Afghanistan 1879/80.”
Uniform.—Blue, facings primrose.
37th Lancers. (Baluch Horse.)
Uniform.—Khaki serge, facings buff.
38th King George’s Own Central India Horse.
Badges.—The Plume of the Prince of Wales and the Royal and Imperial Cypher.
Battle Honours.—“Kandahar 1880,” “Afghanistan 1879/80,” “Punjab Frontier.”
Uniform.—Drab, facings maroon.
39th King George’s Own Central India Horse.
Badges.—The Plume of the Prince of Wales and the Royal and Imperial Cypher.
Battle Honours.—“Kandahar 1880,” “Afghanistan 1879/80,” “Punjab Frontier.”
Uniform.—Drab, facings maroon.
Colonel-in-Chief—The King.
Cavalry and Infantry
Queen Victoria’s Own Corps of Guides (Frontier Force—Lumsden’s).
Badge.—The Cypher of Queen Victoria within the Garter.
Battle Honours.—“Punjab,” “Mooltan,” “Goojerat,” “Delhi,” “Ali Masjid,” “Kabul 1879,” “Afghanistan 1878/80,” “Chitral,” “Punjab Frontier,” “Malakand.”
Uniform.—Drab, facings red velvet, scarlet (cloth) for the ranks.
19th Punjabis. Raised 1857.
4 companies Sikhs, 2 companies Punjabi Mussalmans, 2 companies Pathans.
Battle Honours.—“Ahmad Khel,” “Afghanistan ’78/80.”
Uniform.—Scarlet, facings blue.
20th Duke of Cambridge’s Own Infantry (“Brownlow’s Punjabis”).
4 companies Pathans, 2 companies Sikhs, 2 companies Dogras.
Battle Honours.—“Taku Forts,” “Pekin,” “Ali Masjid,” “Afghanistan ’78/80,” “Egypt ’82,” “Tel-el-Kebir,” “Punjab Frontier,” “China.”
Uniform.—Drab, facings emerald green.
21st Punjabis. Raised 1857.
3 companies Pathans, 1 company Punjabi Mussalmans, 3 companies Sikhs, 1 company Dogras.
Battle Honours.—“Abyssinia,” “Afghanistan ’78/80.”
Uniform.—Drab, facings scarlet.
22nd Punjabis. Raised 1857.
4 companies Sikhs, 3 companies Punjabi Mussalmans, 1 company Pathans.
Battle Honours.—“China ’60/62,” “Afghanistan ’79/80,” “Punjab Frontier.”
Uniform.—Scarlet, facings blue.
23rd Sikh Pioneers. Raised 1857.
8 companies Mazhbi Sikhs.
Battle Honours.—“Taku Forts,” “Pekin,” “Peiwar Kotal,” “Charasiah,” “Kabul ’79,” “Kandahar ’80,” “Afghanistan ’78/80,” “Chitral.”
Uniform.—Drab, facings chocolate.
24th Punjabis. Raised 1857.
4 companies Sikhs, 1 company Dogras, 1 company Punjabi Mussalmans, 2 companies Afridis.
Battle Honours.—“Kandahar ’80,” “Afghanistan ’78/80,” “Punjab Frontier,” “Malakand,” “Pekin 1900.”
Uniform.—Scarlet, facings white.
25th Punjabis. Raised 1857.
3 companies Sikhs, 2 companies Dogras, 2 companies Punjabi Mussalmans, 1 company Pathans.
Battle Honours.—“Ahmad Khel,” “Kandahar ’80,” “Afghanistan ’78/80,” “Chitral.”
Uniform.—Scarlet, facings white.
26th Punjabis. Raised 1857.
4 companies Sikhs, 2 companies Afridis, 2 companies Mussalmans.
Battle Honours.—“Afghanistan ’78/80,” “Burma ’85/87.”
Uniform.—Drab, facings scarlet.
27th Punjabis. Raised 1857.
3 companies Sikhs, 1 company Dogras, 2 companies Punjabi Mussalmans, 2 companies Pathans.
Battle Honours.—“China ’60/62,” “Ali Masjid,” “Afghanistan ’78/80,” “Burma ’85/87.”
Uniform.—Drab, facings scarlet.
28th Punjabis. Raised 1857.
3 companies Sikhs, 1 company Dogras, 3 companies Pathans, 1 company Punjabi Mussalmans.
Battle Honours.—“Charasiah,” “Kabul ’79,” “Afghanistan ’78/80.”
Uniform.—Scarlet, facings emerald green.
