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They could trace their origins to 1823, when they were known as the 1st Battalion, 33rd Bengal Native Infantry. [1] Over the years they became known by a number of different titles. The 65th Bengal Native Infantry 1824–1861, the 10th Bengal Native Infantry 1861–1885, the 10th Bengal Infantry 1885–1897, the 10th Jat Bengal Infantry 1897 ...
Nahar Singh, ruler of Ballabgarh estate who fought the British East India Company in the Indian Rebellion of 1857 [33] Nawab Kapur Singh, ruler of Singhpuria Misl [34] Pratap Singh Nabha, last ruler of Nabha State [35] Raja Maldeo, ruler of Sidhmukh State [36] Rajaram of Sinsini, chieftain of Sinsini [37] Ranjit Singh, Emperor of the Sikh ...
The Jat people, also spelt Jaat and Jatt, [1] are a traditionally agricultural community in Northern India and Pakistan. [2] [3] [4] [a] [b] [c] Originally pastoralists in the lower Indus river-valley of Sindh, many Jats migrated north into the Punjab region in late medieval times, and subsequently into the Delhi Territory, northeastern Rajputana, and the western Gangetic Plain in the 17th and ...
The 14th Murray's Jat Lancers, also sometimes known as the Murray's Jat Horse, was a cavalry regiment of the British Indian Army. In 1921 it was renamed as 20th Lancers , and after Partition of India in 1947 it eventually became 20 Lancers (India) as an armoured regiment of the Indian Army . [ 1 ]
The Regiment saw a great deal of fighting with the Jats showing their mettle in North Africa, Ethiopia, Burma, Malaya, Singapore, and Java-Sumatra.A large number of gallantry awards were won including a Victoria Cross (by Jemadar Abdul Hafiz) and two George Crosses (by Islam-ud-Din and Abdul Rahman).
The 1st Chamar Regiment was an infantry regiment formed by the British during World War II. Officially, it was created on 1 March 1943, as the 27th Battalion 2nd Punjab Regiment. It was converted to the 1st Battalion and later disbanded shortly after World War II ended. [57]
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This resulted in renumbering and renaming of the entire cavalry line. The 14th Murray's Jat Lancers and 15th Lancers (Cureton's Multanis) were amalgamated at Sialkot on 21 September 1920 to form 20th Lancers. The new class composition of the regiment was one squadron each of Seraiki, Punjabi Muslims, Jat Sikhs and Hindu Seraiki. The uniform of ...