90th Punjabis
| 90th Punjabis | |
|---|---|
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| Active | 1903 - 1922 |
| Country |
 British India
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| Branch |
British Indian Army
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| Type | Infantry |
| Size | 2 Battalions |
| Uniform | Drab; faced blue Red; faced white before 1897 |
| Engagements |
Third Anglo-Maratha War 1817-19 First Anglo-Burmese War 1824-26 Second Anglo-Burmese War 1852-53 Indian Rebellion of 1857 Second Afghan War 1878-80 Third Anglo-Burmese War 1885-87 Pacification of Upper Burma 1890-96 World War I 1914-18 (Mesopotamia) Third Afghan War 1919 |
| Commanders | |
| Colonel of the Regiment |
Lt Gen W Osborn |
The 90th Punjabis were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. The regiment was raised in 1799 as a battalion of Madras Native Infantry. It was designated as the 90th Punjabis in 1903 and became 2nd Battalion 8th Punjab Regiment in 1922. In 1947, it was allocated to Pakistan Army, where it continues to exist as 2nd Battalion of The Baloch Regiment.
The battalion was raised in 1799 at Masulipatam as the Masulipatam Battalion by Captain TK Crewe and was known as Crewe ki Paltan (Crewe's Battalion). In 1800, it was designated as the 2nd Battalion 15th Regiment, and in 1824, as the 30th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry. The battalion was composed mostly of Muslims, Tamils and Telugus of South India. In 1817-19, it took part in the Third Anglo-Maratha War, and in 1824, it was dispatched to Burma, where it fought in the First Anglo-Burmese War. It returned to Burma in 1852 to participate in the Second Anglo-Burmese War. During the Great Indian Rebellion of 1857, it operated in Central India. The regiment also served in the Second Afghan War of 1878-80 and the Third Anglo-Burmese War of 1885-87.
In 1892, the 30th Madras Infantry was reconstituted with Punjabi Muslims, Sikhs, Rajputs & Brahmins, and permanently based in Burma. Its new designation was 30th Regiment (5th Burma Battalion) of Madras Infantry. In 1901, its title was changed to 30th Burma Infantry. The Burma Battalions were special units raised to police the new territories acquired in the Third Anglo-Burmese War and pacify the rebellious hill tribes inhabiting the frontier regions of Burma. Between 1892 and 1894, the regiment operated in the Chin Hills against recalcitrant hill tribes.
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