126th Baluchistan Infantry

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Known as the 26th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry in the Bombay Army
Known as 126th Baluchistan Infantry in the Indian Army

Chronology

10th Baluch Regiment tie pin
  • 1825 raised as the 2nd Extra Battalion of Bombay Native Infantry
  • 1826 became the 26th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry
  • 1885 became the 26th Regiment of Bombay Infantry
  • 1892 became the 26th (Baluchistan) Regiment of Bombay Infantry
  • 1901 became the 26th Baluchistan Infantry
  • 1903 became the 126th Baluchistan Infantry
  • 1922 became the 2nd/10th Baluch Regiment
  • 1947 allocated to Pakistan on Partition

External Links

Historical books online

  • Footnote, page 52 The Bombay City Police: A Historical Sketch 1672-1916 by S M Edwardes 1923 Archive.org. States that in the 1870s and 1880s, the 26th Bombay N I was known as the "Black Watch" owing to it having three Eurasian British Officers, including John Miles the Commandant.