Battle Honour
The honour was awarded vide Gazette of India No 1181 of 1869. It is not considered repugnant.
The following Indian units were awarded the battle honour (their present day inheritors are listed after):
- 3rd Bombay Cavalry - Poona Horse
- 10th Bengal Cavalry - 4 Horse
- 25th (Bombay) Mountain Battery
- Madras Sappers & Miners (G, H, K Companies) - Madras Engineer Group
- Bombay Sappers & Miners (HQ, 1st,2nd,3rd,4th Companies) - Bombay Engineer Group
- 2nd Bombay Infantry - 2nd Battalion, The Grenadiers
- 3rd Bombay Infantry - 1st Battalion, Maratha Light Infantry
- 10th Bombay Infantry - 3rd Battalion, Maratha Light Infantry presently 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment
- 25th Bombay Infantry - 5th Battalion, Rajputana Rifles
- 23rd Bengal Infantry (1st Bn Sikh Pioneers) - Sikh Light Infantry
- 12th Bengal Cavalry - 5 Horse (Pakistan)
- 27th Bombay Infantry - 3rd Battalion, 10th Baluch Regiment (Pakistan)
- 21st Bengal Infantry - 10th Battalion, 14th Punjab Regiment (Pakistan)
- 3rd Scinde Horse - Disbanded 1882
- 18th Bombay Infantry - Disbanded 1882
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