Bahawalpur Regiment
| 8th Baloch - The Bahawalpur Regiment | |
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| Active | 1952–1956 |
| Country |
 Pakistan
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| Branch |
 Bahawalpur State Forces Pakistan Army
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| Type | Line Infantry |
| Role | Standard Infantry |
| Size | 4 Battalions |
| Regimental Centre | Dera Nawab Sahib |
| Uniform | Rifle green; faced scarlet |
| Engagements |
Second Sikh War 1848 Indian Rebellion of 1857 Second Afghan War 1878-80 First World War 1914-18 (Egypt, Palestine) Third Afghan War 1919 Second World War 1939-45 (Malaya) |
The Bahawalpur Regiment was an infantry regiment of Pakistan Army. The regiment was formed in 1952 from the infantry battalions of the erstwhile Princely State of Bahawalpur, which had acceded to Pakistan in 1947. In 1956, the Bahawalpur Regiment was merged with the Baluch Regiment (now called the Baloch Regiment).
Bahawalpur was a semiautonomous Princely State within British India, lying along the left bank of the River Sutlej in areas now comprising southwestern Punjab. At the time of independence in 1947, it acceded to Pakistan. The two senior battalions of Bahawalpur Regiment trace their origin to 1827, when the Nawab of Bahawalpur first organized his forces. In 1848, Bahawalpur State actively supported the British war effort during the Second Sikh War with 7000 infantry and 2500 cavalry, who were engaged in operations near Multan. During the Great Indian Rebellion of 1857, Bahawalpur State troops aided the British "in quelling mutinies in Oudh, a Bahawalpur contingent of 1000 men occupying Sirsa and maintaining quiet in the district." During the Second Afghan War of 1878-80, “Five hundred men of the State Infantry and 100 sowars were stationed at Dera Ghazi Khan and did useful service in strengthening the frontier posts vacated by regular regiments.” In 1889, Bahawalpur State Forces were accepted as Imperial Service Troops, and a small force of cavalry and infantry was placed at the disposal of the British for use in emergencies. However, in 1901, the force was disbanded and in its place, Bahawalpur raised a camel baggage train with an escort of mounted infantry, called the Bahawalpur Imperial Service Mounted Rifles and Camel Transport Corps, which would go on to become the 1st Bahawalpur Sadiq Battalion in 1924. In 1912, the colour of their uniform was khaki with green facings.
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