29th Panjabis. Raised 1857.
4 companies Sikhs, 2 companies Dogras, 2 companies Punjabi Mussalmans.
Battle Honours.—“Peiwar Kotal,” “Afghanistan ’78/80,” “Chitral.”
Uniform.—Scarlet, facings blue.
30th Panjabis. Raised 1857.
4 companies Sikhs, 2 companies Dogras, 2 companies Punjabi Mussalmans.
Battle Honours.—“Afghanistan ’79/80,” “Chitral,” “Punjab Frontier,” “Tirah.”
Uniform.—Scarlet, facings white.
31st Punjabis. Raised 1857.
4 companies Sikhs, 2 companies Dogras, 2 companies Punjabi Mussalmans.
Battle Honours.—“Afghanistan ’78/80,” “Punjab Frontier,” “Malakand.”
Uniform.—Scarlet, facings white.
32nd Sikh Pioneers. Raised 1857.
8 companies Mazhbi Sikhs.
Battle Honours.—“Delhi,” “Lucknow,” “Afghanistan ’78/80,” “Chitral.”
Uniform.—Scarlet, facings white.
33rd Punjabis. Raised 1857.
4 companies Punjabi Mussalmans, 2 companies Pathans, 2 companies Sikhs.
Battle Honour.—“Burma ’85/87.”
Uniform.—Drab, facings emerald green.
34th Sikh Pioneers. Raised 1858, disbanded 1887, but recently re-formed.
8 companies Mazhbi Sikhs.
Battle Honours.—“Chitral,” “Punjab Frontier,” “China 1900.”
Uniform.—Scarlet, facings blue.
35th Sikhs. Raised 1798, disbanded 1882, re-formed 1887.
8 companies Sikhs.
Battle Honours.—“Punjab Frontier,” “Malakand.”
Uniform.—Scarlet, facings yellow.
36th Sikhs. Raised 1858, disbanded 1882, re-formed 1887.
8 companies Sikhs.
Battle Honours.—“Punjab Frontier,” “Samana,” “Tirah.”
Uniform.—Scarlet, facings yellow.
45th Rattray’s Sikhs. Raised 1856, added to Bengal Army 1864.
8 companies Sikhs.
Battle Honours.—“Defence of Arrah,” “Behar,” “Ali Masjid,” “Afghanistan ’78/80,” “Punjab Frontier,” “Malakand.”
Uniform.—Scarlet, facings white.
46th Punjabis. Raised 1900.
4 companies Punjabi Mussalmans, 1 company Afridis, 1 company Orakzais, 2 companies Lobana Sikhs.
Uniform.—Drab, facings emerald green.
47th Sikhs. Raised 1901.
8 companies Sikhs.
Uniform.—Scarlet, facings yellow.
48th Pioneers. Raised 1901.
4 companies Lobana Sikhs, 4 companies Jats.
Uniform.—Scarlet, facings black.
51st Sikhs (Frontier Force). Raised 1846.
4 companies Sikhs, 2 companies Punjabi Mussalmans.
Battle Honours.—“Punjab,” “Ali Masjid,” “Afghanistan ’78/79,” “Pekin 1900.”
Uniform.—Drab, facings yellow.
52nd Sikhs (Frontier Force). Raised 1846.
3 companies Dogras, 2 companies Sikhs, 2 companies Punjabi Mussalmans, 1 company Pathans.
Battle Honours.—“Punjab,” “Ahmad Khel,” “Kandahar ’80,” “Afghanistan ’78/80.”
Uniform.—Drab, facings scarlet.
53rd Sikhs (Frontier Force). Raised 1847.
4 companies Sikhs, 1 company Dogras, 2 companies Khattaks, 1 company Punjabi Mussalmans.
Battle Honours.—“Kabul ’79,” “Kandahar ’80,” “Afghanistan ’79/80,” “Punjab Frontier,” “Tirah.”
Uniform.—Drab, facings black.
54th Sikhs (Frontier Force). Raised 1847.
4 companies Sikhs, 1 company Dogras, 2 companies Punjabi Mussalmans, 1 company Pathans.
Battle Honours.—“Pegu,” “Delhi,” “Chitral.”
Uniform.—Drab, facings emerald green.
56th Punjabi Rifles (Frontier Force). Raised 1849.
3 companies Sikhs, 1 company Dogras, 2 companies Punjabi Mussalmans, 2 companies Khattaks.
Battle Honours.—“Delhi,” “Lucknow,” “Peiwar Kotal,” “Afghanistan ’78/79,” “Punjab Frontier,” “Tirah.”
