The 14th Punjab Regiment was a
regiment
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of the
British Indian Army from 1922 to 1947. It was transferred to the
Pakistan Army
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on
independence
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in 1947, and amalgamated with the
1st
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,
15th
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and
16th Punjab Regiments in 1956, to form the
Punjab Regiment.
[Rizvi, Brig SHA. (1984). ''Veteran Campaigners – A History of the Punjab Regiment 1759-1981''. Lahore: Wajidalis.]
Early history
The 14th Punjab Regiment was formed in 1922 by amalgamation of the
19th
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,
20th
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,
21st
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,
22nd and
24th Punjabis, and the
40th Pathans
The 40th Pathans were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was raised in 1858 as the Shahjehanpur Levy. It was designated as the 40th Pathans in 1903 and became 5th Battalion (Pathans) 14th Punjab Regiment in 1922. In 1947, it was al ...
. All six battalions were formed during the upheaval of the
Indian Mutiny
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in 1857-58. The first five were raised by
John Lawrence in the Punjab, while the 40th Pathans were raised as the Shahjehanpur Levy. The 20th and 22nd Punjabis served in
China during the
Second Opium War in 1860-62, while the 21st Punjabis participated in the
Abyssinian Campaign of 1867-68. All battalions saw extensive service on the
North West Frontier of India and took part in the
Second Afghan War
The Second Anglo-Afghan War (Dari: جنگ دوم افغان و انگلیس, ps, د افغان-انګرېز دويمه جګړه) was a military conflict fought between the British Raj and the Emirate of Afghanistan from 1878 to 1880, when the l ...
of 1878-80. The 20th Punjabis served in
Egypt
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during the
Anglo-Egyptian War
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of 1882. After the war, they were designated as the
Duke of Cambridge
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's Own, when the duke became their honorary colonel. In 1900, they returned to China along with the 24th Punjabis to suppress the
Boxer Rebellion
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. The 40th Pathans, who were for some time an exclusively
Pathan
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unit, were sent to
Tibet
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in 1904 as reinforcements for the
Younghusband Expedition.
First World War
During the
First World War
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, the battalions of the 14th Punjab Regiment served in all the major theatres of war. The 19th Punjabis, while serving in
Persia
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had the unique distinction of being
actively engaged against the
Bolsheviks
The Bolsheviks (russian: Большевики́, from большинство́ ''bol'shinstvó'', 'majority'),; derived from ''bol'shinstvó'' (большинство́), "majority", literally meaning "one of the majority". also known in English ...
in 1918 during the hard-fought actions at
Merv
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,
Kaka and
Dushak in the
Russian Turkestan
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. The 40th Pathans greatly distinguished themselves in the fighting against the Germans in
France
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and
German East Africa
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, while the rest of the battalions served in the Middle East.
*
19th Punjabis
The 19th Punjabis was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was raised in 1857, as the 7th Regiment of Punjab Infantry. It was designated as the 19th Punjabis in 1903 and became 1st Battalion 14th Punjab Regiment i.e. 1/14 Punjab Re ...
- India, Persia,
Russia
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.
*2/19th Punjabis - Raised in 1917. India,
Egypt
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.
*
20th Duke of Cambridge's Own Infantry (Brownlow's Punjabis)
The 20th Duke of Cambridge's Own Infantry (Brownlow's Punjabis) was a regiment of the British Indian Army. It was raised in 1857, as the 8th Regiment of Punjab Infantry. It was designated as the 20th Duke of Cambridge's Own Infantry (Brownlow's Pu ...
-
Mesopotamia
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, Egypt,
Palestine
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.
*
21st Punjabis
The 21st Punjabis were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was raised in 1857, as the 11th Regiment of Punjab Infantry. It was designated as the 21st Punjabis in 1903 and became 10th (Training) Battalion of 14th Punjab Regiment in ...
- India, Egypt, Palestine, Russia.
*2/21st Punjabis - Raised in 1917. India.
*
22nd Punjabis
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- India, Mesopotamia, Persia.
*2/22nd Punjabis - Raised in 1917. India,
Hong Kong
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.
*24th Punjabis - India, Mesopotamia, Russia,
Greece
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.
*
40th Pathans
The 40th Pathans were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was raised in 1858 as the Shahjehanpur Levy. It was designated as the 40th Pathans in 1903 and became 5th Battalion (Pathans) 14th Punjab Regiment in 1922. In 1947, it was al ...
- Hong Kong, France, German East Africa, India.
*2/40th Pathans - Raised in 1918. India.
