Second Anglo-Sikh War - Battle Honour

Battle Honour

The battle honour Punjaub was distributed with a free hand to all regiments employed in the operations of the Anglo-Sikh Wars during 1848-49 vide Gazette of the Governor General 277 of 1849, and the list of regiments honoured was issued vide. GoGG 803 of 1853. The Bombay Army was awarded separately and the spelling was changed from 'Punjab' vide Gazette of India No 1079 of 1910. Forty of the honoured units of the Bengal Army were consumed by the Mutiny. India has now raised a memorial at Ferozepore to pay homage to men of the Khalsa Army who laid down their lives in the Anglo-Sikh Wars and the battle honour is considered to be repugnant.

Units awarded this honour were:

• 2nd Bengal Irregular Cavalry - presently 2nd Lancers
• 1st, 2nd Scinde Irregular Horse - presently Scinde Horse
• 7th Bengal Irregular Cavalry - presently 3rd Cavalry
• 17th Bengal Irregular Cavalry - presently 18 Cavalry
• 1st Company Bombay Foot Artillery - 5 Mtn Bty
• 1st, 2nd, 3rd Companies Bengal Sappers and 1st through 7th Companies Bengal Pioneers - presently Bengal Engineer Group
• Bombay Sappers & Miners - presently Bombay Engineer Group
• 9th Bombay Infantry - 4th Battalion, the Grenadiers
• 3rd Bombay Infantry - 1st Battalion, the Maratha Light Infantry
• 4th Bombay Infantry - 1st Battalion, the Rajputana Rifles, presently 3rd Battalion, the Brigade of Guards
• 31st Bengal Infantry - 1st Battalion, the Rajput Regiment, presently 4th Battalion, the Brigade of Guards
• 70th Bengal Infantry - 5th Battalion, the Rajput Regiment
• 19th Bombay Infantry - 2nd Battalion, the Jat Regiment
• Corps of Guides - 10 Guides Cavalry (Pakistan)
• 1st Bombay Cavalry - 13th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers
• 1st Sikh Local Infantry and 2nd Sikh Local Infantry - 1st and 2nd Battalions, 12th Frontier Force Regiment
• 1st Bengal Cavalry, 5th Bengal Cavalry, 6th Bengal Cavalry, 7th Bengal Cavalry, 8th Bengal Cavalry, 11th Bengal Cavalry (2nd Bengal Cavalry) - Mutinied 1857.
• 3rd Bengal Irregular Cavalry, 9th Bengal Irregular Cavalry, 11th Bengal Irregular Cavalry, 12th Bengal Irregular Cavalry, 13th Bengal Irregular Cavalry, 14th Bengal Irregular Cavalry, 15th Bengal Irregular Cavalry. (16th Bengal Irregular Cavalry - Mutinied 1857).
• 1st Bengal Infantry, 3rd Bengal Infantry, 4th Bengal Infantry, 8th Bengal Infantry, 13th Bengal Infantry, 15th Bengal Infantry, 18th Bengal Infantry, 20th Bengal Infantry, 22nd Bengal Infantry, 25th Bengal Infantry, 29th Bengal Infantry, 30th Bengal Infantry, 36th Bengal Infantry, 37th Bengal Infantry, 45th Bengal Infantry, 46th Bengal Infantry, 49th Bengal Infantry, 50th Bengal Infantry, 51st Bengal Infantry, 52nd Bengal Infantry, 53rd Bengal Infantry, 56th Bengal Infantry, 69th Bengal Infantry, 71st Bengal Infantry, 72nd Bengal Infantry, 73rd Bengal Infantry - Mutinied 1857.
• The Marine Battalion (10th Battalion, the Bombay Pioneers) - Disbanded 1933.