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The Jat Regiment is an infantry regiment of the Indian Army, of which it is one of the longest-serving and most decorated regiments. [2] The regiment has won 19 Battle Honours between 1839 and 1947, [3] and post-independence it has won Five Battle Honours, including 3 Ashok Chakra, 2 Victoria Cross, 2 George Cross, 13 Kirti Chakra, 8 Mahavir Chakra, 3 Military Medal, 53 Shaurya Chakras, 39 Vir ...
In the Regiment of Artillery the battalion-sized units are referred to as regiments, a point of confusion on occasion. These units are equipped and named based on their type of equipment. There are two types of units. The majority are regiments that have weapons as their equipment, such as missiles, rockets, field guns, medium guns or mortars.
The Indian Army has four types of regiments based on class composition [7] [8] - Single Class- These regiments have troops from a single class, e.g. Dogra Regiment. This group also includes three scout units (highlighted in green), which are affiliated with an existing regiment. These units includes recruits only from a small geographical area ...
9th Jat Regiment: Renamed The Jat Regiment in 1945. Allotted to India in 1947. 1st (Royal) Battalion: Formed by renaming 1st Battalion, 6th Jat Light Infantry. 2nd (Mooltan) Battalion: Late 119th Infantry (The Mooltan Regiment). Disbanded in 1942. 3rd Battalion: Late 10th Jats. 4th Battalion: Late 18th Infantry. Became 10th (Training) Battalion.
Many parts of Northern regions of the Indian subcontinent were ruled as sovereign or princely states by various clans consisting of Jats. [ 1 ] Statue of Maharaja Suraj Mal founder of the Bharatpur State Portrait of Maharaja Ranjit Singh founder of the Sikh Empire
The Jat Regiment traces its lineage back to 1795, to an East India Company unit known as the Calcutta Native Militia which, after a series of name changes, became the 18th regiment of Bengal Native Infantry in 1861. The Jat Regiment also traces its lineage to the pre-1857 43rd and 65th regiments of Bengal Native Infantry.
After World War I the Indian Government reformed the army moving from single battalion regiments to multi battalion regiments. [1] The 6th Jat Light Infantry became the new 1st Battalion, 9th Jat Regiment. After India gained independence they were one of the regiments allocated to the Indian Army.
2nd Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment November 1940 to August 1945; 3rd Battalion, 18th Royal Garhwal Rifles April to May 1941; 28th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery October 1941 to March 1942; 3rd Battalion, 9th Jat Regiment May 1942 to December 1944; 4th Battalion, 10th Baluch Regiment June 1942; 3rd Battalion, 14th Punjab Regiment July 1942 ...