All war-raised battalions were disbanded after the war. In 1919, the 22nd Punjabis and 40th Pathans took part in the
Third Afghan War.
In 1921-22, a major reorganization was undertaken in the British Indian Army leading to the formation of large infantry groups of four to six battalions. Among these was the 14th Punjab Regiment. The line-up of battalions for the 14th Punjabis was:
*1st Battalion -
19th Punjabis
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*2nd Battalion -
20th Duke of Cambridge's Own Infantry (Brownlow's Punjabis)
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*3rd Battalion -
22nd Punjabis
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*4th Battalion -
24th Punjabis
*5th Battalion -
40th Pathans
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*10th (Training) Battalion -
21st Punjabis
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*11th (Territorial) Battalion - 1st (Territorial) Battalion
26th Punjabis
The 26th Punjabis were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was raised in 1857, as the 18th Regiment of Punjab Infantry. It was designated as the 26th Punjabis in 1903 and became 2nd Battalion 15th Punjab Regiment in 1922. In 1947, i ...
.
The class composition of the new regiment was Pathans, Punjabi Muslims, Sikhs and Dogras. The new regimental badge was a five-pointed star denoting the five rivers of the
Punjab
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, with the number "14" in the center, surmounted by a crown with a scroll below, which read "Punjab Regiment". The uniform of the 14th Punjab Regiment was scarlet with green facings.
Ferozepur
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in the Punjab was chosen as the permanent station for the Training Battalion. In 1923 the 1st Battalion was among the first Indian Army units selected for
Indianisation of its officer corps.
Second World War
During the
Second World War
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, the 14th Punjab Regiment raised nine new battalions. Most of them were engaged in the bitter fighting against the Japanese in the Far East. The regiment had the misfortune of having four of its battalions being captured by the Japanese at Singapore and Hong Kong.
*1st Battalion -
Malaya
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. Captured
at Singapore in February 1942. Re-raised 1946.
*2nd Battalion -
Hong Kong
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. Captured in December 1941. Re-raised 1946.
*3rd Battalion -
North Africa
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,
Aden,
Italian East Africa
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,
Burma
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.
*4th Battalion - Burma,
Siam
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.
*5th Battalion - Malaya. Captured at Singapore in February 1942. Re-raised 1952.
*6th Battalion - Raised in 1940. Singapore. Captured in February 1942.
*7th Battalion - Raised in 1941. Burma. Disbanded 1946.
*8th Battalion - Raised in 1941. India. Re-designated as 2/14th Punjab in 1946.
*9th Battalion - Raised in 1941.
Ceylon
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, Burma,
French Indochina
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,
Sarawak
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. Disbanded 1947.
*10th (Training) Battalion - Converted into the 14th Punjab Regimental Training Centre in 1943.
*11th (Territorial) Battalion - Mobilized in 1939. Transferred to the
9th Jat Regiment, becoming the 9/9th Jat in 1941.
*12th (Territorial) Battalion - Raised in 1939. Transferred to the 9th Jat Regiment, becoming the 14/9th Jat in 1941.
*14th Battalion - Raised in 1942. India. Disbanded 1945.
*15th Battalion - Re-designation of the Machine Gun Battalion. Converted into a training unit in 1942. India. Disbanded 1946.
*16th Battalion - Raised as the 25th Garrison Battalion in 1942. On conversion to active status, served in India. Disbanded 1944.
*25th Garrison Battalion - Raised in 1942. On conversion to active status, became the 16th Battalion. India.
*26th Garrison Battalion - Raised in 1942. Converted to active status in January 1945 but not renumbered. India,
Cocos Islands
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. Disbanded 1945.
*Machine-Gun Battalion - Raised in January 1942. Redesignated as 15/14th Punjab in July 1942. India.
Post-independence history
On the
independence
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in 1947, the 14th Punjab Regiment was allotted to
Pakistan Army
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. At the time, the active battalions were 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th. Jats, Jatsikhs, and Dogras were transferred to the Indian Army and the regiment's new class composition was fixed as Punjabis and Pathans. The 5th Battalion (Pathans) was re-raised in 1952. In 1948, the 2nd and 4th Battalions fought in the
war with India in
Kashmir.
