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==Regimental Histories==*''A Legendary Force, 1st Patiala : 300 years of 15 Punjab (Patiala)'' by Anil Shorey. Published New Delhi c 2005 Available at the [[British Library]]. :This regiment was the first battalion of the state forces of the Maharaja of Patiala, formed in 1705. In May 1900, the battalion was re-designated as First Patiala Imperial Service Infantry (Rajindra Sikh). == External Links links ==
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They were formed in 1885 under the pretext of supporting India against the threat of Russian invasion. The IST were supplied and largely trained by officers of the Indian Army and were expanded and elected to fight alongside the [[British Army]] or the Indian Army, during the two world wars. In 1920, they were renamed the [[Indian States Forces]].
==Histories and other publications==
*Catalogue entry for British Library [https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/browse/r/h/8b43286c-e4aa-4aa0-b9c5-491edfd0656e IOR/L/MIL/17/6 Military Department Library: Indian States Forces 1884-1946] includes Imperial Service Troops/Indian States Forces Army List 1915-1946
*''The Maharajas' Paltans : a History of the Indian State Forces, 1888-1948'' by Richard Head and Tony McClenaghan. 2 volumes (1081 pages) New Delhi United Service Institution of India, Manohar Publishers & Distributors. Available at Newcastle University Library, England.
*''For the Honour of My House: The Contribution of the Indian Princely States to the First World War'' by Tony McClenaghan.
*''A Legendary Force, 1st Patiala : 300 years of 15 Punjab (Patiala)'' by Anil Shorey. Published New Delhi c 2005 Available at the [[British Library]] UIN: BLL01013248347 .
:This regiment was the first battalion of the state forces of the Maharaja of Patiala, formed in 1705. In May 1900, the battalion was re-designated as First Patiala Imperial Service Infantry (Rajindra Sikh).
==First World War==
*Jodhpur Sardar Rissala. Title Change to Jodhpur Lancers – 1943. Indian Government Service 8 January 1940 - August 1945. Embarked for Persia in Persia March 1944 and served there until the end of the war.<ref> dryan67 [Ryan, David]. [http://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/indian-states-forces-cavalry-regiments.60733/ Indian States Forces cavalry regiments] ''WW2Forum'' 13 March 2016. David A Ryan is co author of books on the Indian Army in WW2, see the ''WW2Talk Forum'' post [http://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/indian-army-an-organisational-history.52920/ Indian Army: An Organisational History] Retrieved 11 August 2016.</ref>
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_Service_Troops Imperial Service Troops] Wikipedia<br>
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_regiments_of_the_Indian_Army_(1903)#Imperial_Service_Troops Imperial Service Troops 1903] Wikipedia<br>
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160417232528/http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/rgt-punjab.htm Punjab Regiment] globalsecurity.org. Includes 15 Punjab (First Patiala).
===Historical books online===
*''A History of The Imperial Service Troops of Native States with a Short Sketch of Events in Each State'' compiled by Brigr.-General Stuart Beatson 1903 Calcutta: Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, may be read online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website, in TIFF format, or as a [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/278494 pdf download]. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.278494 Archive.org version], mirror from Digital Library of India.
*[http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=ior/l/mil/17/6/78 ''History of the 15th Imperial Service Cavalry Brigade during the Great War 1914-1918''] London: HMSO, 1920. Includes maps IOR/L/MIL/17/6/78 Digitised Manuscripts from the India Office Records, British Library
**The Brigade seems to have spent the War in Egypt and Palestine. The constituent regiments include the
