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Known as '''1st Brahmans'''
Known as '''1st Brahmans'''
== Chronology ==
== Chronology ==
*'''1776''' raised as the Nawab Wazir's Regiment
''In the [[Indian Mutiny]] the [[21st Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry]] did not rebel and, in the ensuing disbandment of the [[Bengal Army]] regiments, it became the most senior.''
*'''1777''' became the 30th Battalion, Bengal Native Infantry
 
*'''1857''' became the 21st Bengal Native Infantry
*'''1861''' became the 1st Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*'''1861''' became the 1st Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*'''1901''' became the 1st Brahman Infantry
*'''1901''' became the 1st Brahman Infantry
*'''1903''' became the 1st Brahmans
*'''1903''' became the 1st Brahmans
*'''1922''' 4th/1st Punjab Regiment
*'''1922''' united with [[62nd Punjabis]], [[66th Punjabis]], [[76th Punjab Regiment|76th Punjabis]], [[82nd Punjab Regiment|82nd Punjabis]], and [[84th Punjab Regiment|84th Punjabis]] and became 4th/[[1st Punjab Regiment]]
*'''1931''' disbanded
*'''1931''' disbanded


== External Links ==
==British Library holdings==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nawab_of_Oudh Nawab Wazir of Awadh] Wikipedia<br>[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/1stbrahmans.htm 1st Brahmans] British Empire website
Regimental history:  ''The First Punjabis - History of the First Punjab Regiment 1759 - 1956'' by Major Mohammed Ibrahim Qureshi, published 1958.<ref> For more details see Chidley, Ann
[https://lists.rootsweb.com/hyperkitty/list/india.rootsweb.com/thread/1316525/ The First Punjab Regiment] ''Rootsweb India Mailing List'' 23 August 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2019.</ref>
 
== External links ==
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20060528193630/www.regiments.org/regiments/southasia/inf/1903-001.htm 1st Brahmans] www.regiments.org<br>
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nawab_of_Oudh Nawab Wazir of Awadh] Wikipedia<br>
*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/1stbrahmans.htm 1st Brahmans] British Empire website
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Brahmans 1st Brahmans] Wikipedia
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Punjab_Regiment 1st Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160810041744/http://defencejournal.com/jun99/1st-punjab.htm  1st Punjab Regiment] defencejournal.com Karachi probably June 1999, now archived.
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140502032950/http://orbat.com/site/history/open1/pakistan_punjabregt.html  Pakistan: The Punjab Regiment to 1957] by Babur Mahmood September 1, 2002  orbat.com, now archived.
*[https://shapingoursorrow.cwgc.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/1294_1.jpg Headstone carving for 1st Brahmans]  used by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission for First World War deaths. Possibly based on the regimental badge. From a CWGC webpage [https://shapingoursorrow.cwgc.org/bargaining/international-differences/ "International differences"] shapingoursorrow.cwgc.org
 
== References ==
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[[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]]
[[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]]

Latest revision as of 11:28, 31 March 2020

1st and 3rd Brahman Infantry

Known as 1st Brahmans

Chronology

In the Indian Mutiny the 21st Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry did not rebel and, in the ensuing disbandment of the Bengal Army regiments, it became the most senior.

British Library holdings

Regimental history: The First Punjabis - History of the First Punjab Regiment 1759 - 1956 by Major Mohammed Ibrahim Qureshi, published 1958.[1]

External links

References

  1. ↑ For more details see Chidley, Ann The First Punjab Regiment Rootsweb India Mailing List 23 August 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2019.

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