Hazara Mountain Battery
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Chronology
- 1851 raised as the Hazara Mountain Train at Haripur from Hazara gunners that were trained by Major Abbot to defend the Hazara District
- 1858 became part of the Punjab Irregular Force
- 1865 became the Hazara Mountain Battery
- 1876 became No 4 (Hazara) Punjab Mountain Battery
- 1903 became the 24th Hazara Mountain Battery (Frontier Force)
- 1920 became the 24th Hazara Pack Battery (Frontier Force)
- 1921 became the 104th (Hazara) Pack Battery
- 1922 became the 104th (Hazara) Pack Battery (Frontier Force)
- 1924 became part of the Royal Regiment of Artillery as the 104th (Hazara) Pack Battery R.A. (F.F.)
- 1927 became the 4th (Hazara) Indian Mountain Battery, R.A. (F.F.)
- 1928 became the 4th (Hazara) Mountain Battery, R.A. (F.F.)
- 1939 became the 4th Hazara Mountain Battery F.F.
- 1947 allocated to India
- Till Date Part of The Indian Army, 56 Field Regiment (JITRA) as P Battery. Still retains the Piffer Colors and lots of history carefully secured
External Links
- 4th Hazara Mountain Battery 4hazara.com
- 24th Hazara Mountain Battery (Frontier Force) Wikipedia
- Indian Mountain Artillery www.king-emperor.com, now archived.
Historical books online
- Historical Record Of No 4 (Hazara) Mountain Battery Punjab Frontier Force [by W. J. Honner] 1888. Archive.org, mirror from Digital Library of India.
