The 29th Punjabis was an infantry regiment of the

British Indian Army The British Indian Army, commonly referred to as the Indian Army, was the main military of the British Raj before its dissolution in 1947. It was responsible for the defence of the British Indian Empire, including the princely states, which co ...

. It was raised in 1857, as the 21st Regiment of Punjab Infantry. It was designated as the 29th Punjabis in 1903 and became 10th (Training) Battalion of

15th Punjab Regiment The 15th Punjab Regiment was a infantry regiment of the British Indian Army from 1922 to 1947 and of the Pakistan Army from 1947 to 1956. Following its allotment to Pakistan after the partition of India in 1947, it was amalgamated in 1956 with ...

in 1922. In 1943, it was converted into the 15th Punjab Regimental Centre. In 1947, the 15th Punjab Regiment was allocated to the Pakistan Army. In 1956, the 1st, 14th, 15th and 16th Punjab Regimental Centres where amalgamated to form the Punjab Regimental Centre.Rizvi, Brig SHA. (1984). ''Veteran Campaigners – A History of the Punjab Regiment 1759-1981''. Lahore: Wajidalis.

Early history

The regiment was raised in 1857, during the upheaval of the

Indian Mutiny The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was a major uprising in India in 1857–58 against the rule of the British East India Company, which functioned as a sovereign power on behalf of the British Crown. The rebellion began on 10 May 1857 in the fo ...

, as the Jullundur Punjab Battalion. It was designated as the 29th (Punjab) Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry in 1864. The regiment took part in the

Bhutan War The Duar War (or Anglo-Bhutan War) was a war fought between British India and Bhutan in 1864–1865. It has been the only military conflict between the two states since 1774. Background Across the nineteenth century, British India commissioned ...

of 1864-66 and 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.

29th Punjabis

Subsequent to the

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brought about in the Indian Army by Lord Kitchener in 1903, the regiment's designation was changed to 29th Punjabis. During the

First World War World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

, the regiment served with distinction in the

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and later, in

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, where it fought in the Battle of Megiddo, which led to the annihilation of Turkish Army in Palestine.

Subsequent History

After the First World War, the 29th Punjabis were grouped with the 25th, 26th, 27th and 28th Punjabis to form the 15th Punjab Regiment in 1922. The battalion was redesignated as 10th (Training) Battalion of the 15th Punjab Regiment, based at

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. During the Second World War, 10/15th Punjab was converted into the 15th Punjab Regimental Centre. In 1947, the 15th Punjab Regiment was allocated to Pakistan Army, and in 1956, it was merged with the 1st, 14th and

16th Punjab Regiment The 16th Punjab Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army from 1922 to 1947. Upon the Partition of India, it was transferred to the newly-raised Pakistan Army. It ceased to exist in this form in 1956, when it was amalgamated ...

s to form the

Punjab Regiment Punjab Regiment may refer to the following existing units: *Punjab Regiment (India) *Punjab Regiment (Pakistan) From 1922 to 1947, the British Indian Army included 6 numbered Punjab Regiments: *1st Punjab Regiment * 2nd Punjab Regiment *8th Punj ...

. The 15th Punjab Regimental Centre was merged with the 1st, 14th and 16th Punjab Regimental Centres to form the Punjab Regimental Centre. It is based at

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Genealogy

*1857 The Jullundur Punjab Battalion *1857 21st Regiment of Punjab Infantry *1861 26th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry *1861 33rd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry *1864 29th (Punjab) Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry *1885 29th (Punjab) Regiment of Bengal Infantry *1901 29th Punjab Infantry *1903 29th Punjabis *1922 10th (Training) Battalion 15th Punjab Regiment *1943 15th Punjab Regimental Centre *1956 Punjab Regimental Centre

Early history

29th Punjabis

Subsequent History

Genealogy

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