In 1956, a major reorganization was undertaken in the Pakistan Army and larger infantry groups were created by amalgamating the existing infantry regiments. As a result, the 14th Punjab Regiment was amalgamated with the 1st, 15th and 16th Punjab Regiments to form one large Punjab Regiment. The four regimental centres were also merged and the combined centre moved to
Mardan
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. The line-up of the new regiment was:
*1 Punjab - 1/1st Punjab
*2 Punjab - 2/1st Punjab
*3 Punjab - 3/1st Punjab
*4 Punjab - 5/1st Punjab
*5 Punjab - 1/14th Punjab
*6 Punjab - 2/14th Punjab (Duke of Cambridge's Own)
*7 Punjab - 3/14th Punjab
*8 Punjab - 4/14th Punjab
*9 Punjab - 1/15th Punjab
*10 Punjab - 2/15th Punjab
*11 Punjab - 3/15th Punjab
*12 Punjab - 4/15th Punjab
*13 Punjab - 1/16th Punjab
*14 Punjab - 2/16th Punjab
*15 Punjab - 3/16th Punjab
*16 Punjab - 5/14th Punjab (Pathans)
*17 Punjab - 4/16th Punjab (Bhopal)
*18 Punjab - 7/1st Punjab
*19 Punjab - 7/16th Punjab
*20 Punjab - 14/1st Punjab
Battle honours
Taku Forts, Pekin 1860, China 1860-62, Abyssinia, Ali Masjid, Ahmad Khel, Kandahar 1880, Afghanistan 1878-80, Tel-el-Kebir, Egypt 1882, Malakand, Punjab Frontier, Pekin 1900, China 1900,
Ypres 1915, St Julien, Aubers, France and Flanders 1915, Macedonia 1918, Suez Canal, Egypt 1915, Megiddo, Sharon, Nablus, Palestine 1918, Basra, Shaiba, Kut al Amara 1915, Ctesiphon, Defence of Kut al Amara, Kut al Amara 1917, Baghdad, Khan Baghdadi, Mesopotamia 1914-18, Merv, Persia 1915-19, NW Frontier, India 1915, ’17, Narungombe, East Africa 1916-18, Afghanistan 1919, Agordat, Keren, Wolchefit, Abyssinia 1940-41, Defence of Alamein Line, Alam el Halfa, North Africa 1940-43, Jitra, Kampar, Singapore Island, Malaya 1941-42, Hong Kong, South East Asia 1941-42, The Yu, North Arakan, Buthidaung, Razabil, Maungdaw, Ngakyedauk Pass, Imphal, Shenam Pass, Nungshigum, Bishenpur, Kanglatongbi, Kohima, Jessami, Naga Village, Mao Songsang, Monywa 1945, Kyaukse 1945, Nyaungu Bridgehead, Letse, Magwe, Rangoon Road, Pegu 1945, Sittang 1945, Burma 1942-45,
Kashmir 1948.
[Rodger, Alexander. (2003). ''Battle Honours of the British Empire and Commonwealth Land Forces 1662-1991''. Ramsbury: The Crowood Press.]
See also
*
Punjab Regiment
References
Further reading
*Pigot, G. (1946). ''History of the 1st Battalion, 14th Punjab Regiment, Sherdil-ki-Paltan (late XIX Punjabis)''. New Delhi: Roxy Printing Press.
*''History of the 20th (DCO) Infantry, Brownlow's Punjabis 1857 to 1907''. (1910). Davenport: Swiss and Co.
*''Historical Records of the 20th (DCO) Infantry, Brownlow's Punjabis (1909–1922)''. Vol II. (1923). London: Butler and Tanner.
*Murray, Maj P. (1919). ''Records of the 1/XXI Punjabis''. Aldershot:
Gale and Polden.
*Waters, Maj RS. (1936). ''History of the 5th Battalion (Pathans), 14th Punjab Regiment formerly 40th Pathans ("The Forty Thieves”)''. London: James Bain Ltd.
*Waters, Robert Sidney. (c. 1945). ''Continuation of the History of the 5th Battalion (Pathans) 14th Punjab Regiment, 1937-1942''. London: Lund Humphries.
*''The 40th Pathans in the Great War''. (1921). Lahore: The Civil and Military Gazette Press.
*Haig, Brodie. ''Fourteenth Punjab Regiment 1939-1945''. London: Lund Humphries, n.d.
*''7th Battalion, 14th Punjab Regiment: Regimental History of Active Service during WWII''. (1947). Nowshera: Northern Army Press.
*Booth, JR, and Hobbs, JB. (1948). ''Ninth Battalion, Fourteenth Punjab Regiment''. Cardiff: Western Mail and Echo Limited.
*Rizvi, Brig SHA. (1984). ''Veteran Campaigners – A History of the Punjab Regiment 1759-1981''. Lahore: Wajidalis.
*Cardew, Lt FG. (1903). ''A Sketch of the Services of the Bengal Native Army to the Year 1895''. Calcutta: Military Department.
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