92nd Punjabis
| 92nd 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 | 1 Battalion |
| Uniform | Red; faced yellow in 1882 Blue; faced scarlet in 1892 Drab; faced white 1897 |
| Engagements |
Second Poligar War 1801 Travancore War 1808-09 First Anglo-Burmese War 1824-26 Coorg War 1834 Indian Rebellion of 1857 Upper Burma 1890-96 Manipur Expedition 1891 First World War 1914-18 (Egypt, Palestine, Mesopotamia) |
| Commanders | |
| Colonel-in-Chief | Edward, The Prince of Wales. |
| Colonel of the Regiment | Maj Gen ES Hastings, CB, DSO. |
The 92nd Punjabis were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. The regiment was raised in 1800 as a battalion of Madras Native Infantry. It was designated as the 92nd Punjabis in 1903 and became 4th Battalion (Prince of Wales's Own) 8th Punjab Regiment in 1922. In 1947, it was allocated to Pakistan Army, where it continues to exist as 4th Battalion of The Baloch Regiment.
The regiment was raised on 1 January 1800 at Madura as the 2nd Battalion 16th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry by Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Dyce and was known as Dyce ki Paltan (Dyce's Battalion). It was composed mostly of Muslims, Tamils and Telugus. In 1801, it took part in suppressing a rebellion of the Poligars (local feudal chieftains) of Madura and Tinnevelly in South India. In 1809, it took part in the Travancore War and in 1824, it participated in the First Anglo-Burmese War. The same year, it was redesignated as the 32nd Regiment of Madras Native Infantry. During the Great Indian Rebellion of 1857, it operated in Central India.
In 1890, the 32nd Madras Infantry was reconstituted with Punjabi Muslims and Sikhs, and permanently based in Burma. Its designation was changed to 4th Regiment of Burma Infantry, and in 1891, to 32nd Regiment (4th Burma Battalion) of Madras Infantry. In 1901, its title was changed to 32nd 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. In 1890 and 1894, the regiment operated in the Shan States, where it repulsed an incursion by the French. In 1891, it operated in the Chin Hills against recalcitrant hill tribes.
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