Uniform.—Drab, facings black.
62nd Punjabis. Raised at Madras 1759.
4 companies Punjabi Mussalmans, 2 companies Sikhs, 2 companies Rajputs.
Battle Honours.—“Carnatic,” “Mysore,” “Assaye,” “Nagpore,” “China.”
Uniform.—Scarlet, facings emerald green.
66th Punjabis. Raised at Trichinopoly 1761.
4 companies Punjabi Mussalmans, 2 companies Sikhs, 2 companies Rajputs.
Battle Honours.—“Carnatic,” “Sholinghur,” “Mysore,” “Seringapatam,” “Bourbon,” “China.”
Uniform.—Scarlet, facings emerald green.
67th Punjabis. Raised at Trichinopoly 1761.
4 companies Punjabi Mussalmans, 2 companies Sikhs, 2 companies Punjabi Hindus.
Battle Honours.—“Carnatic,” “Mysore,” “Ava.”
Uniform.—Scarlet, facings emerald green.
69th Punjabis. Raised at Madras 1765.
4 companies Punjabi Mussalmans, 2 companies Sikhs, 2 companies Punjabi Hindus.
Battle Honours.—“Carnatic,” “Sholinghur,” “Mysore,” “Ava,” “Pegu.”
Uniform.—Scarlet, facings emerald green.
72nd Punjabis. Raised at Cuddalose 1767.
4 companies Sikhs, 2 companies Punjabi Mussalmans, 2 companies Pathans.
Battle Honours.—“Carnatic,” “Sholinghur,” “Ava,” “Burma ’85/87.”
Uniform.—Drab serge, lacings white.
74th Punjabis. Raised at Vallose 1776.
4 companies Punjabi Mussalmans, 2 companies Sikhs, 2 companies Punjabi Hindus.
Battle Honours.—“Carnatic,” “Sholinghur,” “Mysore,” “Maheidpoor,” “China,” “Burma ’85/87”
Uniform.—Scarlet, facings emerald green.
76th Punjabis. Raised at Trichinopoly 1776.
4 companies Punjabi Mussalmans, 2 companies Sikhs, 2 companies Hindu Jats.
Battle Honours.—“Carnatic,” “Sholinghur,” “Mysore,” “Seringapatam,” “Ava,” “Burma ’85/87.”
Uniform.—Scarlet, facings emerald green.
82nd Punjabis. Raised at Ellore 1788.
2 companies Punjabi Mussalmans, 2 companies Jat Sikhs, 2 companies Hindu Jats.
Battle Honours.—“Mysore,” “Seringapatam,” “Ava.”
Uniform.—Scarlet, facings emerald green.
84th Punjabis. Raised at Vellore 1794.
4 companies Punjabi Mussalmans, 2 companies Jat Sikhs, 2 companies Rajputs.
Battle Honours.—“Seringapatam,” “Assaye,” “Bourbon.”
Uniform.—Scarlet, facings emerald green.
87th Punjabis. Raised at Trichinopoly 1798.
4 companies Punjabi Mussalmans, 2 companies Jat Sikhs, 2 companies Hindu Jats.
Battle Honours.—“Maheidpoor,” “Lucknow,” “Burma ’85/87.”
Uniform.—Scarlet, facings emerald green.
89th Punjabis. Raised at Masulipatam 1798.
3 companies Sikhs, 3 companies Punjabi Mussalmans, 1 company Brahmans, 1 company Rajputs.
Uniform.—Drab serge, facings blue.
90th Punjabis. Raised at Masulipatam 1799.
4 companies Sikhs, 2 companies Punjabi Mussalmans, 1 company Brahmans, 1 company Rajputs.
Battle Honours.—“Ava,” “Afghanistan ’78/80,” “Burma ’85/87.”
Uniform.—Drab serge, facings black.
91st Punjabis (Light Infantry). Raised at Trichinopoly 1800.
3 companies Punjabi Mussalmans, 2 companies Sikhs, 2 companies Dogras, 1 company Hindustani Mussalmans.
Battle Honours.—“Maheidpoor,” “China 1900.”
Uniform.—Drab, facings cherry.
92nd Punjabis. Raised at Madras 1800.
4 companies Sikhs, 4 companies Punjabi Mussalmans.
Battle Honour.—“Ava.”
Uniform.—Drab serge, facings white.
[For the Gurkha Regiments and others not mentioned in this list the reader is referred to earlier chapters.]
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