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==== Punjab Irregular Force ====
When the Punjab Irregular Force was formed in 1851 it had four batteries of artillery mainly recruited from the defeated Sikh artillerymen. They were known as Punjab Light Field Batteries:
:*No 1 Horse Light Field Battery
==== The Indian Mutiny ====
As a consequence of the [[Indian Mutiny]] the European artillery regiments (21 horse batteries & 48 field batteries) of the [[Armies in India|Presidency Armies]] were taken into the [[Royal Artillery]] of the [[British Army]]. The [[Bengal Native Foot Artillery|Bengal]], [[Madras Native Foot Artillery|Madras]] and [[Bombay Native Foot Artillery]] were disbanded except for the Mountain Trains, the Horse Light Field Batteries, three companies of [[Madras Native Foot Artillery]] (disbanded in 1870), three companies of [[Bombay Native Foot Artillery]] (one disbanded in 1870) and some garrison and local units which were soon disbanded.
==== Punjab Frontier Force ====
The Punjab Iregular Force became the [[Punjab Frontier Force]] in 1865 and the two mountain trains were redesignated mountain batteries. The No 1 Light Field Battery was disbanded in 1870. In 1876 /7 the remaining batteries were renumbered as follows:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| No 2 Horse Light Field Battery
| became
| [[Kohat No 1 Mountain Battery|No 1 (KohatPFF) Punjab Mountain Battery]]
|-
| No 3 Punjab Horse Light Field Battery
| became
| [[Derajat No 2 Mountain Battery|No 2 (DerajatPFF) Punjab Mountain Battery]]
|-
| Peshawar Mountain Battery
| became
| [[No 3 Peshawar Mountain Battery|No 3 (PeshawarPFF) Punjab Mountain Battery]]
|-
| Hazara Mountain Battery
| became
| [[No 4 Hazara Mountain Battery|No 4 (HazaraPFF) Punjab Mountain Battery]]
|-
| No 4 Garrison Company
|}
In 1879 the titles were further changed to:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| No 1 Mountain Battery (PFF)
| became
| [[Kohat Mountain Battery|No 1 (Kohat) Punjab Mountain Battery]]
|-
| No 2 Mountain Battery (PFF)
| became
| [[Derajat Mountain Battery|No 2 (Derajat) Punjab Mountain Battery]]
|-
| No 3 Peshawar Mountain Battery (PFF)
| became
| [[Peshawar Mountain Battery|No 3 (Peshawar) Punjab Mountain Battery]]
|-
| No 4 Hazara Mountain Battery (PFF)
| became
| [[Hazara Mountain Battery|No 4 (Hazara) Punjab Mountain Battery]]
|}
